321. MYSTERY: Has Jack the Ripper Been Identified?

Last week, a lot of people on social media got very excited about the news that Jack the Ripper had finally been identified. A recent study claimed to have a DNA match proving that Aaron Kosminski was indeed Jack the Ripper. So is this it? Can we believe this mystery has finally been solved? Megan says no. 

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Sources:  

https://www.science.org/content/article/does-new-genetic-analysis-finally-reveal-identity-jack-ripper

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Kosminski

https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/jack-the-ripper-real-identity-discovered-historian-claims/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/family-of-jack-the-ripper-victims-demand-investigation-after-dna-match/

https://www.casebook.org/ripper_media/book_reviews/non-fiction/cjmorley/107.html

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/jack-rippers-dna-collected-shawl-though-doubts-linger-180971726/

https://www.casebook.org/dissertations/dst-amos.html

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