Marine Corps inspector general suspended pending third investigation into AAV accident May 3 Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi, the then -outgoing commanding general of the 1st Marine Division, speaks during a change of command ceremony held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 22, 2020. (Cpl. Jailine L. AliceaSantiago/Marine Corps) At the end of April, the Marine Corps suspended Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi, the inspector general of the Marine Corps and former 1st Marine Division commander, from his duties pending the outcome of a third investigation into a deadly sinking accident. Prior to taking on the role as inspector general of the Marine Corps, Castellvi was the commander of the 1st Marine Division, responsible for the training and readiness of the Marines of 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion and 1st Battalion, 4th Marines.
Count Dracula was inspired by one of the suspects believed to be Jack the Ripper, an author has claimed in a new book.
Andy Struthers, 54, rubbishes conventional theories that Bram Stoker s vampire was based on feared Romanian ruler Vlad the Impaler and has spent 10 years researching the character s genesis.
Early research concluded it could be an Anglican priest from Devon named Sabine Baring-Gould.
But he now believes Dracula to be based on convicted criminal Francis Tumblety, who some historians believe to be Jack the Ripper.
Francis Tumblety (left) was known to have been in the Whitechapel area during the notorious spree of killings in 1888, nine years before Dracula was published. Right: Gary Oldman starring as Dracula in 1992
Serial killer Jack the Ripper suspect was real-life inspiration for original Dracula
Andy Struthers, 54, of Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, believes Bram Stoker s vampire Dracula was inspired by a criminal suspected of being serial killer Jack the Ripper
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