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Montague Druitt was a suspect in the Jack the Ripper case because he fit the profile of a potential suspect: he was a doctor, mentally unstable, and had committed suicide shortly after the murders stopped. However, there is not enough concrete evidence linking him to the crimes, and his suicide may have been unrelated.
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How many suspects were there in the Jack the Ripper case and who was the first suspect?
There were 24 suspects. The first suspect was Montague John Druitt.
When was Montague Druitt born?
Montague Druitt was born on 1857-08-15.
When did Montague Druitt die?
Montague Druitt died in December 1888. His body was pulled from the Thames River on December 31, 1888, and his death was ruled a suicide.
Why was Montague druitt a suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders?
In those days whit the police invenstigating techniques, anyone could be a suspect in the Jack the ripper case. Montague John Druitt was an assistant schoolmaster in Blackheath, London and a graduate of Winchester College and an avid sportsman who was discovered drowned in the Thames river on December 31, 1888. He had heavy stones in his pockets making it clearly that it was a suicide. There is very little evidence with which to implicate with the cannonical five whitechappel murders. He was also a homosexual. Evidence which supports Druitt's being the Ripper is all but non-existant. In fact, his only true link can be made in his appearance and his likeness to many witness accounts.
Who did the police thought Jack the Ripper is?
Different contemporary investigators named different suspects.Inspector Abberline suspected Severin Klosowski (alias George Chapman).Chief Inspector Littlechild suspected Francis Tumblety (we discovered that he was a suspect as recently as 1993 when a letter written by Littlechild turned up).Sir Macnaghten (later promoted to Chief Constable) wrote memoirs which named Michael Ostrog, Aaron Kosminski and Montague John Druitt as contemporary suspects. Macnaghten's official suspect was Druitt.
Was Montague John Druitt linked to any of the Jack the Ripper victims?
No, never. There was never any evidence that Druitt could have been JTR, and the theory may never have come up but for Melville McNaughten in his memoirs. McNaughten was sure that Druitt was JTR but he never had any evidence and in fact Druitt was away from London, teaching at a private school for boys. The trains did not run from London to the school at nights so it would have been impossible for Druitt to have been the murderer and make it back to the school in time for classes. Had McNaughten done a little research he would have found this out and put at least one suspect to 'bed'. This has followed the Driutt family for 140 years and it's time to let it go.
When did George Druitt die?
George Druitt died in 1842.
When was Cecil Druitt born?
Cecil Druitt was born in 1874.
When did Cecil Druitt die?
Cecil Druitt died in 1921.
When did Robert Druitt die?
Robert Druitt died in 1883.
When was Robert Druitt born?
Robert Druitt was born in 1814.
When was George Druitt born?
George Druitt was born in 1775.
