Jack the Ripper is one of the world’s most famous murderers, and is known today as “Jack the Ripper”, as the identity of the man who brutally murdered five women in London’s East End in autumn 1888 remains unknown.

More than 200 suspects have been named. But to “Jack the Ripper” expert Trevor Marriott, a former murder squad detective, German merchant Carl Feigenbaum is one  of the top suspects. No photos of Feigenbaum exist. So Marriott has produced this new e-fit, created from the description on the admittance form when he was in prison, in New York.

Convicted of murdering his landlady in Manhattan, Feigenbaum died in the electric chair in New York’s Sing Sing prison in 1894. His lawyer suspected him of the Ripper murders too.

Why does Marriott think Feigenbaum is Jack the Ripper?

It has been assumed that ‘Jack’ must have had anatomical knowledge because of the skill with which his victims’ organs were removed. But it’s possible these were cut out in the mortuary, rather than by Jack at the scene. The 1832 Anatomy Act made it legal for medical staff to remove organs for training purposes, and for further testing.This theory is supported by documents on the fourth victim, Catherine Eddowes. The inquest report shows only 14 minutes passed from the time the police did their last sweep of the square in which she was killed and her body being discovered.