Scotland Yard releases Jack the Ripper material

Title

Scotland Yard releases Jack the Ripper material

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

18 Aug 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:52

Description

Scotland Yard have released material allegedly sent by infamous London serial killer Jack the Ripper. Sent anonymously to a Croydon, South London police station, Ripper-related items include a letter, post mortem reports, photographs and a pardon by then Commissioner Charles Warren. Deputy Commissioner John Dellow, a trustee of the Metropolitan Police Museum, says the killer remains unidentified. Margaret Shiels reports.

Contributors

John Dellow; Margaret Shiels

Keywords

London; Crime; Police; UK; Women; Homicide; Murderers; Prostitutes; Jack the Ripper; Whitechapel murders (1888-1889); Charles Warren

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