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'.
Piece
Gerald Frederick Clifford, John Alfred Britt, Stephen Andrew Chesterman and others:...
Catalogue reference: J 297/179
What’s it about?
This record is about the Gerald Frederick Clifford, John Alfred Britt, Stephen Andrew Chesterman and others:... dating from 1974 Jan 01 - 1975 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 297/179
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1974 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Gerald Frederick Clifford, John Alfred Britt, Stephen Andrew Chesterman and others: variously charged with wounding with intent, riot and assault, and affray. 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)
- 740552-740558
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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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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
- Public disorder
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11513601/
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Series information
J 297
Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Winchester: Case Files
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