Jack the Ripper's identity revealed... 140-year-old mystery solved: Victims' relatives to file lawsuit
The true identity of the serial killer Jack the Ripper has been determined after 140 years. It was proven that the suspect, Aaron Kosminski, was the killer thanks to the confirmation of his genetic link to Jack the Ripper.
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New evidence has revealed that the 'Jack the Ripper' murders committed in England in the 1880s were carried out by Polish barber Aaron Kosminski. Researcher Russell Edwards has succeeded in identifying Jack the Ripper through DNA tests. The genetic research revealed that the person who committed the murders was Aaron Kosminski, who had been on the police's list of suspects in 1888 but whose connection to the crimes could not be definitively proven at the time.
Edwards, who investigated the case for years, obtained DNA samples from a blood-stained shawl found at the crime scene of one of Jack the Ripper's victims, Catherine Eddowes. Edwards reported that the DNA taken from the shawl matched the DNA of the Polish barber Aaron Kosminski.
Edwards, who discovered who Jack the Ripper really was, stated the following:
''It is very difficult to describe in words the joy I felt when I saw that the DNA was a 100 percent match. This brings closure and a form of justice for the descendants of the victims.''
Kosminski was considered the prime suspect in the brutal murder of five women in London's Whitechapel district between August and November 1888. The killer, whose identity was never definitively established, terrorized Victorian-era England. Since the time the murders were committed, Jack the Ripper has been considered one of the greatest mysteries in history.
HOW WERE THE JACK THE RIPPER MURDERS SOLVED?
Working with genealogists, Edwards found a living relative of Kosminski. The Polish barber's relative agreed to provide a DNA sample to the researchers. It was noted that a match was obtained when compared with the genetic material found on the shawl. The descendants of Eddowes and Kosminski have requested an official inquiry to legally verify the killer's identity.
Karen Miller, a descendant of Eddowes, expressed the following:
'We now have the evidence. Now an inquiry needs to be opened to legally confirm the identity of the killer.'
The shawl, which was purchased at an auction in 2007, was believed to have been found next to Eddowes' body. Forensic analysis confirmed that the blood on the shawl matched the DNA of both the victim and Kosminski.
LAWSUIT TO BE FILED AGAINST AARON KOSMINSKI
Born in 1865, Kosminski immigrated to England from Poland and operated a barbershop in Whitechapel, where the murders took place. It was known that Kosminski was mentally ill. Placed in a mental institution, Kosminski died in the same hospital in 1919. The descendants of the victims, who are demanding justice, will apply along with Edwards for the Jack the Ripper murders to be retried in court.
Many historians and experts have approached the DNA evidence obtained from such an old crime scene with skepticism. On the other hand, Edwards has assembled a legal team to push for an inquiry, arguing that modern forensic science has exposed the identity of Jack the Ripper.
Jack the Ripper's attacks terrorized London during the period the murders were committed. The failure of the police in England to catch the killer led to debates in the British Parliament. Numerous conspiracy theories have been produced regarding the killer's true identity. If Edwards' findings are accepted by the court, one of the longest-running criminal mysteries in history will come to an end.