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I just had to make a quick post about this one. Finding a photograph (not just a drawing) of Francis Tumblety has been something of a holy grail for a certain group of Ripper researchers ever since the discovery of the Littlechild Letter. For someone who was so overly fond of self-promotion it seemed inevitable that there must still be photographs of the fellow laying about somewhere. I myself spent a few years idly poking around in various archives, hoping to find one. But now the wait is over - researcher Timothy Riordan has found an early 1870s, true-blue photograph of Francis Tumblety and published it in the latest edition of Ripperologist magazine. I won’t reproduce it here but if you want to see ol’ Frank’s photograph, I highly suggest you head over to the Ripperologist website and purchase a subscription (or just bug Adam to allow you to purchase just this issue if you must). A fantastic find, and my congratulations go out to Tim. So much for those who say there’s no longer anything “meaty” to discover in this field, eh? |
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June 30th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Whoever started this thread…I agree with you. This is a fantastic find.
Not only is it an indicator that material people thought would never surface…eventually surface…but it puts a face on a “suspect”. Great job by Tim Riordan.
The Ripperological community is indebted to Tim and the “RIP” for its efforts.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:47 am
I agree, this is a great find indeed.
Very interesting. Congratulations to Tim and the Rip as well.
For the record, I don’t think anyone’s said that interesting new material never would surface, because history has showed us that new stuff comes to light all the time.
What people has been saying, including myself, is that material containing strong enough evidence for SOLVING THE CASE most likely never will surface. So that’s entirely different.
Finds that sheds light on other aspects of the case, however, will always come up now and then thanks to dedicated researchers, and this particular find is an example of that.