Forensic Authorship Analysis - Extra Reading Flashcards
1
Q
Unabomber case
Name and date
A
- Ted Kaczynski sent letters/packages that contained bombs
- Killed 3 people, injured others
- Kaczynski wrote an essay and it was published in NY times
- Brother recognised writing and gave FBI copies of Ted’s letters
- Shuy (linguist) identified same format and similar vocabulary
- Lead to arrest
1978-1995
2
Q
JonBenét case
A
- 1996 murdered in her own house
- Letter found on steps inside house
- Linguists state letter written by 30 + year old woman
- Lines of letter match crime films (film posters in house)
- Advanced writing style
- Purposeful misspelling of ‘business) (extra s)
3
Q
Jack the Ripper
Name and date (journal)
A
- 1888 serial killer in Whitechapel London
- Murdering female prostitutes
- Analysis to determine who wrote the 200 letters supposedly by ‘Jack the Ripper’
- Lexico-grammatical similarities found in two letters
- Identified that letters were hoaxes, 2 most prominent by journalists for media
Nini 2018
