Is this Jack the Ripper's face? Carving of Russian 'lunatic' who was Victorian chief inspector's top

Has Jack the Ripper finally been unmasked? Rediscovered cane believed to show serial killer's face | Daily Mail Online​

 

That or it's Obe Wan's ....

 

my favorite theory is that it was someone politically or aristocratically isolated from as much authority as existed to investigate.

 

I think it was a bent cop who knew all of the victims. They may have been silenced.

 

And I bet his name wasn't Jack, either....

 

Not really Saucy Jack then.

 

Carved onto the handle of the cane is the face of a drawn, haggard old man, whose eyes appear to glare out menacingly underneath a long, brown hood.

The walking stick, previously thought to have been lost, is believed to have been a gift to Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline, who had been tasked of hunting down the illusive murderer.

It was presented to Mr Abberline as a macabre leaving present by his team of seven officers after he was pulled from the investigation for failing to crack the case.

Police researchers rediscovered the cane buried in archives at Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire.

Labelling it as bearing the 'only reported facial composite', they believe the face etched into the handle was one of Mr Abberline's prime suspects: Dr Alexander Pedachenko.

Although this claim is disputed by other Ripper researchers, who say the walking stick had been one of many sold by street merchants seeking to cash in on the mysterious murder's notoriety.