Who was Jack the Ripper ?? What is his real name ??

Question

I read in the library about Jack the Ripper and I got very interesting about it . The book really did'nt contain much . All it said was a murdurer London in Victorian times .

Answer 1

Now, I’m not going to say who was the Ripper, as it’s one of the most astounding mysteries of today’s enigmas. I will however leave you with some interesting, amateur information of some of the Ripper suspects and the pro’s and con’s of each one.
None of these may or may not be the Ripper, however, I hope you will find it interesting.
WARNING: It is quite long, my apologies. So, you can either read it or go to this brilliant website.
http://www.casebook.org/intro.html
If you want the simple, ‘Sunday Schooled’ version…
Jack the Ripper was an anonymous figure of evil who murdered and severely mutilated 5 of Whitechapels prostitutes in 1888. He was never found and his identity was never discovered.

Now, for the in-depth stuff, this will be long, so be prepared.
I shall review some of the suspects of the case, showing you some of the pro’s (if any) and con’s of each suspect.
The most common theory and the most played out in the media is the Royal/Masonic Theory. I must firstly say that this theory is absurd for many reasons…
The idea and basis of the theory, for those who do not know, is that Prince Albert Victor, and the story goes that he impregnated an 'Unfortunate', a woman, a prostitute. This infatuation would bring Albert to ruin, and the child being bred from Royal blood would legally gain heirship to the throne. This couldn’t be done, so the Royals, along with the Freemasons, would contrive to rid the truth.
They employed the Royal doctor, Sir William Gull (as Albert was unable to perform the murders himself due to illness) to murder those who knew of the truth, the infatuation and the child. These just happened to be Polly Nichols, Annie Chapman, Liz Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Kelly.
Now, with the theory explained, let me get to the logical bias of this theory.
First of all, the idea of William Gull making his way through the streets of Whitechapel alone can be dismissed as that, as his stature promotes, wouldn’t have known about the layouts pf the East End, the "Ripper' however clearly knew Whitechapel, East End and its Slums.
So why not have Sir William travel by carriage with an accomplice by the name of Netley... Logically, wouldn’t someone have heard the loud noise of wheels rolling on cobblestones in the claustrophobic streets of Whitechapel? Yet no one noticed these sounds or made mention of them at the time of the murders.
Another interesting thing to note is that, at the time of Dark Annie's murder, a woman saw miss Chapman outside 29 Hanbury Street (the place she was killed) negotiating with a man, most likely the 'Ripper'. In case you haven’t caught on yet, the witness saw ONE man, not two... she also saw no carriage. Would it help if i mentioned that the man she saw didn’t match any of the Royals?
Okay, another thing is that, if the theory was correct, all of the victims knew each other and had a regular friendship... it is a known fact that none of the victims knew each other... doesn’t this throw the theory into shaky realism?
So, why do so many movies, such as the comic book adaptation From Hell and the earlier TV miniseries 'Jack the Ripper', base there story and plot on this theory? Simply because it has the most dramatic, interesting and playful affect. They make the theory their movie because of the plot value, not for truth and accuracy.
There was never a grape vine found at the scene of the murders, Mary Kelly did in fact die, Inspector Abberline did not know Mary Kelly, no mention or evidence of laudanum or opium was found.

Moving on, lets take a look at Patricia Cornwell’s theory of the Ripper being the artist, Walter Sickert. The theory has the potential to impress the minds of millions worldwide with certain ideas about the Ripper crimes which are, unfortunately, largely inaccurate.. Some of the ideas that tis theory presents is that, Walter Sickert sent the infamous ‘Ripper’ letters to the police, taunting them and the media during the murder spree.
She claims to have conclusively found Sickert’s DNA on one or more of the “Jack the Ripper” murders. The discovery of Watermarks on the Ripper letters and Sickert letters.
Another idea was that Walter Sickert inserted clues and symbols about the Ripper case into his drawings and paintings. Some of these clues are so similar to the actual crime scenes that only the true murderer could have painted them.
Now, I wont go into detail on each of these speculations, but you may be interested in reading this article;
http://www.casebook.org/dissertations/dst-pamandsickert.html
It deals with Concept vs. Fact of Cornwell’s Sickert theory.
Now, one very contradictory fact about the Sickert case is that there are several independent sources of evidence that indicate Walter Sickert was in France between August and October, 1888.
This automatically throws the theory into fiction. Truth be said, this theory is a lot of tom-foolery. Patricia Cornwell bakes up bundles of theories without backing them up with facts.

