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6.7/10 by 73 users
The Ripper (2020)
For five years, from 1975 to 1980, the Yorkshire Ripper murders cast a dark shadow over the lives of women in the North of England. 13 women were dead and the police seemed incapable of catching the killer. No one felt safe – and every man was a suspect.
Writing:
- Jesse Vile
- Ellena Wood
Release Date:
Wed, Dec 16, 2020
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 50
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 50
Alan Whitehouse
Self - Yorkshire Post
Keith Hellawell
Self - Superintendent, Bradford
Bruce Jones
Self
Jeremy Thompson
Self
Christa Ackroyd
Self - Halifax Courier
Season 1:
In the 1970s, the brutal murders of sex workers in economically depressed areas of the UK spark little public interest - until a teen is also killed.
As the killer continues to prey upon women, police hope that the tire tracks and a victims 5-pound note may finally lead to a suspect.
Police release phone calls and handwriting samples from a suspect. Women protest law enforcements continued inability to catch the Ripper.
More than five years after the first attack, police finally make an arrest, setting off a media frenzy and accusations of a botched investigation.
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