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An amateur investigator claims he has identified Jack the Ripper through DNA evidence found on the shawl of one of the victims. The claim is that it was one of the original six suspects, Aaron Kosminski.I actually tend to agree with this although I am sure their are plenty who will call shenanigans. I especially find the way they got the evidence to be pretty cool It probably would not stand up in court but it is good enough for me.
I think this is one of those cases which will likely never be solved definitively since other groupies will always have their own theories. With that said, in my mind this latest claim could hold water, assuming the methods used were legitimate.Here is an article about some of the other suspects in this case (NB: I never knew that Lewis Caroll (of Alice in Wonderland fame) was suspected to be Jack!):http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/shortcuts/2014/sep/08/jack-the-ripper-five-unlikely-suspects-other-than-aaron-kosminski
They could produce a written confession and photographic proof of guilt and there would always be naysayers. This seems like about as close to “got him” as we are going to get. The methods used are innovative to say the least.
Well for that one suspect – Dr. Thomas Neill Cream – the article I linked to said he proclaimed “I am Jack the…” right before he was hanged. Not an airtight confession, but if he was not the murderer it at least tells us that others were trying to take credit for Jack the Ripper's actions. With that in mind, for a written confession to be convincing it would have to be extensive and provide information not made publicly available at the time. I am interested in reading more about the DNA evidence, though, as this could potentially provide enough evidence to make a solid conclusion.
