The Yorkshire Ripper

Summary A new three-part look at the story of psychopath Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed "The Yorkshire Ripper", this series focuses on how the flaws of the police investigation and the social attitudes of the time enabled his five-year crime spree. View more details

The Yorkshire Ripper

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Liza Williams Tracy Browne Diana Muir Andrew Sheldon

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Genres : Crime Documentary

Release date : Mar 25, 2019

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Wall to Wall Media

Summary A new three-part look at the story of psychopath Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed "The Yorkshire Ripper", this series focuses on how the flaws of the police investigation and the social attitudes of the time enabled his five-year crime spree. View more details

Details

Genres : Crime Documentary

Release date : Mar 25, 2019

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Wall to Wall Media

Episode 2 • Mar 26, 2019
Manhunt
As the Ripper's murders cause terror in the north of England and the unknown killer becomes a kind of cult figure, with Yorkshire Ripper chants at football matches and Thin Lizzy's single "Killer On The Loose" reaching the top ten, "Manhunt" explores how the police investigation became a wild goose chase. Letters and a tape claiming to come from the murderer himself lead the police to believe the killer is from the North East. Women who survived attacks by the Ripper claim police ignored their witness statements and promising lines of inquiry were derailed - all because they did not fit with senior officers' theory about the killer's motivation. Ending with the arrest of Peter Sutcliffe, it was discovered that his name was already in multiple police files: he had been interviewed nine times during the course of the investigation. Had the police arrested him the first time he was questioned in November 1977, seven women's lives might have been saved. Letters and a tape claiming to come from the murderer himself lead the police to believe the killer is from the North East. Women who survived attacks by the Ripper claim police ignored their witness statements and promising lines of inquiry were derailed - all because they did not fit with senior officers' theory about the killer's motivation.
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