After 137 Years, DNA May Have Finally Revealed Jack the Ripper
The Shawl That Changed the Conversation
More than a century later, a surprising object reignited interest in the case: a silk shawl said to have been found near Catherine Eddowes’ body. British researcher Russell Edwards purchased it in 2007, convinced it held answers that Victorian investigators could never uncover.
The shawl, fragile and stained, was believed to contain traces of biological material. If genuine, it was like a piece of the past frozen in time. While skeptics questioned whether it ever belonged at the crime scene, others saw it as the closest thing the case had to a preserved clue.
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