Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Who was Jack the Ripper?
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Montague John Druitt

This position names Montague John Druitt as Jack the Ripper. It argues that Druitt was a leading suspect at the time—some senior police believed him guilty—and that the Whitechapel murders stopped abruptly after his suicide in late 1888, pointing to him as the killer.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Authorities believed Druitt was the Ripper
    Widely circulated rumors and public statements by officials suggested that Druitt had been identified as Jack the Ripper by those in the know.
  2. The Ripper killings stopped after Druitt's death
    The final Ripper murder took place on November 9, 1888, shortly before Druitt's death in December of that year.