# Jack the Ripper's real identity??? (FILM SPOILER)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-the-rippers-real-identity-film-spoiler/88174>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 18, 2001, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-the-rippers-real-identity-film-spoiler/88174 "2001-10-18T07:16:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![tclouie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@tclouie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tclouie)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-the-rippers-real-identity-film-spoiler/88174/1 "2001-10-18T07:16:30Z")

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So…is it likely to have been Dr. William Gull, personal physician to Queen Victoria?

And if not him, who?

Johnny Depp’s too sexy to be a Victorian cop – I liked the cigar-chomping, derby-wearing Inspector Abberline from the original comic book.

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-the-rippers-real-identity-film-spoiler/88174/2 "2001-10-18T07:25:43Z")

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Spend a few hours [here](http://www.casebook.org/index.html) and choose your own. It’s a terrific site. Has a great review of the graphic novel too.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-the-rippers-real-identity-film-spoiler/88174/3 "2001-10-18T08:16:53Z")

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This is more appropriate to Cafe Society than General Questions, so I’ll move it.

bibliophage  
moderator GQ