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
1 item extracted from WO 71/654. Knife with bone handle, used in the murder of Madame...
Catalogue reference: EXT 5/18
What’s it about?
This record is about the 1 item extracted from WO 71/654. Knife with bone handle, used in the murder of Madame... dating from 1918 in the series Items Extracted from Documents: Boxed Items: Kew. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- EXT 5/18
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1918
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Description (What the record is about)
- 1 item extracted from WO 71/654. Knife with bone handle, used in the murder of Madame Dourdent at Sainte Marie Kirque, Pas de Calais, 28 February 1918. A note reads 'couteau trouve sous le poele' (under the stove).
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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 and French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3040530/
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Series information
EXT 5
Items Extracted from Documents: Boxed Items: Kew
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Items Extracted from Documents: Boxed Items: Kew
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