During the year of 1888, Whitechapel London had a series of grisly murders that were committed by a serial killer that would later be labeled as Jack the Ripper. The murders took place from August 31st, 1888 - November 9th, 1888. In total 5 prostitutes were murdered in the area of Whitechapel, to this day, no one knows who committed these horrific murders. Which brings a lot of speculation on who Jack the Ripper was, many theorized that the killers were suspects Francis Tumblety, George Chapman, and James Kelly. Of these suspects, the most likely person to be the culprit was Francis Tumblety, because he had the biggest motive, ability, and circumstances.
The psychological profile on the murders is the most important part of the case since …show more content…
While living in America, Francis Tumblety married a woman who he later found to be an ex-prostitute ("Francis Tumblety"). When he realized she was a prostitute, he became furious, he later divorced his wife and he would later blame his misogyny on his failed marriage. Francis Tumblety also had some medical background since he worked as a physician. This was especially evident when he was arrested for attempting to abort the pregnancy of a local prostitute on September 23, 1857 ("Francis Tumblety"). His medical knowledge could also be connected to his collection of organs, which are exclusively female organs only. He showed his collection of organs to a group of men who he had over for a dinner party. His collection of women's organs creates a direct link to the murders since almost all of the victims had organs that were removed and missing from the scene. The only victims who didn’t have any organs removed were Mary Ann Nichols and Elizabeth Stride, but Mary Ann was his first known victim so he might have been experimenting and he was interrupted before he could do anything to Elizabeth he was able to get away unnoticed. Annie Chapman’s uterus, Catherine Eddowes had her left kidney and a major part of her uterus removed, and almost all of Mary Jane Kelly’s organs were eviscerated the and her face was hacked beyond recognition, but her heart was missing. These organs that went missing might of ended up in his collection of organs, especially since his collection extends from “every class of
The psychological profile on the murders is the most important part of the case since …show more content…
While living in America, Francis Tumblety married a woman who he later found to be an ex-prostitute ("Francis Tumblety"). When he realized she was a prostitute, he became furious, he later divorced his wife and he would later blame his misogyny on his failed marriage. Francis Tumblety also had some medical background since he worked as a physician. This was especially evident when he was arrested for attempting to abort the pregnancy of a local prostitute on September 23, 1857 ("Francis Tumblety"). His medical knowledge could also be connected to his collection of organs, which are exclusively female organs only. He showed his collection of organs to a group of men who he had over for a dinner party. His collection of women's organs creates a direct link to the murders since almost all of the victims had organs that were removed and missing from the scene. The only victims who didn’t have any organs removed were Mary Ann Nichols and Elizabeth Stride, but Mary Ann was his first known victim so he might have been experimenting and he was interrupted before he could do anything to Elizabeth he was able to get away unnoticed. Annie Chapman’s uterus, Catherine Eddowes had her left kidney and a major part of her uterus removed, and almost all of Mary Jane Kelly’s organs were eviscerated the and her face was hacked beyond recognition, but her heart was missing. These organs that went missing might of ended up in his collection of organs, especially since his collection extends from “every class of