- Joseph Silver
Joseph Silver (executed 1918, in Poland [ [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070502/ap_en_ot/safrica_jack_the_ripper Yahoo article] ] ), also known as the "King of
Pimp s", was a man who terrorized women inJohannesburg ,South Africa during the late 19th century and early 20th century.In 2007,
South Africa n historianCharles van Onselen claimed in the book "The Fox and The Flies: The World of Joseph Silver, Racketeer and Psychopath" that Silver was the infamousJack the Ripper serial killer inLondon in 1888. [ [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/02/ap/entertainment/main2751965.shtml "Historian Claims To ID Jack The Ripper"] ] Critics note, among other things, that Onselen provides no evidence that Silver was even in London during the time of the murders and that the accusation is based entirely upon speculation. Onselen has responded that the number of circumstances involved should make Silver a suspect. [ http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/05/02/ripper.ap/index.html ] .ee also
*
List of proposed Jack the Ripper suspects References
External links
* [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070502/ap_en_ot/safrica_jack_the_ripper "Historian claims to ID Jack the Ripper"] Associated Press article
* [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/05/02/ripper.ap/index.html "Historian: Ripper was South Africa's 'King of Pimps'"] CNN
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
