Item
See MEPO 3/3153
Catalogue reference: MEPO 3/3153/c
See MEPO 3/3153
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The Whitechapel Murders: 'Jack the Ripper'. Letter signed 'Jack the Ripper', dated...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 3/3153
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This record is about the The Whitechapel Murders: 'Jack the Ripper'. Letter signed 'Jack the Ripper', dated... dating from 1888-1889 in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers, Special.... 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)
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MEPO 3/3153
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Date (When the record was created)
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1888-1889
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Whitechapel Murders:
'Jack the Ripper'. Letter signed 'Jack the Ripper', dated 25 Sept 1888, addressed to The Central News Ltd, and covering letter from Central News;
folio nos 1-4. Letter from Home Office, 10 Nov 1888, and subsequent MPO press notice seeking information as to the murderer of Mary Janet (or Marie Jeanette) Kelly;
folio nos 5-9. Report of post mortem examination of Mary Janet Kelly, dated 16 Nov 1888;
folio nos 10-19. CID report dated 24 Sept 1889, and extract from Evening Standard of that date relating to inquest on the human remains found 10 Sept 1889;
folio nos 20-22; See also MEPO 3/140-142 & 3155, 3156.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Papers sent anonymously to New Scotland Yard, Nov 1987
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1258602/
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MEPO 3
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers, Special...
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