The 'Sunderland Letters' - Yorkshire Ripper Inquiry
The first letter to be received was postmarked "Sunderland 1.45pm 8th March 1978", and addressed to Mr. Oldfield.
The author of the letter claimed to have committed the series of crimes and signed the letter "Jack The Ripper".
A few days after the first letter, a similar letter was received by the Chief Editor of the "Daily Mirror” newspaper in Manchester. This letter was postmarked "Sunderland 10am on 13th March 1978".
No immediate action was taken following the receipt of these letters although there was a suspicion that the writer’s familiarity with the crimes was more than that which could have been gleaned from a study of newspapers and television programmes about the Yorkshire Ripper series.
