Francis Tumblety
Francis Tumblety | |
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| Born | c. 1833 |
| Died | May 28, 1903 (aged 69–70) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Frank Townsend |
| Occupation | Medical quack |
| Known for | Jack the Ripper suspect |
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Francis Tumblety (c. 1833 – May 28, 1903) was an Irish-born American medical quack who earned a small fortune posing as an "Indian Herb" doctor throughout the United States and Canada. He was an eccentric self-promoter and was often in trouble with the law. He has been put forward as a suspect for the notorious and unsolved Jack the Ripper murder spree in Whitechapel, London, in 1888.