Manhunt - The Yorkshire Ripper.

Documentary based on 'The Yorkshire Ripper'. His crimes and his capture.

[@michaeledmondson5100]

I gave a lift to one of the ripper team. It was the first time I ever felt sorry for a cop. He was exhausted and seemed close to tears. He told me that they were baffled. All I could do was to wish him luck.

[@Joe-es9qx]

This is the best Yorkshire ripper documentary I have watched.

[@aspreckley1]

What an excellent documentary. They don’t make them like this anymore. The music, narration, just perfect .

[@michaeldevaney5728]

Yes yur totally correct excellent

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

@@michaeldevaney5728 I agree. Everything about this documentary is absolutely perfect

[@michaeldevaney5728]

@@kellyshomemadekitchen hi how are yu I hope yur well thanks for yur comment ie and what was strange some of his victims were not prostitutes some serial killers have sex with victims but he didn't

[@gantz0949]

My first time watching it

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

@@michaeldevaney5728 right. It was like he couldn’t hold himself back from killing them right away or attempting to in some cases. However, one thing this documentary does not mention is the fact that he wore a v-neck sweater under his trousers (no underwear) in order to have “easy access” to masturbate over his victims’ bodies after he killed them. As if he hadn’t already disrespected them enough! What a sicko!

[@aob4214]

A masterpiece of a documentary. The writer had voice like silk and her perfect internation wasn’t overly dramatised. Loved the Erie flute very under stated. It was very factual and not in the least bit manipulative or sensational unlike the drivel you get today. As somebody who is registered blind, I have no need to watch the video I could listen to it on the narrative was throwing an interrupted, and there was so much dialogue that you could follow all the way through.

[@MizzMetallikat76]

She didn't write anything, she's just the narrator!

[@LizaFergison]

@@MizzMetallikat76 It doesn't matter. I was involved in creating videos for companies. We had some great narrators on our books. Narration makes such a difference to the message being sent. I was chosen to narrate 2 videos we created for clients. When we presented the finished item to clients, they were very impressed. We hired a well known actor for one narration, but the result was awful. He acted the role instead of taking himself out of the story. We found a replacement but still had to pay the actor. It is a surprisingly difficult job being a narrator.

[@Williams.L]

I agree one hundred percent. Great video thanks for sharing!

[@bigkuriboh3814]

​@LizaFergison it does matter when somebody claims somebody has written something that they haven't.

[@MizzMetallikat76]

@@LizaFergison it DOES matter when you're being factual!

[@nicoladavies3391]

Our first nights out as teenagers were against the backdrop of this hunt. The lads at school were great at making sure none of the girls walked home alone.

[@juliehawkins3816]

Glad there people who truly care!

[@RockDodger]

The Ripper died today.. If hell exists then that sick bastard is there! Rip all his victims.

[@Renxo761]

It does exist. The only way to not go there is to follow and know Jesus. He is the way, the truth, and the life

[@Vinterbukser]

@@Renxo761 It's funny how religious people are like "Put the kettle on love" and then when they want to proselytise, they break out with the "Follow and know Jesus! The way, the truth the life!" cod-medieval speak. It makes you sound like an idiot.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

​@@Renxo761Best beard ever as well.

[@aspenrebel]

Oh he died?

[@mrkipling2201]

That woman who was stopped by the police with Sutcliffe had to be the luckiest woman in South Yorkshire.

[@derekmarsden8934]

The sheer quality of this documentary compared with the lightweight over dramatised drivel is breathtaking.

[@TheIndependentLens]

Oh yes. I love the style to older true crime documentaries and paranormal stuff over the painfully overly manipulative junk they put out today.

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

I agree completely. I especially like how they don’t show the same scene or comment multiple times. Just a very good flow of information. And lastly, I could listen to this narrator all day.

[@ArchimedeanEye]

White people have standards

[@noelogara1]

Except for the few very important matters that were left out. They didn't give any information about the copycat killer known to be involved, also they knew there were two killers involved in the murders and they dont explain or even know why sutcliffe was eliminated so many times.

[@kailashpatel1706]

@@noelogara1 why do you think he was eliminated so many times?

[@georgelong9782]

I also wanted to say that the narrator has a very soothing, intelligent-sounding voice. She really fits narrating this kind of story.

[@jimmydyne]

George Long j

[@riggs20]

Yes, she could do ASMR videos. I literally fell asleep during this show. Despite the disturbing content, her voice soothed me to sleep. She could probably read an autopsy transcript & I'd fall fast asleep!

[@MB-vu3ow]

I would apply the same description to Bill Kurtis.

[@allybamma7129]

I thought it was mariella

[@errolkim1334]

And that flute.....floating haunting flute.

[@jenford7078]

Janet Suzman narrated this and she held us all in our seats. Bravo!

