Jack the Ripper identified by DNA? Geneticists say, don't trust 'terrible science'
, Jari Louhelainen, a senior lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University and David Miller, a professor at the University of Leeds, detail their analysis of the “only remaining physical evidence” connected to the murders.
The study’s authors forensically tested two stains on the shawl they theorized came from blood and semen. They compared samples of mitochondrial DNA taken from the shawl with samples taken from the living relatives of both the victim and the suspected killer. “There’s a lot of controversy as to whether or not the shawl was actually from the crime scene. We don’t even know if it was from the right era. Apparently it was purchased in an auction,” she told CTV News Channel from Leicester, England on Tuesday.
King said she understands the owner of the shawl who put it up for auction was photographed holding the garment with bare hands. She also said the shawl was in the presence of the living descendants whose DNA was used for the study.British geneticist Adam Rutherford agreed that the handling of the shawl over the years would have posed problems for forensic analysis.
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