When you think “forensic science” and Jack the Ripper, you might think first of the claims Russell Edwards made in his September 2014 book Naming Jack the Ripper. Edwards declared that through mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) testing of what is purported to be Catherine Eddowes’s shawl, Aaron Kosminski was conclusively the killer. Though we’ve come to see DNA as the gold-standard of criminal evidence, … [Read more...] about CSI: Whitechapel
The Debacle of Burgho and Barnaby
...And a few terrible dog-themed puns. Those familiar with the Ripper case know that the press at the time were highly critical of the Metropolitan Police’s inability to discover the murderer's identity. Desperate to show the public that they were making progress on the case, their frustration spurred some unconventional investigative experiments. One experiment that ended up biting them … [Read more...] about The Debacle of Burgho and Barnaby
