Frederick Bailey Deeming

Verified background

Biographical facts with sources.

• Retrieved Wife-murderer; reportedly active in Cape Town 1888–89. ○ Weakly supported claim: Frederick Deeming was reportedly active in Cape Town in 1888–89, which tells against his presence in London in autumn 1888.[1]

Opportunity and timeline

Where the person is documented to have been, and where the record is silent.

• Inference Exact location on murder dates not documented. ○ Weakly supported claim: Frederick Deeming was reportedly active in Cape Town in 1888–89, which tells against his presence in London in autumn 1888.[1]

Strongest supporting evidence

The best case proponents can make from the record.

• Inference Later murders and press speculation (not examined here). ○ Weakly supported claim: Frederick Deeming was reportedly active in Cape Town in 1888–89, which tells against his presence in London in autumn 1888.[1]

Strongest contradictory evidence

Evidence that tells against the theory.

• Retrieved Reportedly active in Cape Town 1888–89. ○ Weakly supported claim: Frederick Deeming was reportedly active in Cape Town in 1888–89, which tells against his presence in London in autumn 1888.[1]

Disputed and missing

Points in dispute, and records that do not exist or were not found.

• Retrieved Exact 1888 movements undocumented in sources accessed. ○ Weakly supported claim: Frederick Deeming was reportedly active in Cape Town in 1888–89, which tells against his presence in London in autumn 1888.[1]

Assumptions required

What a reader has to accept for the theory to work.

• Inference Would require evidence beyond proximity, illness, later violence or a relationship with a victim — none of which is itself evidence of guilt. ○ Weakly supported claim: Frederick Deeming was reportedly active in Cape Town in 1888–89, which tells against his presence in London in autumn 1888.[1]

What would change the assessment

Evidence that, if found, would move the picture.

• Inference Documented presence at a scene, or a forensic or reliable witness link, would strengthen; documented absence would eliminate. ○ Weakly supported claim: Frederick Deeming was reportedly active in Cape Town in 1888–89, which tells against his presence in London in autumn 1888.[1]

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