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Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
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Piece
Name: O'Donovan, J P. Crime: Factory breaking, rape and buggery.
Catalogue reference: J 82/2307
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This record is about the Name: O'Donovan, J P. Crime: Factory breaking, rape and buggery. dating from 1971-1972 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)
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J 82/2307
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Date (When the record was created)
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1971-1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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Name: O'Donovan, J P. Crime: Factory breaking, rape and buggery.
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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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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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2335
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Closed For 84 years
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Closed Or Retained 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
- Manufacturing
- Crime
- Sex and gender
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Record URL
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Name: O'Donovan, J P. Crime: Factory breaking, rape and buggery.
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