[@noellegunning3301]

Her voice is fabulous!!

[@ausplus]

Lovely voice...I originally thought it was Zoë Wanamaker...who also has a lovely voice.

[@MrPotsy81]

@@noellegunning3301 Yes. Wasn't she Alexandra in "Nicholas and Alexandra"?

[@noellegunning3301]

@@MrPotsy81 Correct, She was.

[@neilghosh3821]

Timeless documentary. It has the right tone and no over dramatization as many other crime documentaries have.

[@noelogara1]

Yes except for the fact that Sutcliffe was a copycat killer framed as the Ripper by police who screwed up the investigation and let the Real Ripper get away to kill again.

[@Finebyme123]

I can’t believe that forensic scientist literally mapped exactly where the ripper lived. Incredible.

[@keyfiender799]

The one with the graph was RAF ! So amazing

[@noelogara1]

Only problem was sutcliffe's blood type didn't match the ripper's B blood found in the semen on some of the victims, also in the saliva on the bite marks. He was a copycat killer framed as the ripper.

[@SluttChops]

@@noelogara1 Would you kindly STFU. You're literally all over this comment section spewing your conspiracy theory bollocks. You commented walls of text to nearly everyone who's made a comment, you barmy nutter. Write a novel or something.

[@mkvenner2]

@@noelogara1 or someone messed up during the investigation. Hell police in Germany were convinced for years that there was a female serial killer criminal mastermind running around until someone realized that the forensic kits they had been using were contaminated.

[@fufu889]

Ivor yo: geoforensics we called it in school in the 90s.

[@jasonc6812]

Better than the new Netflix doc. Hands down. More informative in less time. One of the best true crime documentaries, ever.

[@sandybristow2236]

Which Netflix Documentary

[@TomDoig]

The flute and the narrators voice.... so eerie. A grim story but well told. The archival footage is fascinating.

[@denisegore1884]

There was a woman's shoe on a sports field with cones around the shoe. Very forlorn.

[@TheKonga88]

@@denisegore1884 It was a dead giant queen ant..She was killed by the ants but the police covered it up..🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐝🐝👽👽🤡

[@danielgardecki1046]

One of which is short clip of a film location which was used in at least 3 fictional drama productions, and doesn't exist anymore. It's possible they used interior footage too, but trying to find photos or videos from inside the building before it was demolished isn't going well. People only seem to have photos and videos of the outside of the building, and which are usually from the same 2 angles. No-one seems to have taken any footage of the other side of the building.

[@robphilpott43]

The Brits do documentaries of this type really, really well.

[@malcolmmarshall5946]

Interviewed as potential suspect nine times, matches photofits down to the gap in his teeth, narrowed down the area where he lives, and the cops still can't get him. Incredible.

[@adamwelch6217]

If they hadn't been so distracted by the wearside hoaxer they may well have got him earlier. We'll never know

[@campbellgraham1979]

Incredible? Typical more like. The police only solve 5% of all reported crime and were very lucky that the arresting officer returned to the scene of the crime the following day to find the hammer.

[@Animal-Reaction-Clips]

My dad was arrested becsuse he had the same car with a stripe lol

[@emman6941]

Police arrogance at its worst

south yorkshire police uselees the miners strike and hillsborough there was antother case i seen on youtube balls that up as well

[@PinkyJujubean]

England is not very large, its about the same size as the state I live in. Yet they have so many different accents and dialects that you can tell what town someone lives in by the way they talk. Thats mind blowing really

[@aspenrebel]

A Geordie accent from a Leeds from a Brommie? It took me 3 years of watching Cheryl Cole before I could understand what she was saying.

[@Fugax_8]

When it comes to crime documentaries, this one always stands out to me. The music and narration is unsettling and you get a sense of how brutal Sutcliffe was. In terms of atmosphere, this is such a good documentary. It’s showing it’s age a little now but it’s still the best documentary about the Ripper I’ve ever seen.

[@slumsofshaolin6396]

I agree, the narration especially stands out to me.

[@TheWelwyn21]

Behave

[@noelogara]

People believe that sutcliffe was the ripper because that's what they want to believe. They are willing to ignore all the evidence that he was a copycat killer framed as the ripper by lying cops.

[@MrSmokincodz]

I agree completely

[@MrSmokincodz]

@Robert it’s one of the best. Enjoy.

[@leefran71]

Some of his surviving victims told the police, he didn't even have a geordie accent, but the stubborn fools took no notice.

[@StellaKnights]

and some of those photo fits were spot on but who believes a prostitute , the police force was incredibly misogynistic in those days

[@marctempler3250]

@Saida Agourram Maybe you and the other two idiotic know-it-alls can share with us your experiences investigating serial murder cases?

[@wvnder]

Marc Templer Hey I’m no genius but if more than one witness tells me something about the perp’s accent I’d listen, idk!

