Charles Ludwig - A Whitechapel Murders Suspect 1888.
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- On September 18th, 1888, a one armed unfortunate by the name of Elizabeth Burns, went with a man into a dark court in Minories, on the eastern fringe of the City of London. Standing in the darkness, she was horrified when she noticed that he was holding a knife.
Her screams brought police officer, John Johnson to the scene, where he sent the man on his way. When the woman later mentioned that the man had frightened her with the knife, Johnson carried out a quick search form the man, but to no avail.
Realising that he may have let the Whitechapel murderer slip through his fingers, Johnson continued on his way, and told other constables he met to be on the lookout for the man.
The man had, in fact, gone to a coffee stall, where he pulled the knife out on another man, and was duly arrested. It transpired that his name was Charles Ludwig, also known as Wetzel, and, later that day, he appeared at the Thames Police Court.
In this video, we take a look at the events of that day, and then follow his story in the Victorian newspapers, as the police and press began looking into the possibility that he may also have been the Whitechapel murderer..
"He's a dangerous lunatic!"
"True, but he's not Jack the Ripper so we'll let him go."
Yes, I was struck by that.
When you consider the ridicule that he would have faced at having “let the Ripper go”, the policeman’s honesty has to be admired.
One of the police problems at the time was that they were searching for someone with maniacle traits. Someone who was clearly "mad." The ripper most likely was able to get away because he seemed normal, and didn't stand out at all. I think it is very likely that the actual murderer was never even questioned by the police, and has never been named as a suspect then or now.
Aaron Kosminski
@@eva5601 Is a suspect, there is no proof against ANY of them.
I'm seriously addicted to your YT channel. I'm mad about history and especially local history. Keep up the great work!
Glad you enjoy it!
Perfectly written, brilliantly researched and wonderfully narrated....this highly informative and entertaining material was once on channels like the History channel....sadly you now have to scour TH-cam for these.
Very kind of you, Mark.
@@JackTheRipperTours Hi Richard, I have a question from the U.S.. Do you think that there is any chance that none of the police suspects at that time were JTR? Possibly he could have been someone else completely unknown to them, and to us? Thank you. Ted
Hi Ted. I think it highly likely that he may well have been unknown to the police, and there is a good chance that he is not amongst those we think of as suspects today.
@@JackTheRipperTours Thank you Richard. I've wondered this for many years but have never asked anyone about it.
Being of German origin myself, I have a theory about the different names: Charles Ludwig is obviously the anglicized version of his German name Karl Ludwig. Karl and Ludwig are both German first names. Then there is the name Wetzel, which is a frequent last name in Germany. So I think his full name might have been Karl Ludwig Wetzel, "Karl" and "Ludwig" being the first names and "Wetzel" the family name. On arrival in England, this might have turned into "Karl Ludwig"/"Charles Ludwig" because people thought that "Ludwig" was his family name. It's only a theory though that came to me while watching the brilliant video.
Thank you for the input Philipp. That dies make sense. Funnily enough, I was going to message you to check that I was saying the names correctly!
Brilliant as usual,only you and the late Martin Fido have this special talent to narrate these tales,live long and prosper x
Thank you so much, that is very kind of you.
This is a great channel for us armchair Ripperologists. You should do a live feed, so we can argue, er, discuss our own various theories/suspects. etc.
Great idea
I dont think the ripper was any of the suspects suggested. He worked at the abbotoir and blended into the community. A very clever individual who lead a normal life with an extremely dark secret. Thank you Richard for uploading. I love your work on JTR ive been a great fan of yours for years. 😀
Good point
The Ripper very likely was somebody nondescript that nobody has ever mentioned before. An unremarkable Peter Sutcliffe/Gary Ridgway type. Obviously local to the area.
@@lyndoncmp5751 wasn't Mary Kelly's ex-boyfriend an abbatoir worker - and was suspiciously very anti prostitute and against Mary Kelly being one. He never seemed to get serious consideration for her death at least.
@@garyshepherd9226 didn’t he have a solid alibi for that night?
