Aliases: Count Luiskovo.
Born: 1857?.
Died: 1908?.
First suspected: 1928, William LeQueux in Things I Know. Later Donald McCormick, Identity of Jack the Ripper.
Reasons for suspicion: Allegedly sent by the Russian Secret Police to discredit the London police. Later thrown into a criminal lunatic asylum.
Problems with candidacy: Dr. Pedachenko may never have existed. LeQueux was known to be a teller of tall-tales, and no corroborating evidence has ever been discovered.
Related pages: |
Dr. Pedachenko |
Message Boards: Dr. Pedachenko |
Press Reports: Empire News - 23 October 1923 |
Press Reports: Lethbridge Herald - 25 March 1944 |
Ripper Media: From the City to Fleet Street |
Ripper Media: Jack the Ripper: A Suspect Guide - Dr. Alexander Pedachen... |
Ripper Media: Jack the Ripper: A Suspect Guide - Levitski |
Ripper Media: Jack the Ripper: A Suspect Guide - Miss Winberg |
Ripper Media: The Identity of Jack the Ripper |
Suspects: Dr. Alexander Pedachenko |