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
Derek Creighton SMALLS ('Bertie' SMALLS): information supplied to police to assist...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 26/305
What’s it about?
This record is about the Derek Creighton SMALLS ('Bertie' SMALLS): information supplied to police to assist... dating from 1969 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31 in the series Metropolitan Police: Registered Files, Crime (CR Series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MEPO 26/305
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1969 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Derek Creighton SMALLS ('Bertie' SMALLS): information supplied to police to assist in the conviction of Bruce BROWN and others for armed robberies in London and the South East between 2 October 1968 and 24 August 1972. Arrest of BROWN, William Thomas GOSLING, Alexander George WESTON, and others following armed raid at Barclays Bank, 506 High Street, Wembley, Middlesex, on 10 August 1972. Arrest of SMALLS on charges of robbery and conspiring, between 1967 and 1972, with Bruce BROWN, Brian James TURNER, Donald BARRETT and others, to commit robberies. Orderable at item level.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The naming of a defendant within this catalogue does not imply guilt
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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 202/72/2286 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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 2025
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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
- Policing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11527865/
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Series information
MEPO 26
Metropolitan Police: Registered Files, Crime (CR Series)
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