Has Forensic Science Finally Unmasked Jack the Ripper?
Jack the Ripper, the scourge of Whitechapel and possibly the world's most famous cold case, has reportedly been solved by a businessman and a forensic analyst, according to The Daily Mail.
The partner teamed up after businessman Russell Edwards obtained a shawl that supposedly belonged to Catherine Eddowes, an unfortunate victim to the Ripper's grisly murders. Enlisting forensic expert Jari Louhelainen's expertise, particularly with historic murders, the evidence shows "beyond a reasonable doubt," which one of the six potential suspects Jack the Ripper actually was.
The perpetrator is allegedly Aaron Kosminski, a 23-year-old polish barber at the time who lived in close proximity to the murders. Edwards says that he tracked down a decedent of Kominski's for mitochondrial comparison to evidence found on the shawl. Once they compared the two, they had a match.
