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When Thomas Bowyer saw the body in that terrible room, he could not properly identify her as he only knew her first name, and it was Joe Barnett who said who she was; but that was only by an anguished glimpse through the window.
Soviel zum Thema: Leiche genau anschauen
But how much reliance can be placed on this? He was expecting to see Mary Jane. He recognised her clothing neatly laid out.
Soviel zum Thema: Erwartungshaltung von Zeugen. Man bedenke, er sieht DAS und widmet sich der adrett zusammengelegten Kleidung.
Her hair was an unusual colour and perhaps dyed. She was also known as "Black Mary." But not all that unusual. She was sometimes known as "Ginger,"
Soviel zum Thema: Erkennen von Haartrachten und -farben.
Mary was blue eyed. The corpse was blue eyed, so he could only think that it was Mary. There was no other option.
Blaue Augen haben auch heute noch in Irland und weltweit bei irisch-stämmigen Manschen eine genetische Penetranz von fast 70%, bedingt durch homozygotiebedingte Dominanz der beteiligten 12 Allele des menschlichen Genoms.
MJK oder wer auch immer da lag, hatte, um mit Billy Idol zu sprechen: Eyes without a face.
These were the only parts of her that Jack did not mutilate. In John McCarthy's words, "her face gashed and mutilated so that it was quite beyond recognition."
Wir kennen alle die Briten mit ihrem understatement: quite beyond recognition heißt kaum (wieder)erkennbar.
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