This is because, Tumblety was likely in police custody at the time of the last ripper murder, of Mary Jane Kelly. Tumblety was bailed on the 16th of November, 1888. Then fled to America four days later, on the 20th of November. There are many reasons to argue that Tumblety was not Jack the Ripper. Firstly, there is the possibilitythat Tumblety was in police custody at the time of Mary Jane Kelly's murder. If he was, that probably rules him out as Jack the Ripper. Secondly, if Tumblety was Jack the Ripper, then why did he not immediately flee to America before the 20th of November. Surely at that point if he was the ripper, then he would have been well aware that police attention was on him - this seems to conflict with Jack the Ripper's calculated and careful approach.
We must consider that police attention was on Tumblety by the time of Mary Jane Kelly's murder, if he was on bail during the time of the murder. He would have been aware of this. Therefore, why would he chance drawing more attention to himself at this particular time. We should also consider that Jack done his best to avoid attention, was secretive and evasive. During the whole of October, the ripper didn't murder. Why, it is unclear. However, there is a good chance that Jack lay low out of an increasing police presence, and almost being caught on the night of the Double Event.
It can be suggested that Jack was scared of being caught after the Double Event. So much so that he didn't commit another murder for around six weeks later. To put that into perspective of Mary Jane Kelly's murder, and the police attention on Tumblety at the time of the 9th of November, it seems unlikely that a very cautious Jack, was suddenly turn out so stupid to commit a murder when the headlights were on him. For this reason, it seems highly unlikely that Francis Tumblety was Jack the Ripper. There are also other reasons to suspect that Francis Tumblety was not Jack the Ripper. Although he was in London at the time of the ripper murders, we have no evidence that he ever visited the Whitechapel area. He was however known to have hated woman. However, there is no evidence that he was ever violent. If we are to believe that the ripper murders stopped after Mary Jane Kelly, which in itself is another debate, then Tumblety fleeing the UK for America in November, 1888, would explain why the ripper murders stopped. However, this alone isn't sufficient enough evidence to say that Francis Tumblety was Jack the Ripper. He probably was not Jack the Ripper.
Below is a video which states the Top Ten Jack the Ripper suspects. Interestingly, this person argues that Francis is highly plausible suspect. What do you think?
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Archives
April 2023
Categories
All
← Resize me
|