"Dear Boss" letter

Title: "Dear Boss" letter
Description: A letter, written in red ink, mailed to the Central News Agency between September 25-27, 1888, and then sent to Scotland Yard (London Metropolitan Police), claims responsibility for the murder of Annie Chapman and includes details from the crime scene that were not known by the public. The content of the message and threats of future victims implied that the author of the note could be the real killer. The famous pseudonym "Jack the Ripper" comes from the signature line on this letter.
Contributor: Transcription by The National Archives (UK)
Creator: The National Archives (UK)
Date: September 25 1888
Extent: 2 pages
Format: Document
Language: English
Provenance: The National Archives, sourced from the Central News Agency and the London Metropolitan Police; available in the public domain
Publisher: The National Archives
Rights: Public Domain
Subject: The murder of Annie Chapman by Jack the Ripper, taunts to the police, and threats of future killings.
Temporal Coverage: 1888
Type: Correspondence
Relation: "East End Outrages: Another Brutal Murder. Mutilation of the Victim, Panic in Whitechapel, Special Details"; Death Certificate of Annie Chapman; "Saucy Jacky" postcard

Media: DearBossletterJacktheRipper(1).jpg; Dear_Boss_pt2.jpg; Dear_Boss_envelope.jpg; Transcription of the "Dear Boss" Letter

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"East End Outrages: Another Brutal Murder. Mutilation of the Victim, Panic in Whitechapel, Special Details"	Image
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Death Certificate of Annie Chapman	Image

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