Relative of Jack the Ripper victim calls for new inquest after possible DNA discovery: ‘A form of justice’

is a descendant of one Victims of Jack the Ripper A new investigation into one of history’s most notorious serial killers has been called for after DNA evidence suggested the killer was a Polish barber.

The true identity of Jack the Ripper, who terrorized the dark slums of East London’s Whitechapel with his gruesome murders in 1888, has remained a mystery ever since.

There are dozens of suspects, from royalty and prime ministers to cobblers.

after extracting DNA from the shawl In 2014, Jack Russell Edwards, who removed one of the murders from the crime scene, claimed to be the killer. Aaron KosminskiAn immigrant from Poland, he worked as a hairdresser.

The story goes that the shawl came from the scene of the murder of the Ripper’s fourth victim, Catherine Eddowes, on September 30, 1888.

At Edwards’ request, Dr. Jari Louhelainen, a senior lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University, isolated seven small segments of DNA from the blood stains on the shawl.

They matched the DNA of Karen Miller, a direct descendant of Eddowes, and confirmed that her blood was in the shawl.

“The first result in the test showed a 99.2% match. Since the DNA has two complementary strands, we went ahead and tested the other DNA strand, which is a perfect 100% match,” Louhelainen said. Liverpool Echo newspaper.

DNA from the sperm stains on the clothing was matched to one of Kosminski’s descendants.

Edwards demanded an investigation into the unsolved murder, saying DNA evidence warranted it.

Miller seconded the challenge Daily Mail interview Posted on Monday.

He told the newspaper: “The name Jack the Ripper became a sensation. It went down in history as a famous character.” “People forgot about the victims who didn’t get justice then. Now we need this investigation to legally reveal the name of the killer.”

Miller added: “It would be a form of justice for the victims to have a real person legally named in a court that can review all the evidence.”

The Daily Mail reports that Kosminski’s children also supported the investigation. Amanda Poulos, Kosminski’s great-niece, said, “I’m so happy to finally find out what really happened,” the newspaper reported.

Some are skeptical of Edwards’ findings.

The study was not published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, meaning the claims cannot be independently verified or the methodology verified.

According to the law, it is up to the attorney general to approve the next investigation.

Two years ago, then-Attorney General Michael Ellis denied the request, saying there wasn’t enough new evidence.

Miller said Monday there was time to reopen the case.

“It means a lot to me, my family and a lot of people to finally solve this crime,” he said.

Kosminski was born on September 11, 1865 in Klodawa in central Poland.

His family emigrated to east London in the early 1880s, fleeing imperial Russian anti-Jewish pogroms. He lived near the murder scenes.

According to some reports, a witness who saw him with one of the victims was taken to the police to identify him.

Despite a positive identification, the witness refused to testify, meaning police had no choice but to release Kosminski.

He entered a workhouse in 1889, where he was described as a “pauper” on admission. Later that year, he was discharged, but was soon admitted to a mental hospital.

He died of gangrene in the asylum on 24 March 1919 and was buried three days later in East Ham Cemetery, east London.

as This was previously reported by CBS Newsformer FBI agent John Douglas called the murders “crimes of lust,” meaning the killer attacked his victims’ genitalia. According to Douglass, this was a way to fulfill his fantasy of dominating, brutalizing, and mutilating women.