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Who was Jack the Ripper? Who was Jack the Ripper?
Montague John Druitt Montague John Druitt
Seweryn Klosowski (George Chapman) Seweryn Klosowski (George Chapman)
Aaron Kosminski Aaron Kosminski
Walter Sickert Walter Sickert
Jill the Ripper Jill the Ripper
No single person was Jack the Ripper No single person was Jack the Ripper
The Ripper killings stopped after Druitt's death The Ripper killings stopped after Druitt's death
Authorities believed Druitt was the Ripper Authorities believed Druitt was the Ripper
Klosowski killed women Klosowski killed women
DNA linked Kosminski to the Ripper's fourth victim DNA linked Kosminski to the Ripper's fourth victim
Sickert painted the Ripper's crimes Sickert painted the Ripper's crimes
Sickert sent letters addressed from the Ripper Sickert sent letters addressed from the Ripper
Witnesses and historians identify the Ripper as a woman Witnesses and historians identify the Ripper as a woman
A midwife could have committed the crimes A midwife could have committed the crimes
"Jack the Ripper" had no modus operandi "Jack the Ripper" had no modus operandi
The first Whitechapel murders involved multiple killers The first Whitechapel murders involved multiple killers
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Who was Jack the Ripper?
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Walter Sickert

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Sickert painted the Ripper's crimes

Sickert's grisly paintings contained clues about the killings.
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The Argument

Walter Sickert was a painter who took a strong interest in the Ripper case, notably completing a painting entitled "Jack the Ripper's Bedroom" in 1907, based on his time staying in a room allegedly used by the Ripper. Some of Sickert's other paintings contained hints about the murders as well, including his 1908 work "The Camden Town Murder", in which the murdered body of a prostitute is positioned in a strikingly similar way to the autopsy pictures of the actual Ripper murders. Sickert's obsession with Jack the Ripper and the clues of his paintings go beyond a simple artistic interest, and suggest that he was deeply involved with the Ripper's crimes.

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