Der hat 1970 im "Criminologist" einen Artikel veröffentlicht, in dem er Andeutungen macht, der Ripper war höheren Geblüts. Er nennt ihn nur "S", so dass einige glauben, er hat eigentlich Stephenson gemeint, andere reden von William Gull. Wieder andere beziehen's direkt auf Prince Eddy.
Gilt als sowas wie der Begründer der Royal Conspiracy Theory.
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Vom Casebook:
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The suggestion that Eddy was Jack the Ripper was first made in 1962 by Phillipe Jullien, in the book Edouard V II (Edward And The Edwardians). Jullien made a reference to rumours that Eddy and the Duke of Bedford were responsible for the murders, though did not say which Duke of Bedford was actually involved. It was an article by Dr Thomas Stowell, writing in the Criminologist in November 1970 which caused a sensation. Stowell apparently used the private papers of Sir William Gull as his source material, and pointed the finger of suspicion at Eddy without actually naming him, instead using the letter 'S' when referring to his suspect. Stowell claims 'S' was nicknamed 'collar and cuffs' and was heir to power and wealth, the article went on to say.
'The killer was a gentleman who had contracted syphilis in his youth, and now in the final stages of the illness suffered delusions. He became sadistically aroused when watching deer being dressed, and when his warped sexual passion exploded committed the murders. He was assisted by the authorities who helped to conceal it from the public'.
Stowell goes on to claim that the royal family knew that Eddy was Jack the Ripper, for definite, after the second murder, but made no attempt to restrain him until after the double event. He was then taken to a private mental hospital in Sandringham where he died, not from the flu as claimed, but of softening of the brain due to syphilis.
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