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
Sessions Papers, Old Bailey
Catalogue reference: HO 109
What's it about?
HO 109
Incorporated in PCOM 1 in July 1958.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 109
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Title (The name of the record)
- Sessions Papers, Old Bailey
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Description (What the record is about)
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Incorporated in PCOM 1 in July 1958.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- No records held at The National Archives for this series
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8973/
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