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Jack the Ripper’s Identity Revealed After DNA Breakthrough, Historian Says
The sources examine the century-old mystery surrounding Jack the Ripper, the infamous serial killer who terrorized Victorian London's Whitechapel district in 1888, focusing on a recent claim to have definitively identified the perpetrator. The episode provides a historical timeline of the five canonical murders, detailing the gruesome mutilations of the victims, who were mostly prostitutes, and the resulting media frenzy and anti-Semitic tensions. Central to the discussion is British historian Russell Edwards' 2025 announcement, supported by advanced DNA analysis of a shawl allegedly found at…
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