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TexasTowelie

(120,192 posts)
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 04:26 AM Feb 14

Jack the Ripper's identity revealed after DNA match, 137 years later - NewsNation



The infamous killer who terrorized London women has largely been referred to as simply “Jack the Ripper” until now.
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Jack the Ripper's identity revealed after DNA match, 137 years later - NewsNation (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 14 OP
Who was he? Video age restricted (sign-in only to Youtube). I don't sign in to anything Google. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 14 #1
Aaron Kosminski Lunabell Feb 14 #4
Sorry that I didn't get back with you. TexasTowelie Feb 14 #9
No worries. Besides, cats are important! . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 14 #11
Is it Kosminski? From 2019? Any news beyond that in the video? Bernardo de La Paz Feb 14 #2
yes,and it's true! Lunabell Feb 14 #3
Thank you. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 14 #6
Yes, it's him. ShazzieB Feb 14 #16
Looks like this isn't new news, just a new hype cycle of decade-old news... RockRaven Feb 14 #5
This is an old video. Lunabell Feb 14 #7
Russell Edwards has been writing books and promoting this line of evidence for RockRaven Feb 14 #8
well thanks for the input. Lunabell Feb 14 #10
Lol NJCher Feb 14 #13
The article provided by lunabell NJCher Feb 14 #12
So they knew Figarosmom Feb 14 #14
Yeah but he was locked up NJCher Feb 14 #15
Wow! LeftInTX Feb 16 #17
 

Lunabell

(7,309 posts)
4. Aaron Kosminski
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 04:59 AM
Feb 14

The DNA amplification was finally able to provide enough for a comparison to one of his descendents.

TexasTowelie

(120,192 posts)
9. Sorry that I didn't get back with you.
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 05:27 AM
Feb 14

I took care of some housework and was pampered the cat for awhile.

ShazzieB

(20,251 posts)
16. Yes, it's him.
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 06:55 PM
Feb 14

Not new news, as you say!

EDITED TO ADD: The age restriction on the video is appropriate, as photos of the murdered women were included. I watched long enough to find out the Ripper's name but noped out early.

RockRaven

(17,145 posts)
5. Looks like this isn't new news, just a new hype cycle of decade-old news...
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 05:03 AM
Feb 14

Here is the Wikipedia page of the suspect:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Kosminski

[admittedly I didn't watch the video, but I saw a spate of Jack the Ripper articles pop up on news websites the past couple of days -- about Kosminski and the author Russell Edwards -- so I assume that is what the video is also about]

RockRaven

(17,145 posts)
8. Russell Edwards has been writing books and promoting this line of evidence for
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 05:23 AM
Feb 14

over a quarter century. One would expect a serious person to have developed some relevant expertise in that time, and yet using the phrase "100% DNA match" is an enormous red flag. That is not a correct or useful descriptor of the type of evidence supposedly on offer.

And the article you linked provides nothing but Russell Edwards saying it is so. Which he's been saying for a long time.

Maybe he's got good evidence. Maybe the evidence he's got is legit and correct. That would be very interesting. But only examining the evidence itself will provide that insight, this guy's say so is basically worthless at this point.

NJCher

(39,803 posts)
13. Lol
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 06:01 AM
Feb 14

It amazes me how other posters greet another’s contribution with such negativity. I had one yesterday that involved some very complex reading but it was quite valuable because it showed a Constitutional way we could get Kamala into the White House. The first poster wrote “yawn” as the subject heading.

Based on the amount of time elapsed between the posting and the response, I knew the poster could not have read the article. It took me 15” and I’m a skilled reader of legal arguments. I posted that he needed to read the post, and I got a hide from it!

Personally, my attitude is that if I get that kind of response I’ll go elsewhere. I’ve made no secret that I am disgusted with the negativity here. There are a couple other forums where people aren’t so negative and to me are a lot more fun.

NJCher

(39,803 posts)
12. The article provided by lunabell
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 05:43 AM
Feb 14

Does say that:

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Not all DNA experts agree with Edwards’ finding though, with many pointing to the fact that mitochondrial DNA can only exclude suspects and not confirm them with 100% accuracy. The ‘chain of custody’ of the bloody shawl has also made some forensic experts doubt the ‘proof’ of Kosminski’s guilt.

Snip

I couldn’t watch the video either but I’m glad it was posted because I didn’t know about this at all.

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