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'.
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K K SANDHU, a serving Metropolitan Police officer: murdered by husband, J S SANDHU,...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 26/216
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This record is about the K K SANDHU, a serving Metropolitan Police officer: murdered by husband, J S SANDHU,... dating from 1973 Jan 01 - 1995 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 26/216
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1973 Jan 01 - 1995 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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K K SANDHU, a serving Metropolitan Police officer: murdered by husband, J S SANDHU, at Chelmsford Road, Walthamstow, London on 4 November 1973. Orderable at item level.
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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 201/73/246
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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))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Policing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11268768/
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Series information
MEPO 26
Metropolitan Police: Registered Files, Crime (CR Series)
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