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Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders

DocumentaryCrime

Series examining the police investigation into the crimes of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper, and the missed opportunities to charge him for his earlier, unacknowledged crimes.

Feb 22, 20221 seasons2 episodesEndedEN

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Julie Bindel

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Seasons

Season 1

2 episodes

Premiered Feb 22, 2022

Episodes

1–2 of 2

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Ep 1

Episode 1

Feb 22, 2022

46m

The first episode explores the missed chances of Peter Sutcliffe’s early offending and presents evidence to show that his campaign of murder and mutilation may have started at least six years before his first acknowledged victim, with the killing of Mary Judge in Leeds in 1968. Among the casest explored in this episode are Judith Roberts, a schoolgirl killed in Staffordshire in 1972 and Carol Wilkinson, a bakery worker murdered in Bradford in 1977. Despite the clear similarities with Sutcliffe’s MO, two innocent men – Andrew Evans and Anthony Steel – were convicted of these murders.

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