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18th March 2019, 06:02 AM
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Solved at last?????
Kominski, a Polish barber aged 23.
Latest DNA test shows that the killer 'Jack the Ripper' was this man.
Samples from his clothing and that of one of the victims matches.
How after so many years they have come to this conclusion is beyond many, but that is the latest report on the matter.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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18th March 2019, 08:08 AM
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Re: Solved at last?????
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Victoria Moss
How could that be when there was no chain of evidence?
Could've been anyone's blood and clothing, why would that evidence be kept that long uncontaminated?
If it sells a book, never let the truth get in the way of a good story !
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18th March 2019, 10:13 PM
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Re: Solved at last?????
Most reports suggest the identity of one of the most notorious and gruesome serial killers in modern history may or could have been exposed by a new DNA study. According to genetic tests,
Writing in the Journal of Forensic Science, Louhelainen and David Miller, a reproduction expert at the University of Leeds, describe extracting and amplifying the DNA from the shawl. Mitochondrial DNA ––
sequences obtained from semen stains match the sequences of one of the main police suspects, Aaron Kosminski,” the researchers conclude.
The case is not closed, however. For one, the origin of the shawl is contentious. It used to be the possession of the great-great nephew of an acting sergeant in the London police who was among those investigating the Eddowes crime scene. Author Russell Edwards bought the shawl in 2007 and gave it to Louhelainen, whose preliminary genetic results were used to single out Kosminski in Edward’s 2014 book called Naming Jack the Ripper.
What’s more, mtDNA cannot reliably identify a person the way nuclear DNA — which inherited from both parents — is able to. Based on mtDNA alone, the only certainty lies in excluding suspects.
K.
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19th March 2019, 12:19 AM
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Re: Solved at last?????
Hi Victoria.
When I was about 12 around 44 a young girl was murdered coming out of school in a place called Penllegair [Google the murder} near Swansea, despite a long investigation no one was caught, then years later a policeman found the young girls clothing wrapped up in the evidence room and started his own investigation by this time DNA was available to assist, unfortunately there was no corresponding match on their data base, but the preservation of items from murder cases is well know. Scotland Yard has some going back over a hundred years
Cheers Des
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