Aaron Kosminski

Researchers say they have finally unmasked Jack the Ripper, the infamous serial killer who terrorized London in the late 1800s. A forensic investigation published in Journal of Forensic Sciences has identified the killer as Aaron Kosminski, a 23-year-old Polish barber and prime suspect at the time.

Jack the Ripper’s identity revealed 130 years on after DNA match

>It’s a mystery that has remained in public discourse for 130 years, but the real identity of Jack the Ripper has finally been confirmed through a DNA match.

>Jack The Ripper is one of the most recognisable names in the world – for all the wrong reasons. The infamous serial killer tortured and murdered women in London in the late 19th century.

>The identity of the woman-slayer has long been shrouded in mystery, until a major leap forward in the case in recent weeks.

>A Polish barber by the name of Aaron Kosminski was a suspect at the time of the five murders in Whitechapel, east London, in 1888.