Murderer Thomas Appleby

Yes, the photos are in the file PCOM 9/979 which is available at the National Archives.

THe other files would probably container a broader amount of information, MEPO 3/2207, ASSI 45/103/1.

THe MEPO file means Metropolitan Police, ie the London police. THe ASSI file relates to the files submitted for the Assizes court trial but are in most cases the same.

The PCOM is for the Prison Commission and will sometimes have the statements, appeals etc from the MEPO and ASSI files, but they generally have a bief overview. What they do have are the mugshots, as you can see. THey will also have the annual and periodic reports and release documents and occsionally details of any reofffences.

If you went to Kew you could see all of these files. I have looked and they are all open. However, the PCOM 9/979/1 has closed extracts. 9 pages. However, I would not have thought they were anything special. Could be files that have a relatives name or something.