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The remaining police suspect was the Russian sneak thief and confidence trickster, Michael Ostrog. Little is known about him beyond his appalling criminal record and his being habitually cruel to women. It is probable that suspicion fell on him largely because he carried surgical knives and instruments when he roamed the streets of Whitechapel. He was ‘wanted’ in October 1888 (not for the Whitechapel crimes) but his whereabouts at the time of the murders was never established.

Macnaghten also stated with apparent authority that the Whitechapel murderer had claimed five victims and five victims only, contradicting the belief of the public and many fellow policemen alike that there had been at least two more.

Of course, there have been a number of other suspects.