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'.
Series
Director of Public Prosecutions: Case Papers, New Series
Catalogue reference: DPP 2
What's it about?
DPP 2
Departmental prosecution files from 1931. Most of the files retained relate to murder cases, but also included in each year are others concerning prosecutions considered to be important or representative of the nature of the department's work. ...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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DPP 2
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Title (The name of the record)
- Director of Public Prosecutions: Case Papers, New Series
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Date (When the record was created)
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1931-2016
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Description (What the record is about)
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Departmental prosecution files from 1931. Most of the files retained relate to murder cases, but also included in each year are others concerning prosecutions considered to be important or representative of the nature of the department's work.
Many files contain photographs or plans.
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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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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Numerically by file number within the year of prosecution.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Information on the outcome of these cases is not held by The National Archives.
Pre-1931 cases are in: DPP 1
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Director of Public Prosecutions, 1879-1879
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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19538 bundles and files
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1960 Department of The Director of Public Prosecutions
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Office of Director of Public Prosecutions was set up in 1879 to institute and conduct criminal proceedings of particular importance or difficulty. The DPP was initially appointed by the Home Secretary, and from 1986 by the Attorney General.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6233/
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