Richard McCann relived the events that would change his life forever in an emotional message on social media posted around 7am. His mother Wilma was the first Yorkshire Ripper victim.
The ITV series charts the five years during which Sutcliffe killed 13 women, as he committed his crimes under the nose of police. Read on for pictures of victims, survivors and policemen.
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