Jack the Ripper ID

 

Evidence has come forward after a hundred and thirty-seven years that might identify the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. In 1888 there were a series of five street murders of women in Whitechapel, London. The bodies were badly mutilated and the culprit was never caught. Today, these crimes have taken on a aura of macabre legend and tourists can take "Jack the Ripper tours" where you can see where each of the bodies were found and even have a pint in pubs where the victims drank. The murders have been the theme of books, films, computer games and TV shows. Numerous suspects have been investigated by the police and, much later, by folklore researchers. Now a historian believes he has finally solved the mystery. Russell Edwards managed to obtain a shawl belonging to one of the victims, Catherine Eddowes. She was found dead in the early hours of September the 30th, the fourth of the "canonical" victims; ie: those with the modus operandi most associated with this criminal. She was wearing the shawl at the time and Edwards had it screened for DNA. Two specimens were found, one was from Catherine herself, confirmed by comparing it with a living member of her family; and the second was of somebody called Aaron Kominski, one of the men suspected of being the killer from the start. The police didn't have enough evidence to prosecute him at the time and such forensic technology was, of course, not available in the 19th century; but Edwards claims this closes the case. He hopes that there will be a coroner's inquest soon and the living families of both Catherine Eddowes and Aaron Kominski are supportive of his effort. Source: https://www.unilad.com/news/uk-news/jack-the-ripper-identity-635439-20250214.

Aaron Kominski spent most of his life in a lunatic asylum and died in 1919, aged fifty-three. If he is Jack the Ripper then he is more or less a conventional serial killer, very sadistic and with a sense of extreme misogyny. However, many researchers have asked legitimate questions about the Whitechapel murders and there are suspicious elements, such as why so many police files related to the crimes were classified for a hundred years. It was when this moratorium expired in 1988 that Stephen Knight wrote his classic book Jack the Ripper- The Final Solution. This inspired the fictional film by Tim Burton, From Hell and the documentary by Diana researcher Christopher Everard called Illuminati III- Murdered By The Monarchy. Source: https://chriseverard.gumroad.com/l/zzBZy. These publications provide different perspectives and details, but the theme is that there was a connection to the Royal Family. Skeptics immediately will scoff at all this and consider this new information a vindication, a typical example of unknowns serving as breeding grounds for speculative conspiracy theories. However, the inquest has not yet happened and despite the length of time since the initial investigation, there will be those wishing to defend the historical reputation of Mr Kominski. Despite his mental illness, Kominski was not described as violent by his doctors at the asylum. He was also not committed until 1891, three years after the murder spate ceased. It is rare for serial killers to stop their rampage unless they die or are captured. He was also a Polish Jew, an immigrant who spoke mostly Yiddish. He was not the smooth-talker in fluent English that witnesses describe Jack as. Also, the presence of DNA alone is not necessarily proof of guilt. DNA evidence is not the crystal ball most people seem to think it is and this is my principle reason for opposing the death penalty. Even in much more recent times there have been some pretty dodgy convictions based on DNA evidence, such as Bradley Murdoch, an Australian case in which a man allegedly killed a British tourist and kidnapped his girlfriend. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iEwSjOFo8U. Another lone nutter being conveniently blamed would be just the thing the Royal Family would want if indeed there is some connection to them. In this new age of transparency, even after well over a century, scandals can come back to haunt them.
See here for background: https://hpanwo-radio.blogspot.com/2017/08/programme-248-podcast-diana-20.html.