Who are the most popular Ripper suspects?
Below are the results of an on-going Casebook poll in which our readers were asked to rate the plausibility of each major Ripper suspect. Ratings scale from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest). You may sort the results by name, average rating, and number of votes received.
Readers should bear in mind that these results reflect only the general
popularity of each particular suspect, not necessarily the most
historically plausible candidates. You may cast your own votes at the
bottom of each suspect page (linked below).
Results are currently sorted by average rating.
| # |
name |
average |
votes |
graph |
| 1. |
Maybrick, James |
8.297 |
9874 |
 vote! |
| 2. |
Tumblety, Francis |
7.807 |
6884 |
vote! |
| 3. |
Sickert Walter |
7.588 |
9341 |
vote! |
| 4. |
Royal Conspiracy, The |
6.919 |
4380 |
vote! |
| 5. |
Barnett, Joseph |
6.876 |
4228 |
vote! |
| 6. |
Chapman, George |
6.729 |
3701 |
vote! |
| 7. |
Kosminski, Aaron |
6.695 |
3879 |
vote! |
| 8. |
Lodger, The |
6.320 |
1930 |
vote! |
| 9. |
Druitt, Montague John |
6.294 |
2435 |
vote! |
| 10. |
Jill the Ripper |
6.240 |
5034 |
vote! |
| 11. |
Bury, W.H. |
6.208 |
2269 |
vote! |
| 12. |
Thompson, Francis |
6.207 |
1505 |
vote! |
| 13. |
Stephenson, R. D'Onston |
5.680 |
1089 |
vote! |
| 14. |
Ostrog, Michael |
5.502 |
1144 |
vote! |
| 15. |
Hutchinson, George (Br.) |
5.468 |
1409 |
vote! |
| 16. |
Albert Victor, Prince |
4.713 |
5947 |
vote! |
| 17. |
Cream, Dr. Thomas Neill |
4.538 |
2376 |
vote! |
| 18. |
Kelly, James |
4.409 |
1222 |
vote! |
| 19. |
Stephen, James Kenneth |
4.030 |
868 |
vote! |
| 20. |
Pedachenko, Dr. |
3.582 |
930 |
vote! |
| 21. |
Deeming, Frederick Bailey |
3.313 |
1221 |
vote! |
| 22. |
Carroll, Lewis |
2.105 |
4136 |
vote! |
| |
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| total votes: | 75802 | |
