DNA analysis concluded that Aaron Kosminski, a Polish immigrant, was the notorious serial killer known as Jack the Ripper.

A historian says he has DNA evidence proving the identity of Jack the Ripper. The infamous serial killer murdered five women in London in 1888, sending shockwaves around the world. A historian claims he has identified the infamous serial killer known as Jack the Ripper.

British researcher Russel Edwards claims to have definitively identified Jack the Ripper through DNA evidence found on a shawl from victim Catherine Eddowes. Using DNA analysis, Edwards used the evidence from the 1888 murder to show a 100% DNA match to living relatives of one Aaron Kosminski.

The notorious Victorian era serial killer Jack the Ripper's identity may have been discovered after 130 years due to new DNA evidence

A historian believes he has determined Jack the Ripper's identity through a DNA match of a shawl found at the scene of one of his murders.

Russell Edwards made the bombshell discovery after testing the DNA of a bloodstained shawl - which was recovered from the scene of one of Jack the Ripper's brutal murders

After DNA analysis, a UK expert believes he’s solved the 130-year-old mystery of the true identity of Jack the Ripper

While Jack the Ripper’s unsolved murders in London have fueled theories for over a century, the identity of the serial killer may soon be formally uncovered.