[@sebastianmatarelli5602]

@Saida Agourram bang on. we really haven't come that far tbh. sure theres more women in the workforce but who does that really benefit besides capitalists?

[@mariannevontrapp1063]

Yes unbelievebel!!

[@geoffmacauley4940]

The hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper was one of the biggest Police stuff ups ever. As it turned out, Peter Sutcliffe was caught by chance.

[@leanna8021]

he was obseesed by a accent

[@cheechalker8430]

It’s easy for us - with 20/20 hindsight - to judge. Yes, mistakes were made, but Sutcliffe was caught because the police were high alert for _anything_ out of the ordinary. I certainly would not have thought to go back and search the area where Sutcliffe “relieved” himself (the only thing he relieved himself of was the hammer and knife). It’s easy for us today to forget how much of a disadvantage the police faced. My only criticisms are the police should have paid more attention to the victim descriptions of the suspect (the drawings) and should have followed up on the officer’s report who suspected Sutcliffe. And offered a HUGE reward for information leading to the capture. Nothing like money as an incentive to people to look at their neighbors a little closer!

[@deneshbhaskar3944]

Peter did it to change the system . That's why the queen knighted him twice over

[@CheshireCat6639]

Very sad it took so long to find that monster 😥

[@jimloveday2836]

He was finally caught by some alert and diligent police. The people in charge were clearly miles out of their depth and completely swamped. It is not clear to me if they were able to escalate the case and get assistance earlier or not. At least there was a review for lessons learned which should help "next time" if the police are not defunded.

[@jeffcurtis5980]

As a kid I remember this was a very big story that went on a long time, while the police tracked Sutcliffe down. One thing that really stuck in my memory was reading that the police on 2 occasions questioned Jimmy Saville. That was a huge deal because at the time, he was one the the UK's biggest celebrities. I couldn't understand why as it made no sense and then it just went away. In hindsight it's clear you don't haul in a major celebrity twice for questioning about serial killings unless you have good reason. People knew what he was like even back then.

[@fatdaddy1996]

You might be right that they knew about Savile, but all men in Leeds were interviewed. I was interviewed and I couldn't even drive at the time.

[@sarahwynn6486]

@@fatdaddy1996not just Leeds . My father in law was a lorry driver from Rotherham and he was questioned .

[@rozdoyle8872]

I wonder if Saville was the hoaxer , doing a Jim will fix it and having a pathetic laugh .

[@kanyefuck7018]

​@@rozdoyle8872. No the hoaxer was caught and sentenced for Perverting The Course of Justice. He served four years. A pretty pathetic, chronically unemployed alcoholic with little going on in his life. Look up Wearside Jack.

[@Jesusandbible]

Like with the capture of Ted Bundy the man who caught the Yorkshire Ripper was a good honest cop doing his proper hard days work. Good on him!

[@deneshbhaskar3944]

The lady's voice makes it so much more creepy lol. What a voice.

[@deneshbhaskar3944]

The cops who caught both of these cult heros were just average cops . Below average . Street bums who respond to domestic calls. Fuck the cops and their investigation on me !

[@marnieweaver3935]

@@deneshbhaskar3944 Domestic calls are some of the most frightening for cops. You never know what's going to happen.

[@deneshbhaskar3944]

@@marnieweaver3935 lmao no theyre not... marnie ur a women u wouldnt know

[@marnieweaver3935]

@@deneshbhaskar3944 Well, usually, but not always the victim is the woman, so I do know. And I'm in USA so maybe it's different.

[@j0.thad0n70]

The eerie music fits well with this documentary, and the Narrator’s voice.

[@noellegunning3301]

Yes, her voice is excellent.

[@catwomanvillain6576]

@@noellegunning3301 I might be strange for some reason i kept coming back to to des documentary whenever i wanted ti fall asleep at night🤔🙄😴

[@MrMogwali1]

@@noellegunning3301 It sounds like the actress Zoe Wannamaker

[@MrMogwali1]

Edit: Now I've watched the end credits it's Janet Suzman. Very similiar voices though.

[@AbbaChique4]

At 40.08 thst Lapish guy taking about the feelings being deeper when an ‘innocent woman’ was killed, compared with a prostitute. Disgusting attitude from the police in those days towards prostitutes. These were still people’s mothers, daughters, etc. A life like any other. 😢

[@stevehay2293]

The best narrator ever , absolutely amazing.

[@mrs.rhodesclassroom]

I’ve been watching crime shows all my life and this is probably the best one I’ve ever seen. Thanks so much for posting!

[@hoss-lk4bg]

thx hun we all were wondering

[@AidaShawJ.D.]

