This week an author, Russell Edwards, and a molecular biologist from Liverpool John Moores University, Dr. Jari Louhelainen, claim to have discovered through DNA the identity of Jack the Ripper.
Aaron Kosminski had been named as one of the 3 main suspects in the Whitechapel murders which took place in the East End of London between 1888 and 1891 by Sir Melville Macnaghten, the Assistant Chief Constable of the London Metropolitan Police. Eleven women were killed but the person who carried out these grisly murders has remained a mystery for the last 126 years. Until now?
Dr. Jari Louhelainen used the method of extracting mitochondrial DNA from a shawl believed to have been owned by one of Jack's victims. The shawl was found beside Catherine Eddowes and was soaked in her blood but it also contained the DNA of a second person. According to Russell Edwards this second sample of DNA had to belong to Eddowes killer, Jack the Ripper. When DNA was gathered from living blood relatives of Aaron Kosiminski and compared with that extracted from the shawl a 99.2% match was achieved.
To find out more about this fascinating claim click on the links below:
The Independent Jack The Ripper: Has the notorious serial killer's identity been revealed by new DNA evidence?
The Guardian Jack the Ripper was Polish immigrant Aaron Kosminski, book claims
Dr. Louhelainen has not yet published his scientific findings in a peer review. So we wait with baited breath to see if and when he does how the scientific world reacts. All this DNA fingerprinting and criminal investigation sounds like something off an episode of 'CSI'!!
Well.......the RCSI has it's own investigative department that is dedicated to the research and study of a 21st century international, human and on-line phenomenon. May I introduce the RCSI CyberPsychology Research Centre.
CyberPsychology is concerned with the impact of emerging technologies on human behaviour. CyberPsychologists study human interactions with social media, mobile technologies, games consoles, virtual reality, artificial intelligence and any other technology that has the potential to shape human behaviours.
The RCSI CyberPsychology Research Centre is the only dedicated facility of its kind in the world. This means the centre will be at the forefront of an important new international field that has major implications for healthcare delivery, public safety, education and personal and community development.
The Director of this centre, Ms. Mary Aiken, is not only a world expert in cyberpsychology but she is also the inspiration behind a spin-off of the TV show 'CSI' called 'CSI: Cyber'.To find out more about Mary's amazing work click on the links below:
Mary Aiken
The Irish Independent Irishwoman inspires new 'CSI' spin-off
RCSI News & Events RCSI's CyberPsychologist inspires CBS TV network 'CSI' spin-off
- Researched and written by Meadhbh Murphy
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| The London News reporting on Jack the Ripper |
Dr. Jari Louhelainen used the method of extracting mitochondrial DNA from a shawl believed to have been owned by one of Jack's victims. The shawl was found beside Catherine Eddowes and was soaked in her blood but it also contained the DNA of a second person. According to Russell Edwards this second sample of DNA had to belong to Eddowes killer, Jack the Ripper. When DNA was gathered from living blood relatives of Aaron Kosiminski and compared with that extracted from the shawl a 99.2% match was achieved.
To find out more about this fascinating claim click on the links below:
The Independent Jack The Ripper: Has the notorious serial killer's identity been revealed by new DNA evidence?
The Guardian Jack the Ripper was Polish immigrant Aaron Kosminski, book claims
Dr. Louhelainen has not yet published his scientific findings in a peer review. So we wait with baited breath to see if and when he does how the scientific world reacts. All this DNA fingerprinting and criminal investigation sounds like something off an episode of 'CSI'!!
Well.......the RCSI has it's own investigative department that is dedicated to the research and study of a 21st century international, human and on-line phenomenon. May I introduce the RCSI CyberPsychology Research Centre.
CyberPsychology is concerned with the impact of emerging technologies on human behaviour. CyberPsychologists study human interactions with social media, mobile technologies, games consoles, virtual reality, artificial intelligence and any other technology that has the potential to shape human behaviours.
The RCSI CyberPsychology Research Centre is the only dedicated facility of its kind in the world. This means the centre will be at the forefront of an important new international field that has major implications for healthcare delivery, public safety, education and personal and community development.
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| Mary and 'Nick' on the set of CSI |
The Director of this centre, Ms. Mary Aiken, is not only a world expert in cyberpsychology but she is also the inspiration behind a spin-off of the TV show 'CSI' called 'CSI: Cyber'.To find out more about Mary's amazing work click on the links below:
Mary Aiken
The Irish Independent Irishwoman inspires new 'CSI' spin-off
RCSI News & Events RCSI's CyberPsychologist inspires CBS TV network 'CSI' spin-off
- Researched and written by Meadhbh Murphy