Remains ID'd as 2nd Likely Victim of Ripper Scholar

Part of missing prostitute found in river
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 3, 2010 3:11 AM CDT
Remains ID'd as 2nd Likely Victim of Ripper Scholar
This composite of photos issued by West Yorkshire Police, shows missing Bradford prostitutes,left to right, Susan Rushworth, 43, Suzanne Blamires, 36, and Shelley Armitage, 31.   (AP Photo/ West Yorkshire Police/PA Wire)

Forensic experts in Britain have confirmed that a small piece of human tissue recovered from a river near Bradford belongs to missing prostitute Shelley Armitage. Parts of another prostitute had earlier been found nearby, along with a bag containing knives and a hacksaw. Criminology student Stephen Griffiths—who identified himself in court as the "Crossbow Cannibal" and boasted he was getting a doctorate "in Jack the Ripper"—has been charged with the murders of both women and another who is still missing, the Independent reports.
(More Shelley Armitage stories.)

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