[Beowulf9]

Another Jack the Ripper murder theory, but an interesting one.

[FrogMom]

I think we get one of these about every 6 months, don’t we?

[yarddog]

I watched a TV show many years ago in which they had a bunch of top detectives listen to everything which is known about the case.

I recall they had an agent from Interpol, one from the FBI etc.

After presenting all the evidence they had each one vote in secret who they thought it was.

Every single one of them voted for the Polish Butcher. Several suspects such as Queen Victoria’s Son were dismissed as absolutely impossible.

[NWFLConservative]

I saw a show on Discovery about a year or so ago which profiled several investigators, each with a different idea about who they believe “the Ripper” to be. This guy was one of them. According to this investigator's research, Mann was even questioned during a (what is now called) Coroner's Inquest but was dismissed when he did not likely present as a viables suspect. One also believed that the Ripper was an American by the name of Francis Tumblety. I would not say any of the profiles were any more convincing than the others.

I don't think the identify of the Ripper will ever be conclusively found. Both him (assuming it was a man) and everyone else living during that time are long dead and forensics and investigative science were primitive to say the least back then compared to now. This is the Mother of all Cold Cases! All the investigators profiled did agree on one thing, however, and that was given the current state of forensic and investigative science it is extremely unlikely the Ripper would have escaped justice had the Whitechapel murders occurred today.

[BereanBrain]

There are so many Masonic symbols found in/around the murders (including the manner of dismemberment) that whoever did it was obviously a Mason.

The Polish butcher was not a Mason.

I believe there are quite a few of the suspects who were Masons.

Also, the Police Commissioner was a Mason, so this may explain why evidence, like the handwriting on the wall, was destroyed.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

When are they going to claim he was a member of the Tea Party?

[tsmith130]

The accompanying book, Jack the Ripper: Quest for a Killer, is published by Pen & Sword.

Well, that's an appropriate publisher.

[oh8eleven]

Just a few miles from my house ... "Jack the Ripper Suspect's Grave"

"Leading Jack the Ripper suspect Dr. Francis J. Tumuelty lived in London during the time of the famed murders, and moved to Rochester when he was starting to be investigated.
He was never tried, and died of natural causes in 1903. He is buried with his family in Riverside Cemetery, in the middle of section 13."

I've seen Tumuelty's grave - it's very close to Col. Patrick O'Rorke's, who died at Gettysburg.

[Young Werther]

If alive today he would be convicted of Mannsalughter! Of course NOW would rather the PC term of PersonSlaughter be applied.

(PSST.... Silly Saturday and your taxes are due Monday)

[onedoug]

Ripper ping

[JoeProBono]

Robert Mann

[theDentist]

Saw this on History Channel, last summer or fall. Pretty good theory.

[mjp]

Patricia Cornwell's book, Portrait of a Killer, links Jack the Ripper to Walter Sickert with DNA evidence.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

It was George W. Bush who did it! It’s my theory, and I’m sticking with it!

[Larry Lucido]

I figured it was the butler.

[mass55th]

Many years ago, I tried to read everything I could get my hands on about Jack the Ripper. I've also regularly downloaded the Ripper programs that have periodically aired on UK TV, and am always fascinated by the deductions made by the various investigators. Back in 2006, I traveled to London for a bus tour of the British Isles, and had a week to myself before the tour left. One of the things I had on my "to do" list was to take the walking Jack the Ripper tour that departs from Tower Hill at night. It was interesting despite the fact that most of the murder sites have changed so much over the years. On the tour I met a nice couple from Springfield, Mass. who were Kennedy haters like myself. If anyone gets to take the Ripper tour, I highly recommend the one with Donald Rumbelow:

Ripper Walk

[murron]

I thought it was Mack the Knife?

[Revolting cat!]

Robert Mann

[clearcarbon]

I prefer the theory that Jack was
actually the Lock Ness Monster.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Obama?