All your life? Since birth? 😮😅😂 Maybe your adult life only? 🥹🥹

[@CocktailRoyale]

Agreed

[@burghdewd]

They had his tire tracks, bite marks, his shoe size, his shoe print, the 5 pound note traced to him, a witness description that allowed an incredibly accurate composite sketch, nine police interviews with the guy and they still couldn't figure it out. And don't get me started with the cops who let the guy take a piss on the side of a building allowing him to ditch a hammer and a knife before taking him to the station. Astonishing.

[@Jehhjjdjdjd928]

😮that detective was a tool and admits to messing up To be fair I think the women held it together....police force was a joke

[@frannieo1707]

Well said.

[@terrymilner8575]

Agree. Shoe size wasn't the same though, which means he forced size 7 shows on his 8.5 size feet or...

[@MR-in8bl]

Those Brits were so small in comparison to a same sized police department in any random state in America, they just didn't know what to do. They had everything they needed, so many details that would point to 1 man. Sad situation.

[@eveny119]

...AND HIS CAR WAS SEEN IN RED LIGHT DISTRICTS, WHAT 8 OR 9 TIMES. edit (Joe said 50 times)

[@hatetheusername]

"innocent girls or prostitutes" no, it doesn't matter what anyone does with their lives, they were ALL innocent girls.

[@pickmeasinner]

Were they? That's not what was meant anyway, but how do you know who was what? Theres always someone looking to be offended

[@hatetheusername]

@@pickmeasinner what are you on about 😭 “how do you know who was what” it says that in the doc. this is not someone overreacting on tiktok. this is about a fucking SERIAL KILLER and in this doc they’re literally insinuating that the only innocent ones were the ones who weren’t prostitutes. all of the victims were innocent because they were MURDERED. it’s discussed in pretty much every recent documentary on this case so ig everyone involved in those docs are just offended. grow up

[@laurelgirard8475]

Maureen Long should be commended for coming on this documentary to tell people her story. We so often think we’re safe in our homes, jobs, day to day life. This warns people of what to watch out for, what should make the red flag and warning bells go off. Let’s hope most of them felt nothing after the first hammer blow.

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

I can’t speak from experience, but I’ve read there’s no pain from intense blows to the head. I find that hard to believe though as anyone whose ever accidentally banged their head hard into something, it hurts quite a lot.

[@32446]

A friend of mine knows her and Richard Mcann. Both hugely affected to this day.

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

@@32446 I’ve seen a few different interviews with Richard McMan, including one done at the time it was announced Sutcliffe had died. But the last I heard about Maureen Long was that she had passed also. I’ve not been able to confirm that though.

[@hannahhopkinson9044]

​@@kellyshomemadekitchenthat's really sad . I thought she looked incredibly frail in this documentary. What that bastard did no doubt affected & shortened her life 😢

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

@@hannahhopkinson9044 Sadly, you are most likely exactly right. I’m glad she survived what that monster did to her but the ptsd must have been a nightmare 😓

[@dazauto1400]

RIP Detective Andrew Laptew who passed away recently. If only they had listened to him.

[@Dessan01]

Dick Holland (also featured in this) dismissed him totally - problem was him and Oldfield were frankly a bit thick, which is why it went on for so long. Holland also had a long record of fitting people up. His son has recently gone to prison over drug dealing too.

[@alessandrapacelli9374]

@@Dessan01 What amazes me about Holland is that even here he went "he had CLEARLY mistaken the girl for a prostitute". Despite the fact they failed to catch the killer for so long precisely due to the fact they had assumed he targeted prostitutes only and thus failed to see the bigger picture and make the connection with other cases. He... really learned nothing, did he.

[@CzechMirco]

@@alessandrapacelli9374 The problem is that the police forces nowdays give too much weight to the suspect profiling. You hear it in criminal case documentaries time and time again: "criminals don't change their established modus operandi". And so once they encounter something different they almost automatically dismiss the possibility that it could have been the work of the same person and they look for someone else. Yes, human beings are creatures of habit but we aren't robots. We can evolve in our aims and methods. And this case is a good example of that. He at first targetted the prostitutes but then he broadened the scope of his victims to women in general, no matter of age or occupation.

[@garypeacock5919]

Agreed, he seemed to be completely different from the rest of the keystone kops. Sorry to hear if his passing.

[@andynicholas1728]

Yes RIP Andrew Laptew. The first man to name Sutcliffe as the likely YR. If they had listened to him 4 or 5 victims would have survived. Mr Laptew was a good Policeman and a good man.

[@bunnymad5049]

Poor Maureen. SO glad she's alive, but how utterly harrowing her recovery and learning to live again must have been. She seems so gentle.

[@janeokeeffe5297]

Sadly she has passed away

[@PatrickFDolan]

@@janeokeeffe5297 Prove it

[@Dave-id6sj]

@@PatrickFDolan yeah, I cannot find anything remotely suggesting she has passed away, no news articles or death notices.

