Jack the Ripper mystery ‘solved’ as genetic link to suspect uncovered

Jack the Ripper's Wolverhampton victim could hold clue to his identity

The notorious murderer brutally killed and mutilated women in the White Chapel area of London in the 1800s. This article contains some information which readers may find upsetting

Jack the Ripper mystery ‘solved’ as genetic link to suspect uncovered

A researcher claims to have solved the 136-year-old mystery of Jack the Ripper, revealing a “100 per cent” DNA match linking the infamous serial killer to a long-standing suspect. Russell Edwards, who has spent years investigating the case, says DNA extracted from a bloodstained shawl found at the crime scene of one of the Ripper’s victims, Catherine Eddowes, matches that of Polish-born barber Aaron Kosminski. “It’s very difficult to put into wo…