Jack the Rippers identity revealed after DNA breakthrough, historian says

There has been an unbelievable breakthrough in the gruesome Jack the Ripper serial killer case that has haunted England for over a century.After 137 years of mystery, we may finally know the true identity of the killer who terrorized the streets of London in 1888.Police believe Jack the Ripper is responsible for the brutal rape and murders of at least five women – known as the Canonical Five – but could very well have committed at least six more.The victims were Mary Nichols, 43, Annie Chapman, 47, Elizabeth Stride, 44, Catherine Eddowes, 46, and Mary Jane Kelly, 25.All five women were brutally murdered between the months of August and November 1888.Three of the victims had their internal organs removed, leading to widespread speculation that the killer possessed anatomical or surgical knowledge.The burning question of what kind of psychopath could have committed such monstrous acts has plagued police, historians and crime buffs alike for over a hundred years.A long list of different suspects has popped up over the years, however, investigators have not been able to definitively pin down a single suspect to the crimes,But now, we might finally have an answer.Self-proclaimed ‘Ripperologist’ and British author Russell Edwards purchased a shawl belonging to one of the victims, Catherine Eddowes, which contained blood and semen back in 2007.Years later, it was put through forensic testing where it was found to contain DNA from two separate people.One of them matched a descendant of the female victim.while the other matched the descendants of a Polish immigrant, who would have been around 23 at the time of the murders.Upon discovering this male’s name, Edwards was able to reveal the true identity of the cold-blooded killer behind the facade of ‘Jack the Ripper’: Aaron Kosminski.“Considering his DNA is on the shawl that was at the murder scene and he was named, I have never considered anyone else to be the Ripper,” Edwards told news.com.au.“I have, ...