[@Chris-gf4jj]

God bless everyone effected by this.

[@Therealtoppy]

@@PatrickFDolanprove it? Are you not well in your head wtf would you say that for shes was very old by this point She passed away I new her

[@Tj-ho2fs]

I’m at a complete loss at how the police missed him. He was interviewed 9 times,he had the gap in his teeth, the boot and tire prints matched and looked just like the photo fits. Total incompetence.if those in charge of law enforcement had checked their egos I can’t help but feel that they would have caught him much earlier.

[@bethweeks5943]

Yes, incompetent and seemingly did not care enough.

[@wattage2007]

Really seems like because they were ladies of the night, they didn't matter as much. Quite telling when Trevor Lapish described victims being "innocent girls, prostitutes or whatever" implying prostitutes aren't innocent.

[@emman6941]

Were his wife and mother prosecuted? Their lies contributed to them discounting him due providing him with false alibis

[@aspenrebel]

Where's "Vera"?

[@danelleegan3203]

The Police made an assumption based on the fact that the first 2 women were believed to work as prostitutes, ergo he hates prostitutes and they're his targets, so 'decent' women were safe. They failed to consider that prostitutes are the easiest victims in terms of availability, their very occupation meaning they would go with a stranger and the cultural bias against sex workers. Sutcliffe enjoyed killing women, he was an opportunist and 'blitz' attacker and NO woman was safe. Against this background they had tunnel vision and missed the obvious. Still shocking to hear this story and some of the comments of some of the officers about the women were disgraceful.

[@briankennedy1192]

Remember being obsessed with this case as a schoolboy in Sydney Australia, to see the crime scenes and videos of the buildings and landscapes of the time brings it all together in a riveting way.

[@basitk12]

Now that's how a documentary is made. What a piece.

[@gantz0949]

My first time watching

[@camerachica73]

I grew up in the south west of England and was extremely young during the Ripper years, but even I remember the unsettling fear that women felt at that time, not to walk outside alone at night etc. Even though it wasn't the Ripper's turf, there was still a fear he'd relocate.

[@leeturton9254]

I'm from Sheffield..I'm not proud about my city but I'm proud of those two officers for catching that beast...you know when they say it's grim up north?...I can tell you for a fact it's grim up north

[@Spectrescup]

Some decades ago, when the Independent was an excellent newspaper, there was an article in the Saturday magazine about a dinner lady in Yorkshire who spent her afternoons working in a transport cafe. She regularly saw Sutcliffe with another man, who she never heard speak, but was convinced must have been an accomplice in at least some of his crimes. Her obsession with the case ended up costing her her family and by all accounts much of her sanity. I know I kept the article but it's been many, many years since I last came across it. I can find nothing on the Internet relating to the issue, but then there are many news items from the past for whom that is the case. I worry how much of our history has been lost because it's not on google. Especially considering our newspaper libraries are being closed down, precisely because it's believed the internet is doing the same job. It isn't. Nowhere close, in fact.

[@PointNemo9]

There was a documentary in 2000 (now on KZbin) where she was convinced that the other man was the man behind the hoax letters and audio tape.

[@phoenixreborn4459]

The survivor is one he'll of a woman. My heart broke to see her pain. Its easy to kill and to die. Its hard as he'll to fight to live

[@nickc4518]

Between the £5 note shortlist, size 7 boot, the gap in the teeth, the car regs in right light zones and the e-fits they could have arrested the right man much earlier. I know he had an alibi but short of a neon sign outside his house, the clues used in conjunction couldn’t have been much clearer.

[@rampantram1]

you have to remember when he did these crimes dna sampling wasnt around until another few years after he was convicted.he was convicted in 1981 it was pioneered around 1984 and first used in britain in 1987

[@ryanwighton5683]

Yeh agree I think if another police team from say america or London ect he would have been cought earlier george and his team were out of there depth they had all the clues in front of them But were too obssessed with the tape and even with Peters alibis familys will Lie so alibis are never reliable

[@vikkiparker1362]

The problem was all the interview details were done on index cards and filed under each item. I believe there were over 150,000 cards. Not like these days where we press a button and it matches common links, they would have had to manually search through thousands of cards.

[@Dave-id6sj]

That Dick Holland neglects mentioning that part of his move to uniforms after the inquiry into the handling of the ripper case, that he was also being disciplined for corrupt conduct while in his nominal DI role at Milgarth, he was fucking bent as well as arrogant.

[@aspenrebel]

No! A bent copper?

[@insaneone4369]

This is the greatest narration for this subject. It's perfection.

