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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After Russell Edwards read a story in the Mirror about one of the Ripper’s victims’ shawl going on sale, he was able to have the garment DNA tested and says it means the killer has been identified Source : The Mirror The true identity of Jack the Ripper has sensationally been revealed after new scientific…
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With sensational claims emerging today that London’s darkest 120-year-old mystery has been solved, Steve Connor takes a forensic look at the evidence. Source : The Independent. An amateur sleuth with a book to sell and a scientist working in his spare time claimed to have solved one of the biggest murder mysteries in history by…
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Russell Edwards Names Jack the Ripper after 126 years Using DNA evidence, Russell Edwards is able to conclusively name Jack the Ripper as Polish born Aaron Kosminski. The biggest murder mystery of all time has now been solved, thanks to DNA on a Victorian shawl and forensic science In 2007, businessman Russell Edwards bought a…
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