Francis Tumblety

Name	Francis Tumblety Jack the Ripper
Actor	Lane Davies
Dates	c. 1833 – May 28, 1903 2019 (raised by God)
Location	Harlan, Kansas
Occupation	Serial Killer Hell Ghost
Episode(s)	15.02 Raising Hell

History

Francis Tumblety was an Irish-born American medical quack, who was also known by the name "Jack the Ripper", and was responsible for a murder spree in Whitechapel, London, in 1888. His preferred victims were women, all of whom were prostitutes.

At some point in time in the past, Tumblety had a dalliance with Rowena, whom he decided to let live.

Episodes

15.02 Raising Hell

A woman, Nan, sneaks into her quarantined neighborhood to retrieve allergy medication for her daughter, when she is startled by a neighbor named Rob who is just standing in the street. Nan begins talking to him, but he remains quiet, before grabbing hold of her and repeatedly stabbing her in the stomach. Rob collapses soon after, revealing Francis Tumblety had been possessing him. While patrolling the perimeter, Belphegor and Dean spot Tumblety attempting to escape and shoot him with rock salt.

The next day, Tumblety gathers a small group of spirits together and informs them he has learned why they were spit out of Hell, revealing God has released them and are being trapped in Harlan by hunters and the demon Belphegor. Tumblety suggests they gather all the souls still hiding in the shadows and build their numbers.

Tumblety later confronts the Winchesters and Belphegor, demanding they power down the warding, using two possessed people as hostages. When Sam and Dean refuse his demands, Tumblety has the ghosts begin shredding the insides of the possessed, until the sudden arrival of Arthur Ketch, who fires iron flakes from a weapon, forcing Tumblety to disappear and the possessing ghosts to be ejected from their humans.

The Real Francis Tumblety

The real Francis Tumblety was born in Ireland, and his family emigrated to the United States when he was a child. He worked as a physician, known for creating and selling his own medicines. He traveled back to England and Europe a number of times and lived in Whitechapel at the time of the killings attributed to Jack the Ripper.