State-of-the-art investigation reveals face of Jack the Ripper

THE face of Jack the Ripper, the 19th-century killer whose identity remains a mystery, has been revealed for the first time.

Using state-of-the-art profiling, investigators have created a vision of what the killer, who strangled and butchered five London prostitutes, would have looked like — and revealed that police at the time were probably searching for the wrong kind of man.

Head of analysis for Scotland Yard’s Violent Crime Command Laura Richards analysed evidence from the case using modern police techniques and has been able to form the most accurate portrait of the Ripper put together.