The secondJack the Ripper suspect that we will be looking at is, George Chapman. George Chapman is one of the leading suspects in the Jack the Ripper case.
Unlike many of the rippers suspects, George Chapman was a murderer, on the surface, this makes George Chapman a promising suspect. But, can we see him as a probable suspect in the Jack the Ripper case? Let's find out.
Just because George Chapman was a murderer, does not necessarily make him Jack the Ripper. Chapman was a womanizer and a serial adulterer . When he immigrated fromPoland to London he later married a woman called Lucie Badewski, in 1889. During his time living in the Whitechapel area, Chapman took at least four mistresses - all of whom he poisoned.
This is were the controversy surrounds Chapman, and his place in the ripper murders, his modus operandi was different from Jack the Rippers. Were Jack the Ripper killed his victims by using a knife, George Chapman killed his victims by using poison. Therefore, this has led many to believe that George Chapman couldn't have been the killer, because the method of his murder, was different to that of Jack the Rippers. Others disagree with this, and argue that George Chapman could have been Jack the Ripper because serial killers can and do change their modus operandi if they have to.
With this in mind, it seems that George Chapman can be considered one of the likelier people to have been Jack the Ripper. But, we need more than this. A lot more. There are other things which make George Chapman a credible suspect. One is being that he did have some anatomical knowledge; as he trained to be a junior surgeon while in Poland, in 1887. Shortly before the ripper murders happened. Many argue that Jack the Ripper must have had some knowledge of human anatomy. In this regards, it makes Chapman an even stronger suspect.
There does, however, seem to be something which gets in the way of George Chapman being a viable suspect, and that is to do in the difference in the way the men treated women. Of course, both Jack and George were both cold-hearted woman killers, however, there seems to be a difference in the way they kill. For George, he seems to want to prolong the deaths of the women he kills. It isn't about instant gratification, like it is with Jack the Ripper.
One last thing that we should think of in regards to Chapman is his knowledge, or lack of knowledge of the Whitechapel area. Many agree that Jack the Ripper must have known the area of Whitechapel extremely well. Both because of the timing he choose to murder these women (for example, it seems likely that he a good understanding of when the police where patrolling the streets), and, Jack new where to escape to - something which helped him avoid capture.
It seems unrealistic to believe that Chapman new the Whitechapel area that well. At most, he only lived in Whitechapel a few months before Jack the Ripper killed his first victim. If we are to believe that Jack the Ripper new the Whitechapel area well, which seems likely, then, this issue is a big deal. And not something to be tossed aside. With Chapman, we should take him as a more serious suspect. There is a lot to see reason why he can be seen as Jack the Ripper. However, this conflicts with things which suggest he was not Jack the Ripper. Chapman is a difficult suspect. A man with contradictions which could make him the ripper, or not make him the ripper. But, he his one of the most promising suspects.
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