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
Number not used
Catalogue reference: MEPO 7/13
What’s it about?
This record is about the Number not used in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Police Orders.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MEPO 7/13
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Description (What the record is about)
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Number not used
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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/C1693652/
Series information
MEPO 7
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Police Orders
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