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Jack the Ripper's victim from The Illustrated Police News (circa 1888)

It could finally be ‘case closed’ on Jack the Ripper’s real name

Justice

Many people have tried to crack the mystery of who was Jack the Ripper, but with no success so far. Now a new book claims to have finally unveiled the killer’s identity using DNA evidence and new techniques of tracing it — but, of course, questions remain.

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