He committed suicide in the Thames seven weeks after the last murder. Other suspects include Montague John Druitt, a Dorset-born barrister.
However some believe the diary to be a forgery although no one has been able to suggest who forged it.
He had a surgery in Whitechapel at the time.Īnother theory links the murders with Queen Victoria's grandson, Prince Albert Victor, the Duke of Clarence.Īt one point, cotton merchant James Maybrick was the number one suspect, following the publication of some of his diary which appeared to suggest he was the killer. Many have accused him of helping get rid of the prostitutes' bodies, while others claim he was the Ripper himself.Īnother book named Queen Victoria's surgeon Sir John Williams as the infamous killer. First is Sir William Gull, the royal physician. There are several alleged links between the killer and royals. Numerous individuals have been accused of being the serial killer.Īt the time, police suspected the Ripper must have been a butcher, due to the way his victims were killed and the fact they were discovered near to the dockyards, where meat was brought into the city. He theorised the fact a female culprit made sense as they could stalk the streets of Whitechapel with ease because the whole of London was looking for a man.Ī poster distributed to help with the capture of nineteenth-century serial killer Jack The Ripper The notion that Jack the Ripper might not in fact be a man at all was first posited by Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline, a key figure in the investigation at the time.Īccording to Donald McCormick, author of the 1959 book The Identity of Jack the Ripper, the officer raised the theory in a conversation with his mentor, Dr Thomas Dutton after the murder of Mary Kelly. No family member could be found to attend the funeral.
She was discovered dead in a home in Miller's Court on November 9, 1888, mutilated beyond recognition. Originally from Cardiff, she arrived in London in 1884 and was believed to have worked in a high class brothel in the West End, but through misfortune, perhaps related to drink, she found herself in the East End. She had blonde hair, blue eyes, a fair complexion and was said to be very beautiful.
The book follows the life of Mary Jane Kelly, who was approximately 25 at the time of her death. Mary Jane Kelly was completely mutilated and her heart was removed at 13 Miller's Court. Mary Ann Nichols was disembowled on Buck's Row.Īnnie Chapman's uterus was removed at 29 Hanbury St.Įlizabeth Stride's throat was cut at Duffield's Yard, Berner St.Ĭatherine Eddowes's uterus and kidney were removed and her cheeks torn on Mitre Square. Jack the Ripper murdered five victims in 1888.
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