Talk:Aaron Kosminski

"pointing to a number of mistakes and assumptions made by its authors"

This statement violates the principle that Wikipedia should not take sides in disputes between sources. It needs to be rewritten as a neutral report. Zero^talk 11:20, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

What do you suggest instead? DrKay (talk) 18:43, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

peer reviewed OR not??

The article is confused - it first casts doubt on the conclusion as it claims it has not been subject to peer review AND then lists a peer review article - but does not explain how that is looked at - is it enough? What is missing for a firm conclusion? I think it needs updating and will tag. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.112.30.115 (talk) 15:31, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

I don't see the problem. The article seems quite clear: "Louhelainen's 2014 findings were criticised as they had not been subject to peer review by other scientists or investigators.[36][48] In March 2019, the Journal of Forensic Sciences published [a peer-reviewed paper]". DrKay (talk) 15:36, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

2021 suggest edit positive identification of Jack the Ripper aka Aaron Kosminski

positive identification of Jack the Ripper aka Aaron Kosminski 2601:589:8401:6E10:6016:C8D2:C05F:BA8E (talk) 15:31, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

There are numerous problems with this page that should be corrected.

I am the author of Jack the Ripper and the Case for Scotland Yard's Prime Suspect, and did a lot of the original research on Kozminski. Some of my older articles are cited, and some of the information there is out of date or incorrect. More recent information can be found in my book, and in some articles that came out more recently.

- There is no evidence that Kozminski was "employed in a hospital as a hairdresser or orderly for a time"... I speculated on this in an old article, but there is no evidence to support this, so it should be removed.

- Abram Kozminski died in 1874. This is documented in my book. The part about an Abram Kozminski who died in Kolo in 1887 should be removed.

- Kozminski had several brothers and sisters, all called "Abrahams" in London. His brother Isaac and his brother Woolf, and his sister Matilda all lived in the vicinity of Greenfield Street in the 1880s and early 1890s. There was previously some confusion that Betsy was Kozminski's "sister", where in reality she was his "sister-in-law", the wife of Woolf Abrahams (born Woolf Kozminski... Aaron's full brother.) This confusion arose because Betsy's maiden name was also "Kozminski"... she was Woolf's cousin. This is all in my book. The part about "his sisters possibly shared responsibility for caring for him and he alternated living between their family homes" is thus misleading. In reality, it was probably his "brothers and sister" who cared for him.

- At the time of the murders, Aaron may have been living with his brother Woolf at 25 Providence St.

- Jacob Cohen was Aaron's cousin. This was discovered after the publication of my book.

There is much more that could be said. In summary... much of the information here comes from some older books and older articles by myself, which contained information that was later proved to be incorrect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robhouse54 (talk • contribs) 14:39, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Confirmed to be Jack the ripper

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1958327/jack-ripper-case-solved-face-identity-revealed-DNA

This article has him as the confirmed identify of Jack the ripper, i think it is time to update to at least hint more strongly that he was most likely Jack the ripper. Klokar (talk) 07:30, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Jack the Ripper still says unknown, so, we should wait and see where the discussion goes. DarmaniLink (talk) 08:43, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Daily Express is a British tabloid. The article has a single source; seemingly a book by Ripper researcher Russell Edwards (title of book not mentioned). Nearly 120 years later in 2007, Mr Edwards, a north London businessman, found the alleged shawl on auction in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It was after Mr Edwards used DNA evidence from the shawl of one of his victims to "prove" that Jack the Ripper was actually Aaron Kosminski, a Jewish immigrant from Poland who was one of the key suspects at the time of the horrific Whitechapel murders.

• Accompanying photograph is a composite of faces of relatives of the suspect. The article also speculates the suspect was perhaps carrying out the orders of a Freemasonry Lodge, Israel.

• No direct quotes from Edwards.

• No indications that this Daily Express article is a reliable source.

• The publication The Conversation (website), in the article 'Still a mystery: DNA hasn’t named Jack the Ripper after all' ([[1]]), picks the the Daily Express story apart. The first line of The Conversation Wikipedia article is The Conversation is a network of nonprofit media outlets publishing news stories and research reports online, with accompanying expert opinion and analysis.

• The Google search string Russell Jack the Ripper easily turns up articles on the author and book, including reviews.

The Daily Express story is not a reliable source for the Wikipedia article Aaron Kosminski.

— Neonorange (talk to Phil) (he, they) 00:36, 11 October 2024 (UTC) —

Good to know. Thanks. DarmaniLink (talk) 08:06, 11 October 2024 (UTC)