[@noelogara1]

Except for one very important ingredient. Sutcliffe was the copycat killer who was eliminated at least nine times because his blood type didnt match the Ripper's. But he was involved, he was the copycat killer who killed Jean Jordan, Yvonne Pearson, Margo Walls and Jacqueline Hill and he committed all the assaults and more he wasnt charged with because it would expose his real part in the Ripper hunt. Its been cover up and lies ever since and people have been brainwashed with this official story. Perfection in perfidy.

[@remainalert2109]

No fuss, no muss. Just the facts. Quality documentary.

[@jamesglenn4266]

Yes certainly better than what the Americans make.

[@lesliestobbart1386]

James glen I agree the Americans docs are crap

[@petert9110]

Americans need to tone it down a bit,but we know that is something Americans are not known for.

[@TheMradampturner]

Hey not all of us are bad . But you are completely correct about our documentaries they have become completely crap . I didn't ask to be born American.

[@quickfruits6963]

Yes! And no unnecessary music.

[@pillettadoinswartsh4974]

This is a well-made documentary. Not at all sensationalistic, like American docs. It was made with respect and the proper tone.

[@Ptinski]

#PilettaDoinswartsh You've obviously missed the well-made PBS docs in USA, and perhaps you have a bias against Americans - but surely all that matters is keeping this from becoming a story about the killer. #RIPVictims

[@Ptinski]

@Olwen Morgan Perhaps, and we certainly admire BBC for their masterful contributions to the genre, still with the ad-free public service broadcast like PBS, geared to quality in the TV wasteland, we can be just as proud of ourselves here.

[@jerryvivanco4352]

@@Ptinski YOU obviously don't get it. The statement was made as a genetalization!! Nobody could POSSIBLY view EVERY documentary concerning a certain subject...........

[@Ptinski]

@@jerryvivanco4352 Yes, you're right. If PD hadn't downed American docs I'd have left it there. Nothing wrong with broadening someone's viewpoint.

[@ClickKlack43]

Sounds like something the unfortunate descendent of a cowering loyalist to King George the Tyrant, might say. But of course I’m just generalizing.

[@joolstaylor8009]

Quality production Can’t imagine why those top cops thought smiling and patting themselves on the back was appropriate behaviour!

[@thomasalexand]

It wasn't. It was insensitive. Sutcliffe was çaught, not by detective work, but by chance and a follow up by an ordinary policeman who, with another, stopped Sutcliffe in the first place by simply doing a routine check. That policeman returned and did a search.

[@PointNemo9]

I've heard they were trying to take attention away from the fact that they had just caught a Yorkshireman after being absolutely adament than the man they were looking for was from Sunderland

[@alancasey2513]

Best crime documentary I've ever seen - felt the personal pain & heartache of the victims and police - pacing & narration 1st rate

[@williamarthurfenton1496]

Rather unfortunate choice of words "Killing innocent women instead of prostitutes." Methinks prostitutes are also 'innocent' against being murdered. In fact innocent in general.

[@heikkieronen5226]

English is not my first language but understand what you mean....

[@katherinea.williams3044]

Couldn’t concur with you more. Love & Light from Miami ✨✌🏼 Stay safe

[@tomekkruk6147]

Exacly! I mean, wjhat are they guilty of? Having consensual sex?

[@joellaz9836]

William Arthur Fenton he said there was no difference in their eyes yet goes on to call non-prostitutes innocent

[@melntribe4403]

💯

[@Macho_Fantastico]

Watched a few documentaries about these awful crimes but this is still one of the best. Rest in Peace to all those poor victims.

[@errolkim1334]

It is THE best. I watch it routinely.

[@Sol-Cutta]

Why would u watch it routinely?

[@Sol-Cutta]

Still , I've watched numerous of the savile documentaries multiple times and watch as u say routinely so guess that's no different..wonder why we find them fascinating ? It's obv that gallows thing.. I'm a normal person and not into stuff savile was and I'm guessing u have no interest in killing women ?

[@life107familyfitnessboxing8]

@@Sol-Cutta I have same question for Errol Kim too. Once is enough, unless one is using it for criminal studies or fall asleep several times like me and need to watch some of it again. I lived through those times and it was scary for everyone. Sutcliff was a evil nutter

[@Sol-Cutta]

@@life107familyfitnessboxing8 true true , seems odd u would watch something so horrid to our lives, again and again for vivacious recreation. Not sure where that puts one's mind. If it's a element of fascintaion in the police methods and that side of things then I suppose that's ok and the original thread commentator guy wrote awful crimes and r.i.p victims so I guess that suggests he's not watching it getting a thrill from the death and suffering of others. if it is getting a thrill then that is sick and troublesome.

[@balbindermann3896]

I am not happy about Dick Holland being given a free pass in this documentary. This is a detective who was senior investigating officer for two major miscarriages of justice (Kiszko and Ward) - and he was the guy who buried Laptew's ID of Sutcliffe. Disgraceful.

