Researchers
and
descendants
of

Jack
the
Ripper’s
victims
are
seeking
to
finally
unmask
the
notorious
killer.

Over
130
years
after
the
serial
killer
committed
numerous
gruesome
murders
in
impoverished
areas
of
East
London,
England,
descendants
of
his
victims
and
Jack
the
Ripper
researchers,
including

Russell
Edwards,
are
calling
on
an
inquest
to
formally
hold

Aaron
Kosminski
legally
responsible
for
the
crimes.

Kosminski,
a
Polish
immigrant
who
died
in
1919,
was
a
prime
suspect
in
the
five
murders—which
took
place
in
1888—but
was
never
charged
in
the
case.
As
for
how
Kosminski
is
being
re-linked
to
the
crimes
a
century
later?
DNA
found
on
a
shawl
retrieved
from
the
crime
scene
of
one
of
the
killer’s
victims,

Catherine
Eddowes,
matches
a
DNA
sample
provided
by
one
of
Kosminski’s
living
relatives,
according
to
findings
published
in
the

Journal
of
Forensic
Sciences
in
2019.

“It’s
very
difficult
to
put
into
words
the
elation
I
felt
when
I
saw
the
100
percent
DNA
match,”
Edwards,
whose
research
led
to
the
findings,
told


The
Sun
in
an
interview
published
Jan.
31.
“This
brings
closure
and
a
form
of
justice
for
the
descendants.”