One man – implicated in two huge crimes
Jack the Ripper and Abraham Lincoln was reviewed today by the blog Books and Emma “This read is involving, a well-researched biography of Tumbletys life and an investigation in itself into his connections to the crimes.” “This is not light reading, a story with a …
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On Monday May 27, 2024, I appeared on the British Murders podcast, interviewed by its intrepid host, Stuart Blues. You can listen to the podcast here: https://www.britishmurders.com/tonymcmahon/ Stuart talked to me first about my background as a journalist – in print and TV – then …
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Just appeared on the amazing Wonderbirds Show to discuss my latest book: Jack the Ripper and Abraham Lincoln (published by Troubador). Click on the link below and enjoy half an hour with the magnificent Wonderbirds as we go through my latest revelations on the world’s …
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The idea that Jack the Ripper could have been LGBT seems far fetched. But there is overwhelming evidence from contemporary accounts pointing to Jack the Ripper being an LGBT Irish-American. This raises a whole host of questions about motive, backstory, and methodology. Luckily for you …
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Jack the Ripper and Abraham Lincoln by Tony McMahon is published by Troubador on May 28, 2024. To pre-order the book – please click on one of the following links and make your purchase: Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jack-Ripper-Abraham-Lincoln-greatest/dp/1805143646/ WHSmith: https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/jack-the-ripper-and-abraham-lincoln-one-man-links-the-two-greatest-crimes-of-the-19th-century/tony-mcmahon/paperback/9781805143642.html Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/jack-the-ripper-and-abraham-lincoln/tony-mcmahon/9781805143642
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Francis Tumblety was an Irish-American arrested as a suspect by Scotland Yard in the Jack the Ripper case in 1888. But, he had a long criminal record even by then, which included being arrested in 1865 as a suspect in the assassination of President Abraham …
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TV historian Tony McMahon investigates whether Jack the Ripper also claimed victims in New York – and elsewhere in the United States. His new book – Jack the Ripper and Abraham Lincoln – follows the life of Ripper suspect, Francis Tumblety. An Irish-American arrested by …
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TV historian Tony McMahon goes to Dublin in search of Jack the Ripper’s Irish roots. If, as he believes, this serial killer was the Irish-American, Francis Tumblety, then it’s essential to understand where his life began and the early influences that turned him into such …
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Jack the Ripper – an LGBT Irish-American? A man implicated twenty-five years earlier in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln? A serial killer with a younger accomplice who struck first in Canada and Texas? Prepare yourself for a whole new dimension on the Jack the …
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