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Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
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Name: Lucraft A.T.; Kehoe M.D.; Lewis C.; Thwaites T.P.; Ware G. Crime: Misprision...
Catalogue reference: J 82/687
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This record is about the Name: Lucraft A.T.; Kehoe M.D.; Lewis C.; Thwaites T.P.; Ware G. Crime: Misprision... dating from 1966 in the series Court of Criminal Appeal and Supreme Court of Judicature, Court of Appeal, Criminal.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- J 82/687
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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Name: Lucraft A.T.; Kehoe M.D.; Lewis C.; Thwaites T.P.; Ware G. Crime: Misprision of a felony, robbery with violence
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The naming of a defendant within this catalogue does not imply guilt
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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)
- 930; 917; 905; 848; 918
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3667980/
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J 82
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