Was Jack the Ripper Positively Identified through DNA Testing?
In 2014, author Russell Edwards claimed to have finally unmasked the worlds most terrifying serial killer
If we are to understand the current events in the Jack the Ripper case, it is crucial to remember the events of Autumn, 1888, in London’s East End. At the time, Whitechapel was home to some of the UK’s poorest citizens. Because of the neighborhood’s proximity to the Thames, it became a refuge for Jewish immigrants fleeing persecution in Russia and Poland. Housing, jobs, and food were scarce and incredibly hard for women to procure. Many of these women turned to prostitution. At least five would become victims of a notorious serial killer.
These following are the canonical five victims; their deaths are generally attributed to the suspect known as Jack the Ripper.
Victims
Polly Nichols
“The injuries are such that they could have only been inflicted by a madman” — An anonymous officer at the crime scene.
On the evening of August 31, 1888, Mary “Polly” Nichols needed money. Polly was a 43-year-old divorced mother of five with few career options. That evening, she was kicked out of Wilmot’s Public House for non-payment and had nowhere to…