A new Netflix series revisiting the crimes of the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, has outraged viewers who claim it still perpetuates the attitude that some of his victims lives meant less because they were sex workers.
The crimes of the serial killer who murdered 13 women and attempted to kill many others in the 1970s, have been well documented, but a new generation has been left shocked to hear sex workers among Sutcliffe s victims referred to as pests , good time girls or having gone down in status, by the officers investigating the crimes.
And in episode one of the series, Yorkshire Post journalist Alan Whitehouse describes how police were caught short by the murder of Sutcliffe s fourth victim, Jayne McDonald, 16, who he followed home from her job at a supermarket, which prompted national interest in the case.
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffeâs link to four unsolved murders
Peter Sutcliffe was one of Britain s most notorious serial killers responsible for the deaths of 13 innocent women during a five year rampage - but experts believe he may have killed more
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe (Image: Collect Unknown)
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Elaine Chung
Netflix’s latest true crime series outlines the violent murders committed by “The Ripper” but not the infamous Jack, who terrorized London in the Victorian era. The new four part documentary tells the story of the Yorkshire Ripper, a British murderer who killed at least 13 women and attacked many more between 1975 and 1980 in Northern England. The Netflix documentary recounts the horrific crimes through interviews with investigators, survivors, journalists, and the families of victims.
Who was the Yorkshire Ripper?
The Yorkshire Ripper was named Peter William Sutcliffe (also known as Peter William Coonan), and was working as a truck driver in the period he committed the majority of his attacks. He targeted mainly sex workers in red-light districts and low income neighborhoods, brutally attacking, mutilating, and oftentimes murdering women for years while he evaded arrest. Over the course of the five year police investigation, Sutcliffe was brought in nine time
Yes, that was
Coronation Street actor Bruce Jones – who played the iconic role of Les Battersby – in Netflix s new true-crime offering,
The Ripper.
The four-part series details the horrendous crimes of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper, who plagued West Yorkshire and Manchester in the 70s. It also offers a play-by-play of the investigation, and a window into the climate and attitudes of the time.
Why then, did the former soap actor appear in episode two? Well, similarly to many living in the area at that time, Jones had a traumatic personal anecdote to share. His experience was a particularly harrowing one, which he recalled for the filmmakers of the docu-series.
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