Hundreds of books, films and documentaries have speculated on the killer’s true identity, offering countless theories.
Of all these theories, arguably the most influential and famous was first posited by author Stephen Knight in the 1970s. Knight spun an elaborate tale of conspiracy at the very top of British society — the Royal Family.
Interesting to note.
This was a small piece of chalk writing found in an alleyway next to a piece of the bloodied apron of victim Catherine Eddowes. It read — ‘The Juwes are the men who will not be blamed for nothing’.
Knight theorized this was a reference to freemasonry and the murder of Mason Hirem Abiff in Soloman’s Temple by three initiates Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum.
However, most Ripperologists think it was probably a piece of badly spelt anti-semitic graffiti and unrelated to the murders.
After Knight’s book became an international sensation, Gorman — a man who shunned publicity, claimed he had made the whole thing up, possibly in an attempt to take the spotlight off him.
Whatever his reasons, Gorman’s retraction of his story fatally undermines Knight’s theory, which relied almost entirely on Gorman’s account.
Now this article deboonks it, and gives some good points actually. But given what we know about the royal family and their taste for flesh, it entirely seems possible to me.
The British royal family appears to be the epitome of class, and, in many ways, that is true. However, the royals have also had their fair share of scandal — especially when it comes to choosing suitors — beginning in the 1500s with King Henry VIII and his six wives right down to the current day. The last century, in particular, has witnessed some of the most shocking royal relationships and that's despite being under the strict Royal Marriage Act of 1772 and now the updated Succession to the Crown Act of 2013. It seems nothing can stop true love or, at least, forbidden love.
I still like the theory that it was the royal family, and freemasons.
https://theunredacted.com/jack-the-ripper-the-royal-conspiracy/
Interesting to note.
Now this article deboonks it, and gives some good points actually. But given what we know about the royal family and their taste for flesh, it entirely seems possible to me.