Louhelainen, J and Miller, D orcid.org/0000-0002-1709-108X (2020) Forensic Investigation of a Shawl Linked to the "Jack the Ripper" Murders. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 65 (1). pp. 295-303. ISSN 0022-1198
Abstract
A set of historic murders, known as the "Jack the Ripper murders," started in London in August 1888. The killer's identity has remained a mystery to date. Here, we describe the investigation of, to our knowledge, the only remaining physical evidence linked to these murders, recovered from one of the victims at the scene of the crime. We applied novel, minimally destructive techniques for sample recovery from forensically relevant stains on the evidence and separated single cells linked to the suspect, followed by phenotypic analysis. The mtDNA profiles of both the victim and the suspect matched the corresponding reference samples, fortifying the link of the evidence to the crime scene. Genomic DNA from single cells recovered from the evidence was amplified, and the phenotypic information acquired matched the only witness statement regarded as reliable. To our knowledge, this is the most advanced study to date regarding this case.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | forensic science; laser capture microdissection; whole‐genome amplification; historic murders; fabric sampling; Jack the Ripper; single‐cell analysis |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM) > Discovery & Translational Science Dept (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2019 11:33 |
Last Modified: | 12 Mar 2020 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/1556-4029.14038 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:143909 |