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'.
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Efringen: mass murder
Catalogue reference: TS 26/631
What’s it about?
This record is about the Efringen: mass murder dating from 1939-1945 in the series Treasury Solicitor and HM Procurator General: War Crimes Papers. 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)
- TS 26/631
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Efringen: mass murder
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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)
- Charge Number: UK-G/B455
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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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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3723246/
Series information
TS 26
Treasury Solicitor and HM Procurator General: War Crimes Papers
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