Looks Like They've Found Out Who Jack The Ripper Really Was...

[kvalidir]

This is incredible imho.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2746321/Jack-Ripper-unmasked-How-amateur-sleuth-used-DNA-breakthrough-identify-Britains-notorious-criminal-126-years-string-terrible-murders.html

[jeffa]

I'll believe when I see in anything other than the Daily Mail!

[maggiebee]

Ditto

[grasscarp]

http://interpol.einnews.com/article__detail/222420601?lcode=9JOYIl8Rcd97XwzOz4ccmA%3D%3D

[kvalidir]

It's all over the place as news. I just thought it was interesting. Horrible, but interesting.

[agchristie]

I know of one case where two males DNA were found in a car. It was said at the trial that it was 5.9 trillion and 6.01 billion times likely to have come from the accused.

They were both eventually acquitted...

[douglas9401]

Bloody Eastern Europeans, coming over here and ripping our victims.....

[sandyRoe]

That's sad news in a way. It will cut the ground from under the feet of all the writers with a pet theory.

[kvalidir]

I nearly made a joke about that but thought better of it, ;-)

[Mamyalynne]

It's very interesting and somewhat comforting to know that he was one of the suspects - hope we hear more on this.

[kvalidir]

What do you mean Sandy I'm halfway through the first chapter of my biography of Aaron Kosminski as we speak. It's an ill wind... ;)

[jeffa]

Kwalo Klobinsky was saying to me...

[sandyRoe]

You'll need to be quick. I'm sure there's many another writer with the same idea.
I always favoured the Duke of Clarence. And I still think that scarf looks a tad too expensive to have been the neckwear of an impoverished Polish peasant.

[kvalidir]

I reckon there were a lot more victims than the canon 5. It'll be interesting to see if that might be true, but I'm to tired to research tonight:)

[agchristie]

The Daily Mail states it is proven 'beyond reasonable doubt'. No it isn't and nor will we ever know since there can never be a trial to test all the facts.

[grasscarp]

Interesting that in January this article was published
http://m.psychologytoday.com/blog/wicked-deeds/201401/jack-the-ripper-identified

[sandyRoe]

Are you suggesting a murderous band of cutthroats, including among them the highest and the lowest in the land, went out on killing sprees? Might be a story for The Mail there.

[Mamyalynne]

The article ( in many publications)states that ( why does everything have to be Daily Mail' related?).


I agree however - there are many situations which could lead to two people's DNA being present without guilt.

[Canary42]

I think he was framed (by one of the other suspects). All too easy to plant DNA.

[agchristie]

'forensic evidence supports the conclusion'

I rest my case m'lud....

[jno]

could be, Canary; he was obviously an advanced geneticist too.