John Netley

John Charles Netley (19 May 1860 – 20 September 1903) was an English cab driver who was later claimed to have been involved in the 'Whitechapel Murders' committed by the unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper.

[3] At time of death, John Netley was described as a "carman" (i.e. a goods wagon driver) in the census returns for the period which show him living with his father.

The jury at his inquest returned a verdict of accidental death, with a recommendation that the drivers of vans should be offered safety straps.

In 1976, author Stephen Knight accused Netley of complicity in the Whitechapel murders in his book Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution.

[6][7] In the made-for-TV film Jack the Ripper (1988), starring Michael Caine, Netley was played by actor George Sweeney.