Jack The Ripper Identified After 125 Years

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THE search to uncover the identity of Jack the Ripper appears to be over.

DNA on a shawl found near one of the victims, Catherine Eddowes, reportedly contains a match to both her and one of the chief suspects, Aaron Kosminsky.
The Polish hairdresser, who moved to England with his family in 1881, was committed to a mental asylum at the peak of Ripper hysteria.

The breakthrough came when Dr Jari Louhelainen, an expert in historic DNA, was commissioned to study a shawl found with Eddowes, the second-last “confirmed” victim of the Ripper more than 125 years ago.

The shawl — which still retained historic stains — had been bought by a businessman at an auction in 2007.

Kosminski was born in Poland in 1865 before moving to Whitechapel, England, in 1881.

The murders attributed to Jack the Ripper began in 1888, with up to 11 deaths around the Whitechapel area linked to the killer.


Frances Coles, believed to be the Ripper’s last victim, died in February 1891 — the same year Kosminski was forcibly put in Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum.


He remained in mental health facilities until his death in 1919, aged 53.

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[æRLO]

Wouldn't it be a twist if si Charles Dogson aka Lewis Carroll si Jack the Ripper? Even if that theory was so far fetched.

[kitloy]

ingon tong migo nako kay si Jose Rizal daw na hehehehe

[bleedingboi]

The results were not yet verified independently, so di pa gyud ta maka sure. It needs another set of tests.

[dirk14]

I think Jejomar Binay did it

[cebugdev]

this is one of those mysteries i want to see solved during my lifetime! nice news!

[Saint_hard]

abi nako myth rani sya..

[starcatch]

ingon tong migo nako kay si Jose Rizal daw na hehehehe

bitaw.. nka dungog pd ko ani nga tabi2..

[krank]

bitaw kay doctor man daw si jack. gitangtangan daw niya ug mga laman loob kay gibanghaw niya si Frankenstein lol..

[<SMILE>]

Could be, because of the status of the barber shops during that time and the expertise needed for such a gruesome act.



Barber-surgeons were medical practitioners in medieval Europe who, unlike many doctors of the time, performed surgery, often on the war wounded. Barber-surgeons would normally learn their trade as an apprentice to a more experienced colleague. Many would have no formal learning, and were often illiterate.

The red and white pole which is still used to identify a barber’s shop was originally intended to reflect the blood and napkins used to clean up during bloodletting. This treatment was one of the main tasks of the barber-surgeon, as well as extracting teeth, performing enemas, selling medicines, performing surgery and, of course, cutting hair
Barber-surgeons