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Dr. Francis J. Tumblety: One of America's First Serial Killers

Dr. Francis J. Tumblety, born in 1833 to Irish-American parents, is infamously known as one of America's first serial killers. An enigmatic figure, Tumblety posed as an "Indian herb doctor" and became a suspect in the notorious Jack the Ripper case. His life was marked by criminal activities, including selling fatal abortion drugs and collecting women's body parts. He moved between the U.S. and Britain to escape the law and was linked to several high-profile cases, including the assassination of President Lincoln. Tumblety died in 1903 in Rochester, New York.

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Dr. Francis J. Tumblety: One of America's First Serial Killers

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  1. Dr. Francis J Tumblety One of America’s first serial killers By Abigail Hong

  2. The Basics: • Date of birth and location of birth unknown • Born to James and Margaret Tumblety in 1833 • Irish-American • Youngest of eleven children • Posed as an “Indian herb Doctor” • Jack the Ripper suspect!!! :o • One of the first people to set up shop in Pioneer Square

  3. Education: • Not known if he went to school • Trained under Dr. Lispenard • Peddled questionable literature as a child

  4. (Criminal)Career: • He was arrested several times for posing as a Union army doctor, but was never in trouble for his medical crimes • He tried to infect the blankets the enemies were using with yellow fever

  5. He used several different aliases that all sounded similar to his last name • Moved between US and Britain multiple times to escape the law • Killed a lot of his patients • Sold fatal abortion drugs • Arrested as a suspect for Lincoln’s assassination

  6. Jack the Ripper Suspect!! • Thought to be responsible for the Whitechapel murders • Suspected by the British police, taken into custody • When he wasn’t in Europe, the murders stopped

  7. Misogyny… • Had a fiancé that cheated on him and broke all of her promises • Collected women’s body parts in jars and pickled them, then showed them to his dinner guests

  8. Role in settling Seattle! • He was one of the first to set up shop in Pioneer Square and one of America’s first ever known serial killers (and one of Washington’s first, as well).

  9. Died in Rochester, New York, 1903, at age 73

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