Now, moving on to the ‘Black Magic’ theory. A theory that believes that ‘Jack’ was a Black Magic ritualist.
This theory purports to explain the motive, planning and execution of the Ripper murders as part of a mystical "black magic" ritual performed by none other than Roslyn Donston. The theory is that the murders were planned on a map according to an ancient geometric symbol called Vesica Pisces.
This is a very bold theory and would be a very bold risk in believing it. If the mind permits, anyone can connect the murder sites and from some of a letter or sign, it’s entirely up to the imagination.

Aaron Kosminski, why do many people follow the path of the English men during the ‘Ripper’ period and blatantly suspect that an ‘Ill-bred’ Jew committed the atrocities? Why, I ask?
As for the suspicion, it started when one witness identified him as the ‘Ripper’. No charges were brought forward however.
He was apparently known to have been insane, however, he was not known to have violent tendencies.

If I were you, I'd do as much research as you can and find a much more worthy and reliable suspect. I found one; he goes by the name of Francis Tumblety.
Tumblety; the first and earliest notion of this subject came from one of the police officials on the case, a Mr Littlechild, who later wrote a letter describing his thoughts and theory and presenting his idea of who the murderer was. This letter was only discovered in the twentieth century when a literature collector and librarian was cleaning out his books, ridding of any to be sold. He came across the letter and dismissed it as another hoax. However, when he sent it to a Ripper collector and Ripperologist, Stephen Evans, who later sent it for analysis which found the ink and paper to be authentic. This letter later became known as the 'Littlechild Letter' and is the absolute basis of this theory.
Tumblety himself, and American Doctor, or 'Quack' as referred to in the letter, was known to be a hater of women, a misogynist. This man made regular visits to London, one of which was in 1888 at the time of the murders. Known to have disguised himself on various occasions.
Now for the interesting parts, STRONG evidence against him was that Tumblty collected Uteruses, preserving them and such... Annie Chapman's uterus was taken.
More interesting to note, is that on the night of the double murders, of Stride and Eddowes; upon Tumblety's returning to his lodge house, the lodging lady discovered that his clothes had visible bloodstains on them.
He was arrested on November 7th, 1888 on charges of gross indecency and indecent assault with force and arms against four men between July 27th and November 2. These eight charges were euphemisms for homosexual activities. Tumblety was then charged on suspicion of the Whitechapel murders on the 12th (suggested he was free to kill Kelly between the 7th and 12th). Tumblety was bailed on November 16th. A hearing was held on November 20th at the Old Bailey, and the trial postponed until December 10th. Tumblety then fled to France under the alias ‘Frank Townsend’ on the 24th, and from there took the steamer La Bretagne to New York City.

Tumblety fits many requirements of what we now know as the ‘serial killer profile.’ He had a supposed hatred of women and prostitutes (the abortion with the prostitute Dumas, his alleged failed marriage to an ex-prostitute, his collection of uteri, etc.)
Tumblety was in London at the time and may indeed have been the infamous ‘Batty Street Lodger’ -- he therefore may have had fair knowledge of the East End environs.
Tumblety may have had some anatomical knowledge, as inferred by his collection of wombs, his ‘medical’ practice, and his short-term work with Dr. Lispenard in Rochester.
He was arrested in the midst of the Autumn of Terror on suspicion of having committed the murders.
There were no more murders after he fled England on the 24th November, if one counts only the canonical five murders.
Chief Inspector Littlechild, a top name in Scotland Yard, believed him a ‘very likely suspect,’ and he was not alone in his convictions.
Tumblety was fond of using aliases, disappearing without a trace, and was the subject of police enquiries before his arrest.
Scotland Yard and the American police had been in touch numerous times concerning Tumblety’s flight from France to New York.
One of the three detectives inspectors assigned to the case was sent to New York at the same time, perhaps to pursue Tumblety.
Tumblety evaded capture in New York City once again.
Tumblety had the wealth necessary for frequent travel and could afford to change his clothes frequently should they have become bloodstained.
He was an eccentric; but shrewd.
He had a tendency toward violence at times, and his career may have included other offences both at home and abroad.
Several acquaintances of his in America believed it likely that he was the Ripper when interviewed in 1888.

