The identity of Jack the Ripper is
probably the most famous unsolved crime in history. With the horror and the
history surrounding events, it has become an increasingly popular topic in
recent years with many new suspects being put forth. This list books, I made it
from my point of view-the most interesting suspects.
1. Montague
John Druitt
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Druitt was born in
Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, the son of a prominent local physician. He was
educated at Winchester College and New College Oxford. He graduated from Oxford
in 1880 and two years later was admitted to the Inner Temple and called to the
bar in 1885. He practiced as a barrister and a special pleader until his death.
His body was found floating in the River Thames off Thomeycroft’s torpedo works
near Chiswick on 31 December 1888. Medical examination suggested that his body
was kept at the bottom of the river for several weeks by stones placed in his
pockets. The jury concluded that he committed suicide by drowning ‘whilst of
unsound mind’. His disappearance and death shortly after the fifth and last
canonical murder, took place on 9 November 1888, led some of the investigators
years later to suggest he was the Ripper. Thus, explaining the end to the
series of the murders.
2. Sir
William Withey Gull
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Gull was physician-in-ordinary
to Queen Victoria. He was named as the Ripper as part of the evolution of the
royal conspiracy theory. It is just possible that Gull’s candidacy as a Ripper suspect
is due to an odd item connected t his carrier. In April 1876 Gull was one of
the physicians called to ‘The Priory’, the home of the barrister Charles Bravo
when he was poisoned. Gull did what he could do, but he was hampered in not
knowing the nature of the poison involved. Gull would testify at the massively
covered coroner’s proceedings that summer, and insists it was suicide.
3. Thomas
Cutbush
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In November 2008, a
newspaper reported that files released from Broadmoor high security hospital
indicate that Thomas Hayne Cutbush may have been responsible for the murders,
which ceased from the time of his detention. Besides, Cutbush was sent to Lambeth
Infirmary in 1891 suffering delusions thought to have been caused by syphilis. After
stabbing one women and attempting to stab a second he was pronounced insane and
committed to Broadmoor that same year, where he remained until his death in
1903.
Randomly, this is my own idea about
this case. Whether it is true or not, I also don’t know. For sure, the
information about all suspects, I picked randomly in internet and most of that I
get it from Wikipedia.
Hey lil army!
ReplyDeleteat least you have proven something in the pre-viva and you have won the case :)
congrats!