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'.
Series
Serious Fraud Office: Corporate Files
Catalogue reference: SFO 2
What's it about?
SFO 2
Ths series contains records relating to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) policies and significant projects/events, including the implementation of new policies and the appointment of new directors. A project example is the Autonomy evidence system.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SFO 2
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Title (The name of the record)
- Serious Fraud Office: Corporate Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1987-1994
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ths series contains records relating to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) policies and significant projects/events, including the implementation of new policies and the appointment of new directors. A project example is the Autonomy evidence system.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Files are arranged in case closure date order.
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Serious Fraud Office, 1988-1988
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 179 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2020 Serious Fraud Office
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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
- Crime
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- These records were appraised and selected for their significance in showing Serious Fraud Office techniques and approaches to the implementation of new policies and major events.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16980319/
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