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Jack the Ripper: Identified After five related prostitute murders in the East End of London in 1888, many theories and conspiracies arose about who the murderer could be. Many suspects were thrown around, but nobody was ever convicted. While there was an extensive investigation, the case was eventually closed. The ending to the story was left to each newspaper and media outlet, all writing their own version of the mysterious “Jack the Ripper” legend. Although there was proof to verify and negate many names thrown into the large pool of suspects, it is clear that there is one person who can be pinned to these killings. Based on a significant amount of evidence, it is clear that Jack the Ripper can be identified as Aaron Kosminski. …show more content…

One main suspect at the time was Seweryn Antonowicz Kłosowski, who later went by the name George Chapman. He was a known serial killer, poisoning many of his wives. He was arrested and many people believed him to be the most likely out of all the suspects. The only case the law enforcement had against him though, was his violent past. He could never be directly linked to the Jack the Ripper killings. Also, he was known for poison killings, nothing with knives or physical killings. Without any real evidence to link him to the canonical five, his name was later dismissed (Jones). Another suspect was a cotton trader named James Maybrick He allegedly confessed to the murders in a diary after going on a rampage after his wife cheated on him. Later he changed his story multiple times concerning the diary, saying it was forged. Many people believed he may have just been lying about the murders for attention. He was then also dismissed as a serious suspect (Barrett). Many names were thrown into the suspect pool, but majority had little evidence to prove them …show more content…

Suffering from mental illness, he later spending years in an insane asylum (Jack the Ripper). It is known that the top officials working on the case put Kosminski high on their list of suspects. Sir Robert Anderson wrote in his memoirs titled “The Lighter Side of My Official Life”, "...undiscovered murders are rare in London, and the "Jack-the-Ripper" crimes are not in that category...I will merely add that the only person who had ever had a good view of the murderer unhesitatingly identified the suspect the instant he was confronted with him; but he refused to give evidence against him...In saying that he was a Polish Jew I am merely stating a definitely ascertained fact..(Jack the Ripper)" Kosminski being a Polish-Jew clearly proves Anderson is writing about him, and they knew he was the

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