However, not all experts agree with Edwards’ conclusion.
Specialists have raised concerns about the use of mitochondrial DNA in the analysis, noting that it is less specific than nuclear DNA and can lead to a higher risk of false matches.
There are also questions around how the shawl was handled over the decades and whether contamination could have affected the results.
Because of these issues, some scientists argue that the evidence is interesting but not strong enough to definitively prove that Kosminski was Jack the Ripper.
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