Later writers are also divided, and either suggest that McKenzie was a Ripper victim, or that the unknown murderer tried to make it look like a Ripper killing to deflect suspicion from himself.
Senere forfattere har også delte meninger, og enten tyder det på, at McKenzie var et Ripper offer, eller at en ukendte morder forsøgte at få det til at ligne et Ripper mord for at aflede mistanken fra sig selv.