The most infamous murdering spree in London history has finally been solved 126 years after it occurred – at least, according to author Russell Edwards. In his new book “Naming Jack the Ripper,” which releases this Tuesday, Edwards details how a shawl bearing the serial killer’s blood led him to DNA evidence that proves Aaron…
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Russell Edwards is a 48 year old businessman, originally from Birkenhead, who has, after years of dedicated research, produced the definitive evidence to prove the identity of the world’s most famous murderer: Jack the Ripper. Russell, who is married with two children and now lives in the south east of England, explains here how a…
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Killed 8th September 1888 29 Hanbury Street Disemboweled The second victim murdered by Jack the Ripper was dear ol’ friend of mine, Annie Chapman, we called ‘er “Dark Annie”. Annie’s butchered body was found on the morning of Saturday September 8th 1888, in the backyard of 29 Hanbury Street in Whitechapel. Her murder was just…
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Killed 9th November 1888 13, Millers Court Butchered, Throat Slashed The fifth and final Ripper victim was Mary Jane Kelly. Her murder was the dramatic conclusion in the gruesome violence inflicted on the series of prostitutes murdered in Whitechapel by the same killer. Mary’s body was, without doubt, the most brutally and viciously attached. Her…
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Killed 30th September 1888 Mitre Square Mutilated & Body Parts Stolen Because he was disturbed killin ‘ol Liz and couldn’t finish the job, Jack the Ripper went lookin’ for his second victim of the night. He found one. ‘Er name was Catherine Eddowes. Poor ol’ Kate was found totally ripped up on the 30th September…
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Killed 30th September 1888 Dutfields Yard Throat Slashed Three weeks after ol’ Annie was murdered, a good pal o’ mine Elizabeth Stride, Long Liz we called ‘er, ‘ad ‘er throat cut in the early hours of the 30th of September She lost ‘er husband and was left destitute without two brass farthins to rub together.…
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Killed 31st August 1888 At Buck’s Row Disemboweled My mate Mary Ann Nichols, “Polly” we used to call ‘er, was the first proper murder victim of Jack the Ripper. She fell on ‘ard times too and took to the same ways as ol’ Martha. At the time she copped it, Polly was bunked up at…
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Killed 7th August 1888 Gunthorpe Street Stabbed 39 Times Alright my lovelies! Ere, let me tell ya about the murders that went on right ere in Whitechapel in 1888. A lot of my ol mates were butchered by the killer that we all called Jack The Ripper. Right ‘orrible state of affairs it was. We…
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The identity of Jack the Ripper has been revealed in a new book by author Russell Edwards. Speaking on the Today programme, he explained that investigations revealed a number of details about the Victorian serial killer: “He was a Polish immigrant that came over to Whitechapel in 1881 with his family.” Dr Jari Louhelainen, a…
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Infamous killer is identified from blood samples on a shawl found next to one victim’s body, says ‘armchair detective’ Source: The Guardian A self-confessed “armchair detective” claims to have solved perhaps the most notorious whodunit ever by claiming to have discovered the identity of Jack the Ripper. Russell Edwards claims Aaron Kosminski, a 23…
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