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Jack the Ripper victim's relative demands new inquest after possible DNA breakthrough: "A form of justice"

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DNA evidence suggests Jack the Ripper was Polish barber who killed four women in 1888 .

DNA from semen stains on a shawl matched with a descendant of the fourth victim.

Karen Miller , a direct descendant of Catherine Eddowes , has called for a new inquest into the case.

The true identity of the killer has been a mystery ever since.

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