Frederick Abberline

Frederick Abberline
An 1885 illustration of Abberline
Born	Frederick George Abberline (1843-01-08)8 January 1843 Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
Died	10 December 1929(1929-12-10) (aged 86) Springbourne, Hampshire,[1] England
Spouses	Martha Mackness ​ ​ (m. 1868; died 1868)​ Emma Beament ​ (m. 1876)​
Police career
Rank	Chief inspector for the London Metropolitan Police

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Frederick George Abberline (8 January 1843 – 10 December 1929) was a British chief inspector for the London Metropolitan Police. He is best known for being a prominent police figure in the investigation into the Jack the Ripper serial killer murders of 1888.