Jack the Ripper Suspect – Isaac Kozebrodski

Isaac Kozebrodski, or Kozebrodsky, was a young Polish man who was a witness in the Elizabeth Stride murder investigation. He was called into Dutfield’s Yard to view the body of Elizabeth Stride by Louis Diemschutz, who originally found the body.

Kozebrodski was not called as a witness at the inquest into Stride’s death, but he did make a statement to the press regarding the incident as follows:

“I was in this club last night. I came in about half-past six in the evening. About twenty minutes to one this morning Mr. Diemschitz called me out to the yard. He told me there was something in the yard, and told me to come and see what it was. When we had got outside he struck a match, and when we looked down on the ground we could see a long stream of blood. It was running down the gutter from the direction of the gate, and reached to the back door of the club. I should think there was blood in the gutter for a distance of five or six yards. I went to look for a policeman at the request of Diemschitz or some other member of the club, but I took the direction towards Grove-street and could not find one. I afterwards went into the Commercial-road along with Eagle, and found two officers. The officers did not touch the body, but sent for a doctor. A doctor came, and an inspector arrived just afterwards. While the doctor was examining the body, I noticed that she had some grapes in her right hand and some sweets in her left. I saw a little bunch of flowers stuck above her right bosom”.

Until recently, there was no other interest in Kozebrodski except as a minor witness, however, according to a new theory by Randy Williams, an American private investigator, Jack the Ripper was actually three men: Louis Deimschutz, Isaac Kozebrodski and Samuel Friedman.

Kozebrodski was known to be member of a society known as the International Working Men’s Education Club (IWMEC). The organization championed a socialist-communist agenda that aimed to topple the socio-political system in England—by any means necessary.

Kozebrodski had no qualms about using violence as a means to an end. He was arrested on March 16, 1889, along with Louis Deimschutz and Samuel Friedman, for viciously assaulting police officers and bystanders at a Socialist demonstration that turned into a riot. During the mayhem, Deimschutz beat up an officer in the exact location where the body of Elizabeth Stride was found: in Dutfield’s Yard, the private courtyard of the IWMEC.

Conclusion: It’s the most plausible theory I have heard in a long time. I’ve always believed that there were at least 2 persons responsible.

For more information, have a look at this page: http://www.the-line-up.com/jack-the-ripper-theories-actually-three-men/

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