Jack the Ripper’s Final Victim: Who Was Mary Kelly?

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Jack the Ripper’s Final Victim: Who Was Mary Kelly?

As a long-time enthusiast of true crime stories and a dedicated gamer with a particular interest in historical mysteries, I have spent countless hours delving into the intriguing case of Jack the Ripper. The recent revelation that the UK government permitted the exhumation of Mary Kelly’s remains in 2015, based on an intriguing theory linking her to Jack the Ripper’s true identity as Francis Spurzheim Craig, has piqued my curiosity even further.

Jack the Ripper is undeniably known for being one of history’s most notorious serial killers. According to various accounts, he is believed to have taken the lives of multiple women between August and November 1888. Yet, there are those who argue that his murderous rampage continued beyond 1892 and claimed additional victims. The authorities probed into these heinous crimes and suspected a connection to five different victims. Despite the gruesome nature of all his killings, Mary Jane Kelly’s death is said to be particularly brutal among them. More recently, the UK government granted permission for her remains to be exhumed due to an intriguing theory that emerged.

Based on The Telegraph’s report from 2015, the UK Ministry of Justice announced its approval for exhuming the remains of Jack the Ripper’s last known victim, Mary Kelly. Following this decision, rumors surfaced that the true identity of the notorious serial killer was actually Francis Spurzheim Craig, and he had supposedly taken Mary’s life as retaliation. The ministry acted upon this theory and chose to exhume her remains accordingly.

The author claimed that Kelly was his wife who secretly returned to prostitution after marriage, which is why Craig murdered her.  Although authorities denied all the previous pleas for exhuming Mary Kelly’s body, Weston-Davies believed that his family connections to Kelly, who could also have been Craig’s great-aunt, might be the reason for the acceptance of the application to conduct DNA testing.

Who was Jack the Ripper’s final victim Mary Kelly?

In The Real Mary Kelly, Dr. Wynne Weston-Davies asserted that Francis Spurzheim Craig killed four women to leave no room for doubt. According to The Independent, the author described this as Craig’s attempt to conceal his “revengeful act.” However, researchers expressed difficulty in exhuming Mary Kelly’s remains in 2017. They deemed it an arduous task and stated that the expenses were prohibitive, Daily Mail reported. The remains of Jack the Ripper’s last victim, as per Daily Mail, are located at St Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Leytonstone.

For those unfamiliar with the story, Jack the Ripper’s true identity was never discovered by law enforcement, leaving his status open to debate. Some skeptics dismiss him as a myth, while others suspect he may have been responsible for more than the five confirmed victims. A wealth of documentaries exist, which can be easily accessed through streaming platforms, providing further insight into Jack the Ripper and his alleged crimes.

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2024-07-29 14:40