I been lurking for an awful long time, but felt that it
wouldn't hurt to bring this to the list's attention, I
apologise as it doesn't really fall into the remit. It's been
widely reported that Patricia Cornwell has used a portion of
her fortune to purchase art works and artifacts produced and
owned by the Victorian artist Walter Sickert and has, for
want of a better word, shredded an important painting in an
attempt to prove whether he was Jack the Ripper.(He has been
linked to the case, see From Hell by Alan Moore/Eddie
Campbell for example) I guess it could be argued that she can
do what she likes with an object she has purchased, but as it
hasn't proved a thing and even if it did an APB could hardly
be put out on him, many just consider it to be a well
publicised act of vandalism. For further reading on the story
I know it was covered in the Guardian
(www.guardian.co.uk) and will be in their archives. Sorry
about the diversion, now back to our regular program...
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