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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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W GRIFFITHS (Detective Constable): victim of attempted murder by K R RAVENHILL and...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 26/198
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This record is about the W GRIFFITHS (Detective Constable): victim of attempted murder by K R RAVENHILL and... dating from 1973 Jan 01 - 1978 Dec 31 in the series Metropolitan Police: Registered Files, Crime (CR Series). 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 26/198
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1973 Jan 01 - 1978 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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W GRIFFITHS (Detective Constable): victim of attempted murder by K R RAVENHILL and Y M STANDEN during an incident in Walworth Road, London SE17 on 26 January 1973.
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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)
- CR 201/73/28
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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 80 years
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11268739/
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MEPO 26
Metropolitan Police: Registered Files, Crime (CR Series)
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