But with the recent murders of two prostitutes in Melbourne’s north-east, and the various ghostly sightings in a house in Windsor, one has to wonder – is Mad Fred really gone, or is his spirit back for more blood? Some claim the two Melbourne murders are that of a Jack the Ripper copycat. After all, the first body was found on the morning of August 31st, and the second on the 8th of this month – the exact dates of two of the Ripper murders. But if they are the work of a cruel and bloodthirsty copycat, why start with Jack’s third victim? Why in the city of Melbourne? And why four years after those in London’s East End? What of the sinister sightings at the small brick house on Andrew Street? Neighbours claim they have heard strange noises and seen things that cannot be explained and yet the house has remained unoccupied since Deeming left the property Christmas Day of last year, the day after he killed his wife, Emily, and buried her body under the hearthstone in one of the bedrooms.
