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See also MEPO 2/7499
Catalogue reference: MEPO 2/11293
Date: 1958-1970
See also MEPO 2/7499
Piece
Murders of Barbara Songhurst and Christine Reed at Teddington Lock on 31 May 1953...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 2/9537
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This record is about the Murders of Barbara Songhurst and Christine Reed at Teddington Lock on 31 May 1953... dating from 1953-1954 in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers. 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)
- MEPO 2/9537
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1953-1954
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Description (What the record is about)
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Murders of Barbara Songhurst and Christine Reed at Teddington Lock on 31 May 1953 by Charles Alfred Whiteway ('Towpath Murders')
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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)
- 201/53/111
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 2006
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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/C555396/
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Series information
MEPO 2
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers
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Murders of Barbara Songhurst and Christine Reed at Teddington Lock on 31 May 1953...
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