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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Joseph Francis Gould: charged with murder. With photographs and plans. Orderable...
Catalogue reference: J 297/201
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This record is about the Joseph Francis Gould: charged with murder. With photographs and plans. Orderable... dating from 1973 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31 in the series Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Winchester: Case Files. 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)
- J 297/201
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1973 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Joseph Francis Gould: charged with murder. With photographs and plans. 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)
- 740024
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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
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11513565/
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J 297
Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Winchester: Case Files
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