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'.
Piece
Incest. Not full description, name withheld.
Catalogue reference: J 190/32
What’s it about?
This record is about the Incest. Not full description, name withheld. dating from 1972 in the series Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Birmingham: Case Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- J 190/32
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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Incest. Not full description, name withheld.
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 90 years
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Closed Or Retained Document, Closed Description
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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
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10848493/
Series information
J 190
Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Birmingham: Case Files
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