Page 1 Page 2
After leaving Washington, Tumblety went to Missouri, where he was arrested twice for wearing medals that he had not earned. From there, his life took many odd turns from being arrested in regard to the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (he was innocent) to having homosexual affairs (this is likely true) and being arrested in Liverpool in 1888 for indecent exposure and indecent assault. Jack the Ripper committed the crimes we are aware of in 1888. Francis Tumblety was one of the most likely suspects in the case at the time and was even arrested on November 12, 1888 concerning the murders. He was bailed out on November 16 and he fled the country eight days later.
There are obvious similarities between the Jack the Ripper criminal profile and Francis Tumblety. However, there has also been conjecture that some things simply do not add up. There is no conclusive evidence that Tumblety was ever violent toward women. That does not mean that he was not, though. There is also some speculation as to whether a homosexual would have committed the Jack the Ripper crimes. That is because most homosexual serial killers prey on men. Francis Tumblety may not have been strictly homosexual, however. He very well could have been bisexual, especially if he had really been married. Furthermore, we cannot make assumptions that a woman-hating homosexual would not kill women. Serial killers can be unpredictable.
Unfortunately, there simply is not enough evidence to condemn or exonerate any of the Jack the Ripper suspects, including Francis Tumblety. Unless new evidence comes to light, we will never know for sure who Jack the Ripper was.
Sources
Francis Tumblety, retrieved 7/29/10, casebook.org/suspects/tumblety.html
Bardsley, Marilyn, Jack the Ripper, retrieved 7/29/10, trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/notorious/ripper/suspects_18.html
Page 1 Page 2
Discuss this article in the forum.Pages: 1 2
Loading ...
claireshana on 
fallenone on 
I wrote an article titled Who was Jack the Ripper. I don’t believe it is on this site, but in it, I mention Montague Druitt and his suicide. He is not the only man who fit the description, but his family believed him to be guilty, according to the police chief (or what amount to one across the pond). The only things we know almost for sure (everything is almost with this dang case because everything was sensationalized) is that he appeared to be wealthy to some extent. He was most certainly a sadomasochist. He most likely hated women. He was most likely a he.
The surgical knowledge thing is disputed, but I think he must have had a cursory knowledge at the very least. I can’t imagine being able to cut out a uterus in a dark alley without some knowledge of anatomy. That is about the extent of what is nearly certain. 
There is only one Ripper letter that is believed to be authentic and that is the From Hell letter that was so lovingly presented with a kidney.
Anyway, there are some parallels with Mr. Druitt, but there are loopholes too, as with all of the suspects. Some of them fit darn good. One man, his name eludes me right now, moved to America right after the murders stopped, but was later hanged for murdering his wives.
On the subject of Jack the Ripper: Literally seconds before the discovery of the body of Cathering Eddowes, a detective, Steve White, came across a man a short distance from where the body was soon discovered. White spoke to the man briefly before being called away to the body – it is claimed the man White spoke to was Jack the Ripper. White wrote a rather detailed (and yet oft overlooked) description of the man. The description, both of look and ‘attitude’ was very similar to a Montagu Druitt who had been a suspect, and who lived in the only street that Jack the Ripper had mentioned in his letters..
Montagu Druitt committed suicide within 4 weeks of the last ‘Ripper’ murders..
I suppose we will probably never know for sure, any way, of who Jack the Ripper really was.