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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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Roy Walker, Brent Edward Warner, Mark Barry Hatton, Robert John Warner, Gary Steven...
Catalogue reference: J 188/152
What’s it about?
This record is about the Roy Walker, Brent Edward Warner, Mark Barry Hatton, Robert John Warner, Gary Steven... dating from 1980 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31 in the series Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Nottingham: 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 188/152
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1980 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Roy Walker, Brent Edward Warner, Mark Barry Hatton, Robert John Warner, Gary Steven Wardle and others: variously charged with conspiracy to assault, riot, burglary and other offences. . With photographs. (Orderable at item level)
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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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)
- 81/0111-81/0123
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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 For 84 years
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Public disorder
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13339529/
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Series information
J 188
Supreme Court of Judicature: The Crown Court at Nottingham: Case Files
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