One of the Ripper's victims is found in Mitre Square, as described by the Illustrated Police News in 1888. Picture: file Source: Supplied
- Lizzie Williams was behind five brutal murders - author
- Claims she killed because she could not have children
- Williams died from cancer in 1912; never questioned
A BRITISH author caused a storm among historians after claiming that infamous serial killer "Jack the Ripper" was actually a woman.
John Morris, 62, claimed Lizzie Williams was behind five brutal murders in Whitechapel, east London, that shocked England in the late 1880s, the Birmingham Mail reported.
He claimed Williams - the wife of royal physician Sir John Williams, who himself was seen as a prime suspect by some - killed her victims because she could not have children.
His new book, Jack The Ripper: The Hand Of A Woman, was written alongside his late father. Both men searched through thousands of medical and legal documents before coming up with their culprit.
Morris said his theory was unpopular with other "Ripper" experts.
He told the newspaper, "The case for a woman murderer is overwhelming, but unfortunately it does not sit well in some quarters, where such a theory flies in the face of long-held beliefs. There's absolutely no doubt that the 'Ripper' was a woman. But because everyone believes that the murderer was a man, all the evidence that points to a woman has always been ignored."
"Jack the Ripper" killed five women over a 10-week period in 1888. All five - Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Catherine Eddowes, Elizabeth Stride and Mary Jane Kelly - were prostitutes who had their throats cut. Three also had their wombs removed.
Lizzie Williams died from cancer in 1912 and was never questioned over the murders.
Read more at the Birmingham Mail.
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