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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'.
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Francis WILLIAMS (Detective Superintendent), Jim SMITH (Detective Inspector) and...
Catalogue reference: DPP 2/4470
What’s it about?
This record is about the Francis WILLIAMS (Detective Superintendent), Jim SMITH (Detective Inspector) and... dating from 1968 in the series Director of Public Prosecutions: Case Papers, New Series. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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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 2/4470
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1968
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Description (What the record is about)
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Francis WILLIAMS (Detective Superintendent), Jim SMITH (Detective Inspector) and others: police investigation into allegations against police officers made during enquiries into criminal activities of Charles RICHARDSON. No action.
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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)
- 331/68
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 84 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, 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
- Policing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10924978/
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Series information
DPP 2
Director of Public Prosecutions: Case Papers, New Series
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