Question about ';spring heeled jack'; - was it just a Myth or true events?

Spring Heeled Jack - was he a creature, an alien, or a man wearing some strange costume and a hidden jumping apparatus? During the 1830's, this 'man' terrorized England. Described as tall, thin, powerful, wearing a black cloak, the man could jump 20 to 30 feet vertical. It was reported that he had large pointy ears and nose, with red glowing eyes, and capable of spitting an odd white and blue flame from his mouth





the first sight was in 1837 in London





can ya help me to explain about it more?Question about ';spring heeled jack'; - was it just a Myth or true events?
this is what i have read on the myth of spring heeled jack


it was a prank by henry de la power beresford, the 3rd marquess of waterford who in 1837, after his advances where turned down by a chambermaid, got drunk and decided to play a trick on her and dressed as the devil to scare her.


waterford spat a mouthful of brandy over a light match to create the effect that as the devil he could spit flames.


the prank caught the imagination of jokers in victorian england who played similar japes on the unsuspectingQuestion about ';spring heeled jack'; - was it just a Myth or true events?
that figure was strange but a true figure !





all events could have happened in the past, 19th century was still a dark age and the unsolved crimes periode were very popular at that time
Here's your answer. English folk lore.





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I'm gonna have to dig through my files. I have some old reports about him somewhere - shoot me a message and I will send whatever info I can find.
Either an alien or the caped crusader's great-great granddad.