Naming Jack the Ripper (Ripper Suspects)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Unraveling the Mystery of the Silk Shawl
This chapter explores the use of DNA evidence in identifying Jack the Ripper, set against the backdrop of historical advances in forensics. It focuses on a silk shawl linked to victim Catherine Eddowes, tracing its history and the scientific efforts to determine its significance in the infamous case.
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Transcript
Jack the Ripper killed 5 women in 1888 and was never caught and became the most famous serial killer of all time. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the potential suspects and then Jimmy reveals who he thinks the evidence most strongly points toward.