[@michelefritze3988]

This is a very good documentary. I'm pleased the man writing the letters and sending the tapes was caught and sentenced. I was in the Leeds area before the Yorkshire ripper was caught. On holiday with 3 others and we were careful about where we went. We were always together.

[@amysantiago6284]

Andrew Laptew's expression towards the end of the video was just heartbreaking. It must be so frustrating knowing that you'd found the Ripper, only to have your suspicions ignored and filed away by incompetent higher-ups. So many women could have been saved if even one person had followed up on Laptew's suspicions.

[@ch0colatemilk]

+Amy Santiago My thoughts exactly. So sad.

[@jupiter-8405]

He suspected him, had doubts, that's all. He was just one of many people that were good candidates for being the killer.

[@jupiter-8405]

@A Tangerine You don't know any of that, you weren't there.

[@dazauto1400]

Sadly DC Andrew Laptew passed away recently. Should have been a National hero.

[@neasacoyne2706]

Jupiter-8 A Tangerine is actually correct with his comments. If you watch any of the Yorkshire Ripper you will hear these facts plus the fact that Peter Sutcliffe was interviewed nine times. These senior officers were supposed to be seasoned detectives, shameful how they allowed more victims die due to their incompetence and large egos.

[@michelepiteo2196]

The narration on this documentary is truly superb for reasons i can't phathom

[@fionagregory8078]

Fathom

[@invisiblemaninvisibleman2097]

N there’s your answer… The finest of English narration that’s why…

[@aspenrebel]

​@@fionagregory8078oh yeah. I was perplexed there for a moment.

[@davidpeters3857]

Classic documentary…...Holland’s arrogance is still incredible to watch

[@mikerope5785]

what's good about this doc is it doesn't sensationalize the events, which is both the right thing to do with respect to the victims, and is highly rare today in an atmosphere of AI garbage and doc mills. This one is well researched, based on police reports and primary sources. An excellent soundtrack and gentle narration leaves a subtle air of chronic unease which was present in the communities affected. It's basically telling the story largely factually and focusing on the lived experience of the communities affected, rather than a titilating shockumentary style that has infected true crime filmmaking today.

[@jimmypopt.v.3037]

Everything about the 70s looks relentlessly grim, oppressive, grimy. brown and primitive. Terrorism, Industrial action, and a serial killer on the loose in Northern England. Superb documentary and all the Northern cities look positively Victorian.

[@horse69outside]

+Jimmy Pop t.v. Tetley Bittermen..... you can't beat 'em......

[@jimmypopt.v.3037]

Join em.

[@jimmypopt.v.3037]

I`m from Bradford, i was just waxing lyrical.

[@horse69outside]

+Jimmy Pop t.v. if Lyrical is that seven year old girl from up the road, i'm calling the cops.

[@jimmypopt.v.3037]

If the grim up North 70s don`t strike you as incredibly grotty then i`m surprised. Factor in 3 day weeks, crippling strikes and a serial killer on the loose, and masses of brown polyester clothing and i`d call it bleak.

[@FRANKTHRING1]

An excellent documentary far superior to the average type of this kind.

[@ibelieve2779]

Naah I like the ones where it shows the police interrogations of the suspect,

[@suesmith3744]

Excellent documentary , brings back those dark terror filled days as if it were yesterday … RIP to all of this monsters victims 🕊️

[@michaeldevaney5728]

Did yu live in that area

[@jocosus3]

Truly heartbreaking for all the victims and their families. Thank you for posting.

[@ivanppillay914]

One of the saddest and most enduring images is that of Wilma McCann's two children (aged nine and seven) awaking in the morning and discovering that their mother had not come home from a night out. They then go out in their pyjamas and wait in the bitter cold at a nearby bus stop in eager expectation of seeing their mother...

[@placidrenegade]

Ivan P Pillay To be honest it was her that fuelled the ripper craving to kill prostitutes

[@KarmasAbutch]

placid renegade you complete twat!

[@TheKonga88]

@Rab Feenie He was under investigation for breeding queen ants and mice on Mars 🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐝🐝🐍🐍👽👽👽🐁🐁🐀🐀🐀🐁🐁🦇🤡🤡

[@David-ud9ju]

So, what you're saying is that she left her two young children alone at home and went out drinking? Those children are probably better off with whatever family they're with now.

[@TheKonga88]

@@David-ud9ju Not really, the daughter killed herself a few years back due to feeling guilty she had passed the age her mother was when she died..

[@margaretohara3451]

A prostitute is a person. A prostitute is a person;s daughter; mother and so forth. People judge sex workers well if there was not a demand for it; then would they be there? There are many sex workers of whom are forced to conduct this post as a way of survival. It is the person looking for it thay should be judged.

[@margaretohara3451]

@Sara I only hope you live in your princess world forever. You piece of filth.

