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Murder in Verse: James Kenneth Stephen (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)

Murder in Verse: James Kenneth Stephen (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)

Update: 2022-10-261
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When the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, hired the brilliant James Kenneth Stephen to tutor his eldest son, Prince Eddy, Stephen and his student became fast friends. Some believe they were more than friends. After publishing two volumes of poetry, Stephen suffered a mental breakdown in 1891. Based on what happened next, Stephen’s tantalizing relationship with Eddy, and violent themes in his writing, several commentators have named the poet as the Ripper. 

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Murder in Verse: James Kenneth Stephen (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)

Murder in Verse: James Kenneth Stephen (Artists Accused of Being Jack the Ripper)

Gavin Whitehead