[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from 11/03/2011. Thanks ReformationFan. A re-ping. Stumbled over this while looking for something else, reacquainting myself with the vast GGG archives, and had forgotten about this fascinating article. Saw another piece about how Scotland Yard fights to keep the Ripper files secret to protect the identities -- get this -- of the informants, who were active 130 years ago.

[rdl6989]

Saw another piece about how Scotland Yard fights to keep the Ripper files secret to protect the identities — get this — of the informants, who were active 130 years ago.

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Government logic amazes me sometimes.

[colorado tanker]

LE agencies don’t like to release files of the investigations they bungle.