Record revealed
Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
This is one of hundreds of letters in police files claiming to have been written by the infamous Whitechapel Murderer – otherwise known as 'Jack the Ripper'.
Series
Supreme Court of Judicature: Central Criminal Court Indictments
Catalogue reference: J 268
What's it about?
J 268
The records in this series are indictments at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) which commence criminal proceedings. They contain details of charges, the accused's plea, the jury's verdict and the sentence.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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J 268
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Title (The name of the record)
- Supreme Court of Judicature: Central Criminal Court Indictments
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Date (When the record was created)
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1972-1992
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records in this series are indictments at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) which commence criminal proceedings. They contain details of charges, the accused's plea, the jury's verdict and the sentence.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The indictments, dating from 1972, are arranged chronologically and consist of tagged bundles containing approximately 100 indictments.
Some indictments are subject to extended closure.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Indictments before 1972 are in: CRIM 4
Central Criminal Court indexes of indictments are in: J 336
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Central Criminal Court, 1834-1834
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1207 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2004 The Court Service
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Crime
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Central Criminal Crown Court was a second tier Crown Court.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9875/
Catalogue hierarchy
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Within the department: J
Records of the Supreme Court of Judicature and related courts
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Supreme Court of Judicature: Central Criminal Court Indictments
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