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Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
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S J DEVENNY: alleged victim of murder by officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 26/133
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This record is about the S J DEVENNY: alleged victim of murder by officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary... dating from 1970 Jan 01 - 1970 Dec 31 in the series Metropolitan Police: Registered Files, Crime (CR Series). It is held at Creating government department or its successor.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MEPO 26/133
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1970 Jan 01 - 1970 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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S J DEVENNY: alleged victim of murder by officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary following an assault at his home, 69 William Street, Londonderry on 19 April 1969. Death of Devenny in hospital on 18 July 1969. Subsequent conflict of medical evidence as to cause of death. No RUC officers were prosecuted due to lack of evidence. Appendices A-N.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Creating government department or its successor
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- CR 201/70/77 PART 2
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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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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11200093/
Series information
MEPO 26
Metropolitan Police: Registered Files, Crime (CR Series)
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