Culprit? Royal surgeon Sir John Williams has been named as Jack the Ripper by a descendant of one of the serial killer's victims A second book has named Queen Victoria's surgeon Sir John Williams as the infamous Jack the Ripper - and it is written by a descendant of one of the serial killer's victims. Author Antonia Alexander claims she is the great-great-great-granddaughter of the Ripper's fifth and final victim Mary Kelly. She points the finger at Sir John, who founded the National Library of Wales, in Aberystwyth, and acted as surgeon for the royal family. It follows a book released last year by Tony Williams, the great-great nephew of Sir John, who also accuses the prominent surgeon of being behind the notorious killings on the cobbled streets of London's Whitechapel in 1888.
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Antonia Alexander names royal surgeon Sir John Williams as Jack the Ripper
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The author claims she is the great-great-great-granddaughter of the serial killer's fifth and final victim Mary Kelly
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She says a tiny photograph in a locket proves Sir John's guilt
Victim: An illustration of Mary Kelly shortly after she was murdered by @placeholder.