Talk:Jack the Ripper#Apparently Natural Causes!!!

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I would like to rectify the fact that Jack the Ripper is unidentified as they had done DNA tests that tell us who he is 2A00:23C7:BB94:5B00:9DC3:591C:76BE:E4A2 (talk) 15:15, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

:Which have also been widely criticized. Slatersteven (talk) 16:24, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

is a tour guide a valid source? 34felonies (talk) 05:12, 9 February 2025 (UTC)

:Source 163 appears to be an article in science. Slatersteven (talk) 11:23, 9 February 2025 (UTC)

::You are correct, I meant 164, https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/walter-sickert.htm 34felonies (talk) 00:19, 10 February 2025 (UTC)

:::Its not a tour guide. Slatersteven (talk) 12:55, 10 February 2025 (UTC)

::::"The text, photographs and videos on this page are the copyright of Richard Jones.

:::: They may not be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the copyright holder."

::::when you do a google search for Richard Jones and Jack the Ripper: "As the founder of the original Aldgate East Jack the Ripper tour, Richard Jones is one of London's most experienced tour guides and he has been conducting walks.."

::::Sounds like a tour guide to me. 34felonies (talk) 00:16, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

:::::He maybe, the site is not. It might have been best if you had said this from the off. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jack-Ripper-Casebook-Richard-Jones/dp/023300257X https://www.amazon.co.uk/Uncovering-Rippers-London-Richard-Jones/dp/1845376110?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.77D9GTSNyicz4t6DyMxkfuaqIkpfPPqeP6sP--5dUzV4XOl8PZgPbVTILy5YKgMjp2H-Fp6-EiUDmY-W4FBAP_B9XecfziR5fkNDelXTZDknMlAZHSc1w1_SCqA545RTqz3K_ZFC0MxJzUItZrTksS22LepUznnk4DxwWshNEQ_hhGOJEv2hV2w5SA57ZVrVOOudbkiERt1omOOOI1rHPqAVkpZObyj49tq_j6s6EPI.i48I6D3OOx4uqRSIWDBkjMEWwye3A3W2hxTs4G7oD-c&dib_tag=AUTHOR https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jack-Ripper-Richard-Jones/dp/0233004734?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.77D9GTSNyicz4t6DyMxkfuaqIkpfPPqeP6sP--5dUzV4XOl8PZgPbVTILy5YKgMjp2H-Fp6-EiUDmY-W4FBAP_B9XecfziR5fkNDelXTZDknMlAZHSc1w1_SCqA545RTqz3K_ZFC0MxJzUItZrTksS22LepUznnk4DxwWshNEQ_hhGOJEv2hV2w5SA57ZVrVOOudbkiERt1omOOOI1rHPqAVkpZObyj49tq_j6s6EPI.i48I6D3OOx4uqRSIWDBkjMEWwye3A3W2hxTs4G7oD-c&dib_tag=AUTHOR, rather more than just a tour guide. Slatersteven (talk) 09:49, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

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Aaron Kosminski is Jack the Ripper.

https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/jack-the-ripper-identity-revealed-dna/ 2601:246:5E02:0:DC0B:A58F:F27B:A765 (talk) 06:53, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

:{{not done}}: Russell Edwards's claims are covered in the suspects section a;ready Cannolis (talk) 06:58, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

::Yeah, how is DNA from 1888 accurate when the first DNA testing wasn't done until 85 years later? lots of people could have came into contact with it. 2601:3C5:8180:31D0:2C75:20FC:11F1:CDFE (talk) 06:47, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

:How did they get DNA from 1888? DNA technology didn't start until the mid 1970s and the older DNA is the more likely it is to be false. 2601:3C5:8180:31D0:2C75:20FC:11F1:CDFE (talk) 06:45, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

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77.97.213.244 (talk) 16:32, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

Killer identified as Aaron Kominski. He started killing when he was 23, polish immigrant and former barber. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia and finish his life in an asylum.

:See umpteen separate threads above. Slatersteven (talk) 16:47, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/we-may-finally-know-the-true-identity-of-jack-the-ripper-after-137-years-of-mystery/news-story/14f22046597546a64113567752d972c9?amp 2A00:F28:4C0:2A46:1873:B3E5:AACF:E37C (talk) 07:10, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

:See the top of the page. Slatersteven (talk) 11:24, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

There's a misleading comment about the size of a reward offered that lists a value range indexed by GDP. That's not how to inflation adjust and so I corrected based on the same source. That edit was reversed. Can you explain @drkay? Alta-Snowbird (talk) 17:54, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

:As explained by the source, there are various ways to account for inflation, one being GDP. GDP is more accurate when indexing for relative wealth or income as with the value of a reward. The indicator you are using is only appropriate for the relative value of a consumer good. DrKay (talk) 18:06, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

::A reward is meant to incentivize relevant parties to take action (e.g., provide information about Jack the Ripper). The meaningful comparison is how much purchasing power the reward represented at the time—what the recipient could buy with it. Indexing to GDP misrepresents this by implying the reward’s significance was tied to the overall economy, rather than its practical value to individuals. Alta-Snowbird (talk) 20:18, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

:::There is no misrepresentation and the source is clear. DrKay (talk) 21:03, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

::::Might just be best to say what this was compared to the average wage at the time. Slatersteven (talk) 21:10, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

:::::Agree that average wage would make more sense. For clarity, I've added info on where the range comes from, which at least explains why it's such a big range. Alta-Snowbird (talk) 17:51, 18 March 2025 (UTC)