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
Assizes: Northern Circuit: Criminal Depositions and Case Papers
Catalogue reference: ASSI 52
What's it about?
ASSI 52
The Northern Circuit documents in this series relate mainly to murder, but also to other serious crimes, particularly riot. A substantial proportion of the murders are cases of infanticide. After 1916 a wider range of offences is covered. Some of...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ASSI 52
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Title (The name of the record)
- Assizes: Northern Circuit: Criminal Depositions and Case Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1877-1971
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Northern Circuit documents in this series relate mainly to murder, but also to other serious crimes, particularly riot. A substantial proportion of the murders are cases of infanticide. After 1916 a wider range of offences is covered. Some of the twentieth century depositions are accompanied by lists of witnesses and exhibits and formal correspondence about the conduct of the trial and/or appeal. Documentary exhibits, mainly correspondence, photographs and medical reports, are also sometimes included.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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The naming of a defendant within this catalogue does not imply guilt.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For indictment files (some closed until dates going up to 2072) that give information on the outcome of these cases see: ASSI 51
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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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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Justices of Assize, Northern Circuit, 1876-1971
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2096 bundles, files and papers
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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
- Public disorder
- Legal
- Crime
- Medicine
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2441/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: ASSI
Records of Justices of Assize, Gaol Delivery, Oyer and Terminer, and Nisi Prius
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Assizes: Northern Circuit: Criminal Depositions and Case Papers
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