The Scot who hunted Jack the Ripper and named serial killer 130 years before identity confirmed

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Jack The Ripper is the notorious serial killer who tortured and murdered women in London in 1888. The horrifying tale has sent a chill down people's spines for over a century, but his identity has long been shrouded in mystery.However, this week, after 130 years, the long wait to bring some closure and justice to victims' families came to an end, when an historian named Russell Edwards confirmed the name of the killer through a DNA match.Jack The Ripper was a man named Aaron Kosminski, according to The Daily Mail.

Kosminski's oldest brother’s great-great-granddaughter helped the historian nail down the slayer's official title by providing a DNA sample, which matched a shawl Edwards bought 20 years ago that was seen at the scene of one of Jack The Ripper's murders.Aaron Kosminski was a Polish immigrant who worked as a barber upon moving to London.

He was 23 years old when he embarked on his killing spree and, incredibly, was a suspect at one point during the police investigation.One of the police officers who was involved in that investigation was Donald Swanson.

The teacher-turned-cop, who was born in Geise, near Thurso, became one of UK's best Victorian detectives and probed the callous murders.Author Adam Wood, who is penning a book about Mr Swanson, revealed details about his background to the BBC.