Record revealed
Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
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Piece
Ronald HARDMAN: murder of Sylvia HARDMAN on 22 August 1968 at Thurnscoe, West Riding...
Catalogue reference: DPP 2/4575
What’s it about?
This record is about the Ronald HARDMAN: murder of Sylvia HARDMAN on 22 August 1968 at Thurnscoe, West Riding... dating from 1968-1984 in the series Director of Public Prosecutions: Case Papers, New Series.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DPP 2/4575
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1968-1984
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ronald HARDMAN: murder of Sylvia HARDMAN on 22 August 1968 at Thurnscoe, West Riding of Yorkshire. Convicted. Missing at transfer.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The naming of a defendant within this catalogue does not imply guilt
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 4977/68
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- bundles and files
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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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- Topics
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10924909/
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Series information
DPP 2
Director of Public Prosecutions: Case Papers, New Series
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Catalogue hierarchy
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Within the department: DPP
Records of the Director of Public Prosecutions
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Within the series: DPP 2
Director of Public Prosecutions: Case Papers, New Series
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Ronald HARDMAN: murder of Sylvia HARDMAN on 22 August 1968 at Thurnscoe, West Riding...
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