A researcher has claimed to have definitively identified Jack the Ripper through DNA evidence, sparking calls for an official inquest into the infamous murders.
Russell Edwards says he has obtained a "100 per cent DNA match" linking the killer to Aaron Kosminski, a Polish barber who emigrated to London.
"It's very difficult to put into words the elation I felt when I saw the 100 per cent DNA match," Edwards said.
"This brings closure and it's a form of justice for the descendants," he added.
The breakthrough came from DNA extracted from a bloodstained shawl found on victim Catherine Eddowes' body in 1888.
Edwards purchased the historic shawl at auction in 2007.
Working with genealogists, Edwards tracked down a living relative of Kosminski who agreed to provide DNA for comparison testing.
The analysis revealed DNA matches for both the victim and Kosminski on the shawl.
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>A researcher has claimed to have definitively identified Jack the Ripper through DNA evidence, sparking calls for an official inquest into the infamous murders.
>Russell Edwards says he has obtained a "100 per cent DNA match" linking the killer to Aaron Kosminski, a Polish barber who emigrated to London.
>"It's very difficult to put into words the elation I felt when I saw the 100 per cent DNA match," Edwards said.
>"This brings closure and it's a form of justice for the descendants," he added.
>The breakthrough came from DNA extracted from a bloodstained shawl found on victim Catherine Eddowes' body in 1888.
>Edwards purchased the historic shawl at auction in 2007.
>Working with genealogists, Edwards tracked down a living relative of Kosminski who agreed to provide DNA for comparison testing.
>The analysis revealed DNA matches for both the victim and Kosminski on the shawl.
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