DNA evidence revealed that Jack The Ripper was Aaron Kosminski. A Polish Jewish immigrant, who trained, and worked at a hospital, as a barber, where his father also worked.
I love these lesser known tidbits. Great stuff. By the way my mum did one of your ghost walk tours near Bank a couple of years ago and couldn't stop singing your praises afterwards.
Cheers.
I'm glad she enjoyed it, Lyndon. Thanks for your kind words.
No problem. Its all true. All the best.
Isn't it a pity that we may never know his identity?
We will never know. Don’t feel bad though because most of the people who were actually effected by this never knew he was either. I’m sure there were a select few who maybe knew, or only the person or persons who committed the actual murders knew back then.
Aaron Kosminski
As a 'traveler' who cannot travel due to age and health, your wonderful videos allow me to live briefly in another world that I have only been about to read and dream about. Thank you.
That is so king of you to say so. I am pleased you are enjoying the videos.
Another great video, thanks Richard.
Very welcome
You do these very well, Richard! Always nice to find a new one!
Many thanks!
I love the period drawings you include with your narrative.
Your series consistently stands out as some of the finest content on TH-cam. I think you could make watching paint dry captivating and exciting ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Dave, very kind of you.
If we can’t identify the fiend at least we can eliminate suspects. Can you do a video on Charles “Cross”?
I'm working on him at the moment. It is taking a little time!
@@JackTheRipperTours he seems like a good suspect…
Lechmere can't be eliminated though.
He's my pick for number 1 suspect
@@JackTheRipperTours Excellent. Really looking forward to seeing it
Thank you Richard for another informative video.
Please keep up the good work.
Thanks, will do!
Fascinating as always. Thankyou
Glad you enjoyed it
I see that there are fools who feel the need to deface everything over in GB just like they do here in the states. I was watching a video of some guy checking out the location where the famous Laurel and Hardy short film "The music box" was made and of course the neighborhood is now trashy and the plaque commemorating the site was all but unreadable, because of the low life's that just have to destroy everything that should be revered and respected. My guess is that most of the current individuals that occupy that area now do not read or speak English, so what the hell do they care about our historical treasures. smh
This is sad to read.
I really enjoyed it. Bravo for your research. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent! Much appreciated.🙏
You're most welcome!
I wish I had a time machine. If I did I'd go back to the times of Jack the Ripper. And! Ww2 era. Those are my favourite parts of history. But thanks for these amazing informative videos. They keep me enthralled.
How nice - don't forget ya gasmask .
So very interesting.
Thank you.
Our pleasure!
Brilliant channel I love it!❤🍻
Thank you kindly
Brilliant work 👏👏
Thanks, Mick.
Excellent narration and knowledge as always!! Not the Jack The Ripper for sure, as you say, but it certainly builds a picture in the mind of what kind of place Whitechapel was in those days.
Thanks very much for always keeping this channel fresh and distinctly unique in the quality of its content. It’s a real treasure.
Thank you Omar, that is very kind of you.
@@JackTheRipperTours You’re most welcome. Thanks for all your hard work
Blimey....they let him go! Crazy.
Hello from Singapore 😊 Wow! That was really enlightening! Thank you ❤️ Joanne
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@JackTheRipperTours I most certainly did! Thank you so much 😊❤️
Fascinating and intriguing. Thank you
Thank you, Jessica.
In the 60s , in East London , i went to school , with a boy named Finlay . He related to us that the original name of his family was Fineberg . I wonder if he was related to the man at the coffee stall ?
Your voice reminds me of Bernard Cribbins in a strange way.. I loved Bernard Cribbins.
He's very old (93?), and still with us
The Ripper was much more careful. He strangled his victims into unconsciousness before cutting them so they couldn't scream.
Who was he!!? We will never know. Thank you for another brilliant post
Great ✌🏻
Thank you.
