Secret files containing information on four new suspects linked to the infamous Jack the Ripper case from 1888 will not be made public, despite efforts by retired murder detective Trevor Marriott to disclose a 900-page dossier.
Marriott, who has been researching the Whitechapel murders and is authoring a book on the subject, fought for the release of these documents. However, a recent tribunal decision upheld their confidentiality, citing concerns over the safety of living relatives of the suspects and potential risks to modern-day informants if the identities of “grasses” (informants) were exposed.
Scotland Yard emphasized that releasing the files could jeopardize ongoing investigations by compromising the recruitment of informants crucial to modern policing efforts.
Marriott expressed frustration over the decision, labeling the censorship of these documents as absurd. He believes that unveiling the contents could potentially provide new leads or insights into the unsolved mystery of Jack the Ripper after more than a century.
In his view, these documents hold the key to unlocking crucial information that could finally shed light on one of history’s most notorious criminal cases.
