Jack the Ripper’s Overkill: Dr Francesco Orsini on the Medical Evidence of Mary Jane Kelly’s Murder

The Growth Time Machine with Daniel Curtis · Oct 20, 2026 · 1h 38m

What can forensic science reveal about Jack the Ripper’s final canonical victim—and where do the limits of the historical evidence begin?In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Francesco Orsini, physician and forensic pathology resident, to examine the murder of Mary Jane Kelly through the lens of modern forensic medicine.Francesco is the lead author of “Dissecting Overkill: An Analysis of Jack the Ripper’s Final Act,” a peer-reviewed study published in the journal Forensic Sciences and featured as the issue’s cover story. The research team—Francesco Orsini, Stefania De Simone, Roberta Bibbò…