That was full of excitement with twists & turns. I felt at first, he might have been a ‘gang’ member who was working alone that night to murder women, or he might even have been Jack the Ripper. Then him being incarcerated when another murder occurred debunked that! That was another really fascinating video which I really enjoyed. I know I’ve said this before but, your narration is superb & you ooze interest & enthusiasm. The photo’s really complimented your narration. I now can’t wait for your next video. Thank you
The one thing we can say we know for sure about Jack the ripper... Is that he had arms and legs.
He was certainly well armed, yes. Ooops.
Or she.
@@herbert9241 Thank you. I've often thought it might have been a women. No one then or now for the most part seem to think it could have been a women but why not?
'She' could have been the one to sgin the letter 'Jack the Ripper' to throw the police and others off her trail. Something to think about.
@@ghostcityshelton9378 Find it highly unlikely it was a woman, everything we know about female serial killers says that they just don't operate like that.
@@DoctorBastard - What do we know which precludes that possibility in this case?
Makes me really wonder if there was more than one killer
Very interesting video.
I wonder if exist a photo of Three Kings Court.
Hi Tornado. Sadly, I couldn't find one in any of the local collections.
Good one!
Thanks!
How hard is it to find a one-armed prostitute?
never heardoftis suspect before
Perhaps the thought that he might have found himself on the wrong end of a .38 Webley may have made him move on?
Good video, a shame we can't nail the bastard even after this time. Can i ask, would it be possible to do a debunking or investigation of Charles 'Cross' or Lechy boy?
I would be interested to know what you think as some people live and die by him as jtr
I am working on a video about him, although it is a little tricky as there is almost an obsessiveness about him!
Yes definitely, a cult of certainty if you will. I think part of it is because we actually have his photo, it makes it more tempting to say "this is the face of the killer"
Well at least Lechmere makes more sense than the likes of Kosminski, Druitt, Tumblety and all those baseless theories. He can actually be linked to a victim's dead body. None of the other suspects can be. Lechmere would be very closely looked at by the police in this day and age.
There where information that only the Police new and ripper ?
will you do more videos on the suspects? dying to see one on Fredrick Deeming
Yes indeed. Deeming is scheduled for later this year. I am currently making a new suspect video for later this month.
@@JackTheRipperTours Any chance you'll tell us who your likely suspects are?
I wonder how much legitimacy there is to the stories of him coming in with blood on his hands or if they were clutching at straws. This man was clearly messed up, even if not the Ripper I wonder if or who he might have killed.
Ooooh yeah! Perfect vid to have with a nice hot cup of tea and a couple of biscuits! (on a cold aussie night)
Enjoy!
I’m also having tea and biscuits, in the UK. (Dull and cloudy).
I'm watching your video while having pork chops cooked in extra virgan olive oil, then just before finished cooking put a Pennsylvania Dutch cream chipped beef on it and some over the veggies.
Then latter will use the left over oil and juices in the pot to cook rice. Waste not, want not.
I wonder what a Jack The Ripper Cook Book would look like. I mean what were the dishes like, not just fancy stuff, but just the normal day
to day stuff .
Do you think folks might be interrested in something like that?
Anyway, great job on your video Richard.🤗🤗🤗
First time I’ve heard about Charles Ludwig very interesting character indeed he may have killed one or two prostitutes but I highly doubt he was the Whitechapel murderer aka Jack the Ripper
Ludwig and Kosminsky were both barbers, Interesting.
Is the narrator Sir Anthony Hopkins??
No. It's Richard Jones.
Can i ask you a question? Do you think the ripper left and went to america?
Anything is possible.
Lud-wig is properly pronounced Lood-vig.
This may of been promising at time,,but we know to well how certain people behave when they hear bad things happen and fr some reason they want to live out what ever it was,,,alleged professionals would claim its their sanity,,who knows??I don't believe he was the ripper,,the guy made himself a suspect,,,I rest,jcvw
Copy--Cat killers? Or...maybe
Brothers? Himmmm🤔
I'm convinced it was Charles Lechmere... would love to hear your research on that!
Jack the Ripper, can only be a foreigner. 😢
Yes that was a prevailing thought. Or a debauched 'toff' outsider.
Ah yes, must be them Germans again.
Charles Lechmere