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Francis Spurzheim Craig

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in the King's Cross district of London. According to Wynne Weston-Davies, a relative of Elizabeth Davies, Craig discovered that his wife was engaging in prostitution and a divorce petition was filed in March 1886.{Divorce petition, National Archives. Craig (Petitioner) vs Craig (Respondent) and
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were one and the same and that he was the Ripper. However, it has since been discovered that Elizabeth Weston Davies returned to Wales, where she had been born, and did not die until 1929.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11771438/Jack-the-Ripper-How-the-new-theory-came-to-light.html
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Craig spent time in the United States between 1864 and 1866. By 1875, he was editor of the
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McBlain (Co-respondent) } In August 2015, there was a suggestion that Craig's wife and
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newspaper reporter and editor who was present during the inquests into the victims of
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By the time of the 1901 census, Craig was boarding at 6 Carthew Road, Hammersmith.
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In March 1903, Craig attempted to commit suicide at his lodgings at Carthew Road,
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On 24 December 1884, Craig married Elizabeth Weston Davies at
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Francis Craig: Was Jack the Ripper a 51-year-old reporter?
27:. A theory by Dr. Wynne Weston-Davies argued that Craig 212: 232: 8: 239: 225: 139:, 31 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015. 303:Suicides by sharp instrument in England 128: 126: 124: 122: 120: 116: 7: 273:British reporters and correspondents 193: 191: 152:, number 169, pages 2-13 (July 2021) 61:Bucks Advertiser and Aylesbury News 51:Edward T. Craig and his wife Mary. 211:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 88:Craig later became editor of the 31:Jack the Ripper and his wife was 195: 47:, London, the son of writer and 90:Indicator and West London News 1: 35:, the Ripper's last victim. 19:(1837 — 8 March 1903) was a 324: 190: 43:Craig was born in 1837 in 278:People from Acton, London 268:British newspaper editors 308:British journalist stubs 293:Jack the Ripper suspects 76:, London. They lived at 283:Suicides in Hammersmith 17:Francis Spurzheim Craig 203:This article about a 171:6 August 2015 at the 66:The Daily Telegraph 55:Career and marriage 205:British journalist 220: 219: 315: 241: 234: 227: 199: 192: 153: 146: 140: 130: 323: 322: 318: 317: 316: 314: 313: 312: 288:Jack the Ripper 248: 247: 246: 245: 188: 173:Wayback Machine 162: 157: 156: 147: 143: 135:David Barrett, 131: 118: 113: 101: 57: 41: 33:Mary Jane Kelly 25:Jack the Ripper 12: 11: 5: 321: 319: 311: 310: 305: 300: 295: 290: 285: 280: 275: 270: 265: 260: 250: 249: 244: 243: 236: 229: 221: 218: 217: 200: 186: 185: 180: 175: 161: 160:External links 158: 155: 154: 141: 115: 114: 112: 109: 100: 97: 56: 53: 40: 37: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 320: 309: 306: 304: 301: 299: 298:1903 suicides 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 279: 276: 274: 271: 269: 266: 264: 261: 259: 256: 255: 253: 242: 237: 235: 230: 228: 223: 222: 216: 214: 210: 206: 201: 198: 194: 189: 184: 181: 179: 176: 174: 170: 167: 164: 163: 159: 151: 150:Ripperologist 145: 142: 138: 137:The Telegraph 134: 129: 127: 125: 123: 121: 117: 110: 108: 106: 98: 96: 93: 91: 86: 84: 79: 78:Argyll Square 75: 70: 68: 67: 62: 54: 52: 50: 46: 38: 36: 34: 30: 26: 22: 21:Victorian-era 18: 213:expanding it 202: 187: 149: 144: 136: 102: 94: 92:until 1896. 89: 87: 71: 64: 60: 58: 49:phrenologist 42: 28: 16: 15: 263:1903 deaths 258:1837 births 105:Hammersmith 74:Hammersmith 252:Categories 111:References 83:Mary Kelly 39:Early life 169:Archived 207:is a 99:Death 45:Acton 209:stub 29:was 254:: 119:^ 69:. 240:e 233:t 226:v 215:.

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