Two Suspects:- Walter Sickert & James Maybrick

Walter Sickert

Walter Sickert had been creatively implicated in the Ripper crimes as early as the 1970s, with the release of the now infamous "Royal Conspiracy" theory. But it wasn't until the early 1990s, with the release of Jean Overton Fuller's Sickert and the Ripper Crimes, that the unusual artist became a Ripper suspect in his own right. More recently, Patricia Cornwell has claimed to have found DNA evidence linking Sickert to at least one "Ripper letter".


James Maybrick

The 'Maybrick Diary' which emerged in the early 1990s has sparked a great deal of controversy among certain Ripper circles. Is it a hoax? In all likelihood, yes, it is. Still, the debate continues, the experts argue, and to many, the issue remains hotly contested.