A new book by the descendant of the royal surgeon of Queen Victoria may reveal the identity of the elusive Jack The Ripper. Hint: it's the royal surgeon of Queen Victoria.Tony Williams, the great-great-great-great nephew of Sir John Williams, found a six inch black blade amongst the possessions passed down through the generations. Normally, that wouldn't be cause for suspicion, except it matched a weapon description set by the case pathologist, Thomas Bond, who was considered the first criminal profiler (or alienist) in history. That, and along with the knife were three glass slides containing slices of uterus.
The doctor had a surgery in London's Harley Street the time of the murders, and Williams believes that weapon was used in the murder of five prostitutes between August and November 1888. The motive? Frustration his wife couldn't have children, and that he was trying to find a cure for her infertility, which becomes more plausible when you look at the expertly cut open and disemboweled victims - and two who had their uterus's missing.
Uncle Jack - A Victorian Mystery is out now, so anybody who reads it, please let me know if we can stop looking for Saucy Jack and focus our efforts on the abominable snowman.
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