Jack the Ripper and Abraham Lincoln: One man links the two greatest crimes of the 19th century

· Troubador Publishing Ltd
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An astonishing connection between two of the 19th century’s greatest crimes.

A fraudulent doctor, Francis Tumblety, is implicated in both the 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the 1888 Jack the Ripper killings. It seems incredible that Jack the Ripper could have been involved in killing President Lincoln, but the evidence is revealed in this book.

We delve into a murky underworld in America’s Gilded Age and the poverty ridden slums of London’s Whitechapel district following the murderous trail left by Tumblety. A flamboyant huckster, well known in the newspaper gossip columns, whose celebrity masked his homicidal tendencies.

Arrested over the Lincoln assassination then released while others were hanged on the scaffold. Put behind bars briefly by Scotland over the Jack the Ripper killings but then makes a daring escape. The proof is overwhelming that Tumblety was one of the most dangerous criminals of the 19th century.

An astonishing connection between two of the 19th century’s greatest crimes. A fraudulent doctor, Francis Tumblety, is implicated in both the 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the 1888 Jack the Ripper killings. It seems incredible that Jack the Ripper could have been involved i...

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About the author

Tony McMahon is a broadcaster and author appearing on history and science TV documentaries such as William Shatner’s The UnXplained, Laurence Fishburne’s History’s Great Mysteries, and Channel 5’s Secrets of the Royal Palaces. Other books include his biography of Neville Staple of 1980s pop band, The Specials, Original Rude Boy, and the biography of British boxer Errol Christie, No Place To Hide, shortlisted for two awards. He is a former BBC news producer and lives in London.

Tony McMahon is a broadcaster and author appearing on history and science TV documentaries such as William Shatner’s The UnXplained, Laurence Fishburne’s History’s Great Mysteries, and Channel 5’s Secrets of the Royal Palaces. Other books include his biography of Neville Staple of 1980s pop band,...

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