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Who was Jack the Ripper? Who was Jack the Ripper?
Montague John Druitt Montague John Druitt
Seweryn Klosowski (George Chapman) Seweryn Klosowski (George Chapman)
Aaron Kosminski Aaron Kosminski
Walter Sickert Walter Sickert
Jill the Ripper Jill the Ripper
No single person was Jack the Ripper No single person was Jack the Ripper
The Ripper killings stopped after Druitt's death The Ripper killings stopped after Druitt's death
Authorities believed Druitt was the Ripper Authorities believed Druitt was the Ripper
Klosowski killed women Klosowski killed women
DNA linked Kosminski to the Ripper's fourth victim DNA linked Kosminski to the Ripper's fourth victim
Sickert painted the Ripper's crimes Sickert painted the Ripper's crimes
Sickert sent letters addressed from the Ripper Sickert sent letters addressed from the Ripper
Witnesses and historians identify the Ripper as a woman Witnesses and historians identify the Ripper as a woman
A midwife could have committed the crimes A midwife could have committed the crimes
"Jack the Ripper" had no modus operandi "Jack the Ripper" had no modus operandi
The first Whitechapel murders involved multiple killers The first Whitechapel murders involved multiple killers
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Who was Jack the Ripper?
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Aaron Kosminski

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DNA linked Kosminski to the Ripper's fourth victim

Mitochondrial DNA found on a shawl belonging to Cathering Eddowes was a match for Aaron Kosminski.
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The Argument

The Ripper case remained unsolved for over a century after the murders, but scientific and historical interest in Jack the Ripper did not disappear even after the Ripper and all others involved in the case had died. In 2019, a peer-reviewed study was published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences based on DNA analysis of samples taken from a shawl found near the body of Jack the Ripper's fourth canonical victim, Catherine Eddowes. The genetic analysis indicated a match between the mitochondrial DNA found on the shawl and the DNA of Ripper suspect Aaron Kosminski. This hard physical evidence indicates that Kosminski was Jack the Ripper.

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