This is where I’m going to leave it, and yet I have not mentioned Joseph Barnett or James Maybrick and his Diary.

Cheers ;)

Answer 2

Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified serial killer (or killers) active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London, England in the latter half of 1888. The name is taken from a letter to the Central News Agency by someone claiming to be the murderer, published at the time of the killings. The legends surrounding the Ripper murders have become a combination of genuine historical research, conspiracy theory and folklore. The lack of a confirmed identity for the killer has allowed Ripperologists — the term used within the field for the authors, historians and amateur detectives who study the case — to accuse a wide variety of individuals of being the Ripper. Newspapers, whose circulation had been growing during this era, bestowed widespread and enduring notoriety on the killer owing to the savagery of the attacks and the failure of the police in their attempts to capture the Ripper, sometimes missing the murderer at his crime scenes by mere minutes.

Victims were women earning income as casual prostitutes. Typical Ripper murders were perpetrated in a public or semi-public place; the victim's throat was cut, after which the body was mutilated. Some believe that the victims were first strangled in order to silence them and to explain the lack of reported blood at the crime scenes. The removal of internal organs from some victims has led to the proposal that the killer possessed anatomical or surgical knowledge or skill.

Answer 3

The name Jack the Ripper was coined in the infamous "Boss" letters that were sent to Scotland Yard claiming to be from the killer, it has been proved however that these letters were in fact written by two journalists.
It has never been officially solved but there were many suspects, ranging from the Prince of Wales to a jewish butcher.
Offically no one from Scotland Yard named the muderer but several years later Inspector Littlechild, the cheif investigator, in a letter to a journalist named Simm, identified the murder as an American "Doctor" named Francis Tumbletee. Tumbletee was a seller of miracle cures. He was a known woman hater, after he found out that his wife was a prostitute his hatred increased and possibly became a homosexual At the end of his life he allegedly confessed to a nun and gave her a ring that was taken from one of the victims.

Answer 4

Jack the Ripper was never caught so no one knows his true name. The name Jack the Ripper came from an letter ( apparently written in blood) the press alleges to have received from the killer. This letter is known as the "Dear Boss" letter because that is how it begins & it was signed Jack the Ripper. Some historians speculate that the letter was probably forged by the press itself to sensationalize the murders in order to sell newspapers. A second letter (also written in blood) titled "To whom it may concern" was also sent to the press & signed "Death" is believed to be an actual letter from the killer because the style of writing was not as sensational as the "Dear Boss" letter & it seemed more detached & deranged as if coming from a disturbed mind.

Answer 5

Jack was the name taken by a serial killer in London and surrounding areas in 1888. He used it to sign a series of notes to the authorities sent by way of the papers after each of his murders.

Jack was never caught. There are any number of theories as to his identity, some ranging to a deranged member of the Royal Family. None has been conclusively proven in the century-plus since his last known victim was located by the police.

Wikipedia has a decent summary of the case, along with a list for further reading and some web links here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper

Answer 6

Patricia Cornwell, in her book, "Jack the Ripper, Case Closed", she presents a lot of credible evidence that Jack the Ripper was the British painter, Walter Sickert. Read the book, and make up your own mind.

Answer 7

They don't know his real name. The murders remain unsolved. I recommend crimelibrary.com There are several very interesting cases to read about, including Jack the Ripper. Good Luck.

Answer 8

Jack The Ripper, even though it was an ailias, was the first serial killer, and all his victims were women, in England. The legend says, he hated women. He was also called "The Leather Apron" and some other names. One can only wonder, if he was the great grand father of a woman known as The Black Widow.

Answer 9

He's a guy in London that went around killing prostitutes and just random peopl walking around at night. He killed a crap load of people, and they never found him.

Answer 10

i dunt think his identity was ever found. so his name is still the jack the ripper.

Answer 11

Here is a list of suspects.