More than five years after the first attack, police finally make an arrest, setting off a media frenzy and accusations of a botched investigation.
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E01 Once Upon a Time in Yorkshire
December 16, 2020 6.9 51 min
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.