Throughout the centuries, Jack the Ripper’s identity has remained a mystery. Ever since the idea of Jack the Ripper has been thought of, suspicions has risen about numerous people. Today, there are over one hundred Jack the Ripper suspects. Lewis Carroll, famous for his work of “Alice in Wonderland”, is one of the hundreds that have been accused of being the murderous Jack the Ripper.
The mystery began when Jack the Ripper, an unidentified serial killer, made his first killing around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name “Jack the Ripper” came about when a letter was written by an anonymous person claiming to be a murderer. However, the letter was thought about as a joke. The killing continued, leaving everyone in horror. Every …show more content…
John Pizer a bootmaker in Whitechapel, who, at the beginning of the Whitechapel murders, was suspected to be the killer. He had been convicted for a stabbing offence and was believed to have assaulted prostitutes. After two of the Whitechapel murders, Police Sergeant William Thicke arrested Pizer, even though there was no evidence against him. He was later cleared of suspicion when he has alibis for the two murders. Dr. Thomas Neill Cream was another suspect. He was found guilty for poisoning his mistress’s husband and was imprisoned. However, because of good behavior, he was released. He then moved to London where he resumed killing and was soon arrested. He was to be hung on November 15, 1892. According to some unknown sources his last words were recorded as, “I am Jack the… “, interpreted to mean Jack the Ripper. Another suspect, Frederick Bailey Deeming had murdered his first wife and four children near St. Helen, Lancashire. His crime went undiscovered and he later moved to Australia with his second wife whom he has also killed. Her body was found buried under their house and the investigation led to the discovery of the others murdered bodies in England. He was later arrested,sent to trial and was found guilty of murder. While he was in jail, he boasted that he was in fact Jack the …show more content…
Many people suspected that he his tendencies towards women revealed some sort of evidence that he was Jack the Ripper. Lewis Carroll was often found among the presence of women. Although Carroll never married, it was believed that he had affairs with both married and unmarried women. This lead to the theory that he was Jack the Ripper because of the victims. Jack the Ripper’s victims were all female prostitutes. Since Lewis Carroll had a strong attraction to women, it wouldn't be farfetched if he was ever in brothel, leading people to the conclusion that he killed the canonical
The mystery began when Jack the Ripper, an unidentified serial killer, made his first killing around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name “Jack the Ripper” came about when a letter was written by an anonymous person claiming to be a murderer. However, the letter was thought about as a joke. The killing continued, leaving everyone in horror. Every …show more content…
John Pizer a bootmaker in Whitechapel, who, at the beginning of the Whitechapel murders, was suspected to be the killer. He had been convicted for a stabbing offence and was believed to have assaulted prostitutes. After two of the Whitechapel murders, Police Sergeant William Thicke arrested Pizer, even though there was no evidence against him. He was later cleared of suspicion when he has alibis for the two murders. Dr. Thomas Neill Cream was another suspect. He was found guilty for poisoning his mistress’s husband and was imprisoned. However, because of good behavior, he was released. He then moved to London where he resumed killing and was soon arrested. He was to be hung on November 15, 1892. According to some unknown sources his last words were recorded as, “I am Jack the… “, interpreted to mean Jack the Ripper. Another suspect, Frederick Bailey Deeming had murdered his first wife and four children near St. Helen, Lancashire. His crime went undiscovered and he later moved to Australia with his second wife whom he has also killed. Her body was found buried under their house and the investigation led to the discovery of the others murdered bodies in England. He was later arrested,sent to trial and was found guilty of murder. While he was in jail, he boasted that he was in fact Jack the …show more content…
Many people suspected that he his tendencies towards women revealed some sort of evidence that he was Jack the Ripper. Lewis Carroll was often found among the presence of women. Although Carroll never married, it was believed that he had affairs with both married and unmarried women. This lead to the theory that he was Jack the Ripper because of the victims. Jack the Ripper’s victims were all female prostitutes. Since Lewis Carroll had a strong attraction to women, it wouldn't be farfetched if he was ever in brothel, leading people to the conclusion that he killed the canonical