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Jack the Ripper's identity may finally be known, thanks to DNA

Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:21 pm
Posted by L.A.
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:21 pm
For those who are interested

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The identity of Jack the Ripper, the notorious serial killer from the late 1800s in England, may finally be known.

A DNA forensic investigation published this month by two British researchers in the Journal of Forensic Science identifies Aaron Kosminski, a 23-year-old Polish barber and prime suspect at the time, as the likely killer.

The "semen stains match the sequences of one of the main police suspects, Aaron Kosminski," said the study authored by Jari Louhelainen of Liverpool John Moores University and David Miller of the University of Leeds.

The murderer dubbed Jack the Ripper killed at least five women from August to November 1888 in the Whitechapel district of London.

The study's authors conducted genetic testing of blood and semen on a shawl found near the body of Catherine Eddowes, the killer's fourth victim, whose badly mutilated body was discovered on Sept. 30, 1888.

fake news nbc via fake news msn
Posted by Mr.Perfect
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:25 pm to
A aRon done messed up
Posted by jamboybarry
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:27 pm to
Literal “the Jews did this”
Posted by 14&Counting
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:31 pm to
130 year old jizz?
Posted by Seldom Seen
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:36 pm to
Still gonna need those gps trackers on all knives though, right?
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:54 pm to
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Posted by Bulldogblitz
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:55 pm to
Ends up being trump.
Posted by Eightballjacket
Member since Jan 2016
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:56 pm to
It's seems like every year they come up with a new suspect. I still think it's the dude from Austin, Texas.
Posted by SOKAL
Member since May 2018
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:58 pm to
Hopefully his family can be brought to justice.

Maybe they can pay reperations to the victims' families.
Posted by MississippiLSUfan
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:58 pm to
They were all whores, right? What if he was just a frequent customer that sprayed on their clothes while paying for services rendered?
Posted by LuckyTiger
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:59 pm to
Without clicking the link, how do they match dna at scene to this guy? Dug him up?
Posted by Bourre
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:00 pm to
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Aaron Kosminski


Posted by MississippiLSUfan
Brookhaven
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:01 pm to
Probably got DNA from the descendants of his family.
Posted by Chocolate Jesus
Deep in the Heart of Texas
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:01 pm to
Thank God we can finally put that guy away and make everyone sleep better at night. I hope they can use this same technology years from now to convict all the rapists and murderers that are roaming the streets right now in London.
Posted by WeeWee
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:01 pm to
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Jack the Ripper's identity may finally be known, thanks to DNA


I am betting on John McCain.
Posted by Jake88
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:03 pm to
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Without clicking the link, how do they match dna at scene to this guy? Dug him up?
23 and Me.
Posted by MississippiLSUfan
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:03 pm to
Poor shmuck. Sprays on a whore after cutting his finger at work. Does the same thing to another one...

...and right bdhind him. Along comes a spider.
Posted by LuckyTiger
Someone's Alter
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:07 pm to
Ha!

They need to do a commercial with the Jack the Ripper descendant. Have him all smiling with a sepia toned crime scene photo in the background.
Posted by AUstar
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:09 pm to
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Without clicking the link, how do they match dna at scene to this guy? Dug him up


One of the gals he killed had his jizz left on her clothes. They compared that DNA to known suspects (by using descendants still alive) and matched it to Kominski who has long been a suspect.

Seems pretty airtight to me.

DNA tech has made rapid advances in the past five years. They are now pulling DNA from skeletons that are thousands of years old. They have genotyped Neanderthals, which is how they proved all non-African people alive today have a few percent Neanderthal in them.
Posted by L.A.
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:10 pm to
quote:

Without clicking the link, how do they match dna at scene to this guy? Dug him up?

From the article:
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Through analysis of fragments of the victim and suspect's mitochondrial DNA, which is passed down solely from one's mother, researchers were able to compare that with samples taken from living descendants of Eddowes and Kosminski.
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