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
Extract from the Sunday Worker entitled 'Third Degree Methods' relating to the case...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 38/38
What’s it about?
This record is about the Extract from the Sunday Worker entitled 'Third Degree Methods' relating to the case... dating from 1927 in the series Metropolitan Police: Special Branch: Registered 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)
- MEPO 38/38
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1927
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Description (What the record is about)
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Extract from the Sunday Worker entitled 'Third Degree Methods' relating to the case of Nathan DEAN convicted for using a false passport: recommendation for deportation
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 301/MP/1390
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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)
- Retained Until 2009
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10881725/
Series information
MEPO 38
Metropolitan Police: Special Branch: Registered Files
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Within the series: MEPO 38
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Extract from the Sunday Worker entitled 'Third Degree Methods' relating to the case...
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