Everything about John Netley totally explained
John Charles Netley (
1860 -
1903) was a cab driver who is notable because of claims that he was involved in the 'Whitechapel Murders' committed by
Jack the Ripper.
Netley was born in
Paddington in
London. His father was an
omnibus driver, and he'd a twin. By 1888, the time of the murders, John Netley was a
Hackney carriage driver in London. Since
Stephen Knight published his book in
1976, Netley has been connected by some authors with the crimes. He is usually included in the
Royal conspiracy theory. According to this theory Netley drove the coach in which
Sir William Gull carried out the actual killings.
Knight's Royal
conspiracy theory originated from the story of
Joseph Sickert, who claimed to be the
illegitimate son of
Walter Sickert, another
'Ripper' suspect. He related that after the killings had concluded, Netley was heavily involved in attempts on the life of the young Alice Crook (supposedly the illegitimate daughter of Annie Crook and
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, (the grandson of
Queen Victoria), trying to run her down with his carriage.
John Netley most certainly did exist and he was described as a "carman" (for example a cab or carriage driver) in the census returns for the period. He was employed by Messrs Thompson, McKay and Co., who described Netley as "very steady".
Netley died in an accident when the wheel of his van hit an obelisk in London's Park Road, where it joins on to
Baker Street, near to
Clarence Gate in
Regent's Park. He was thrown from his van under the hooves of the horses where his head was crushed by a wheel. The
jury at his
inquest returned a
verdict of accidental death, with a recommendation that the drivers of vans should be offered safety straps.
Film portrayals
In the 1988 made for tv film
Jack the Ripper, starring
Michael Caine, Netley was played by actor
George Sweeney (External Link
);and in the 2001 film
From Hell, starring
Johnny Depp, Netley was played by
Jason Flemyng (External Link).
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