Historian Claims To ID Jack the Ripper

Historian Claims To ID Jack the Ripper

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - An eminent South African historian believes he has stumbled on the identity of Jack the Ripper.
Charles van Onselen said at first he wasn't sure he wanted to publicize the conclusions he drew when he noticed parallels in the century-old, unsolved Ripper case and the background of Joseph Silver, who terrorized women as "King of the Pimps" in Johannesburg.

"I was left with a choice: I have got intelligent speculation, which I think is pretty long way down the track to proving that this guy was the Ripper. Do I include or exclude it?

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I have read several claims & theories about Jack the ripper. This seems to be the most recent one.

Will the truth about this ever come out?

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Originally posted by searching_for_truth
Will the truth about this ever come out?

I sincerely doubt it, considering it was... what... 120 years ago next year. There's no real way that I can think of to prove any theory beyond all doubt. I fear the trail went cold over a century ago.