For over a century, one of the world’s most infamous serial killers remained a mystery—until now. Jack the Ripper, the sadistic murderer who terrorized London in 1888, has finally been identified thanks to a breakthrough in DNA technology.
As reported by Vice, a historian named Russell Edwards, after years of research, has unmasked the killer using forensic evidence from a long-preserved shawl.
The results? A Polish immigrant named Aaron Kosminski, a 23-year-old barber who lived in London at the time of the gruesome slayings. And according to The Daily Mail, this finding has been 100% confirmed by forensic experts.
New DNA evidence shows that Aaron Kosminski was Jack the Ripper. It’s is now believed that he was acting on behalf of the Freemason’s while committing these gruesome acts. New facts are detailed in “Naming Jack the Ripper” by Russell Edwards. Using DNA evidence, and historical… pic.twitter.com/4Xe0ACSrSc
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Kosminski had been a suspect in the original Ripper investigations, but authorities at the time lacked the technology to prove his involvement. He would later die in a mental institution in 1919, taking the truth to his grave—until now.
Edwards, who purchased a shawl from one of the Ripper’s crime scenes nearly two decades ago, enlisted a team of forensic specialists to extract DNA.
After 137 years, Jack the Ripper has been identified.
Aaron Kosminski, a Polish Jew, has been named as Jack The Ripper after DNA matches that of his descendants.#zelena pic.twitter.com/fWqsw8NyTu— Mister Sugar (@ScottWi92107364) February 14, 2025
To ensure the accuracy of the results, they compared the genetic material with a modern-day relative: the great-great-granddaughter of Kosminski’s brother. The match was undeniable.
For many, the revelation is more than just a historical curiosity. The descendants of Jack the Ripper’s victims have sought answers for generations.
One such relative, Karen Miller, whose ancestor Catherine Eddowes was brutally murdered by the Ripper, expressed the significance of the discovery.
“Having the real person legally named in a court, which can consider all the evidence, would be a form of justice for the victims,” Miller told The Daily Mail.
“We have got proof. Now, we have this inquest to legally name the killer.”
Following the confirmation of Kosminski’s identity, Edwards and his team have taken their findings to Britain’s High Court, pushing for an official inquest to formally recognize Kosminski as Jack the Ripper.
If successful, history books will no longer refer to the Ripper as a nameless shadow, but as a real, identified killer.
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