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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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BALDWIN, William Gordon: at Kingston-upon-Thames on 1 July 1931 convicted of murder;...
Catalogue reference: PCOM 9/2026
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PCOM 9/2026
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1931-1939
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Description (What the record is about)
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BALDWIN, William Gordon: at Kingston-upon-Thames on 1 July 1931 convicted of murder; sentenced to death (commuted); released on licence 16 May 1939
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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)
- P 5343
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1353014/
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PCOM 9
Prison Commission and Home Office, Prison Department: Registered Papers: Series 2
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