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DARK SECRETS: Relative of jack the ripper victim demands new inquest | Rare Historical Photos

Most of the Jack the Ripper murders occurred near Spitalfields market in London (Credit: AFP)

A descendant of one of Jack the Ripper's victims has demanded a new inquest into one of history's most notorious serial killers, after DNA evidence suggested the murderer was a Polish barber.

The true identity of Jack the Ripper, whose grisly murders terrorised the murky slums of Whitechapel in east London in 1888, has been a mystery ever since.

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