[@margaretohara3451]

A prostitute sells his or her body not to be rape and this does not justify or interpret crime you bitch

[@doveu]

@@margaretohara3451 exactly. People do what they do to get by

[@shanemurphy2680]

Yes a life is a life just as important as anyone ,she was entitled to keep her life and not be killed by anyone other human being

[@NancyDrewe]

These women said they couldn’t get any other work. Implying that they deserved this or weren’t innocent is horrible, imho.

[@Dragonblaster1]

My mother was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, but she left when she was nine years old to come down to South-East England. She couldn't do a Geordie accent, though I could, through talking on the phone to her brother, Jimmy, who was considerably older than her, and who stayed in Newcastle all his life. However, when the Ripper hoax tape played on TV, and they said the taper had a Geordie accent, she said in her educated middle-class suburban accent, "That's no Geordie accent! That's plainly County Durham, probably Castletown!" Now, as someone who is often treated as an honorary Geordie a) because my mother was born there, and b) because I can produce a genuine Geordie accent to back it up, I'm damned if I can tell the difference today. But she was right. The hoaxer was from the Sunderland area (a "bloody Mak'em" as he would have been called in Newcastle), and I was pleased that this documentary didn't get this wrong, because most of them do.

[@kollusion1]

I know he was from W. Yorkshire, & the majority of his victims were over that way, but it was also the same for us in Mcr. I remember when I was 11 years old, we would always make sure we walked the girls all the way home. The fear was everywhere, especially at night time.

[@jonasklingberg822]

Disturbing how they see a prostitute and 'an innocent victim' as different things.

[@xKynOx]

How can you be innocent when you are committing a crime ?

[@LL-ip5mm]

Eddie Quist they are saying it’s disturbing bc they see prostitutes as not an innocent victim and more deserving of being killed but when the victim isn’t a prostitute they are innocent victims and shouldn’t have been killed

[@danozism]

Yes, I know the 70s were a very long time ago in many repects, it still seems awful to think that prostitutes were seen as such a low form of life. Shame on them.

[@LadyIarConnacht]

@Eddie Coyle Me too. There's a lot wrong with it even if it was legal. It degrades the woman, destroys her ability to truly love, and helps spread disease and human trafficking.

[@judepower4425]

@@LadyIarConnacht Well, you've swallowed every myth and prejudice about sex workers, haven't you?

[@rebeccadoyle838]

Richard McCann ( the first murder victims son ) is now an inspirational speaker, he came to my school today and told his story he was amazing

[@tuxedocat3020]

@Rab Feenie Spencer is definitely a troll. He made a shitty comment about sex workers on another comment above. Sounds like an arse wipe.

[@richjohn2497]

@spencer kleiman Ha! That's hilarious!!!

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

Yes. McCann has certainly done very well for himself...

[@PK-sc2vn]

​@@ppuh6tfrz646 what is that meant to mean?

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@@PK-sc2vn I think the meaning is pretty obvious.

[@shanitabibi]

RIP to all the innocent victims. You were all innocent regardless of your occupation or social background.

[@terranceparsons5185]

Pity the police didn't think so.

[@mattgardiner8854]

Still the best documentary. The Netflix one is good and higher quality, but doesn't match the eerie atmosphere of this. The music and wonderful narration of the lady here are perfect.

[@iangalbraith1993]

There’s a great book which focuses on victims I recommend - Somebody's Mother, Somebody's Daughter: True Stories from Victims and Survivors of the Yorkshire Ripper by Carol Ann Lee

[@darrenfield7060]

Brilliant book

[@ButterflyQueene07]

I'll be sure to check it out.

[@KristaGrym]

Many thanks for the recommendation

[@deneshbhaskar3944]

F the victims . Be the purp

[@vikkiparker1362]

Not read that one, I have read the brilliant Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son by Gordon Burn. I like how they have twisted the title of that book for this one!

[@sachiningalagi]

This is one of the finest documentaries i ever seen.. well the act was truly gruesome, the way it was narrated by janet suzman complimented by the enigmatic and mysterious soundtrack was truly captivating. Well chronicled events with subtle space hooks you up till the end.

[@peshadowbird7320]

The Quality of this Production, the Style, Narration - how well the Case is presented is (imho) unmatched and very, very gripping! I watched one of this "Manhunt-Series" (The Prudent Case) last Night. But then made the Mistake to watch a Documentation about the killing of the precious little 2year old James Bulger. It HIT me like a Brick. This happened 1993 - and i remembered it at it has happened yesterday. The blurry Video, James trustfully holding Hands with Jon Venables, not knowing that those two 10 years old BOYS leading him out to the Railways to torture and murder him. I heard the Interviews (parts of) with them for the first time - and my god, how awful, how SICKENING they were! My heart raced and i felt literally sick to my stomach myself. And i thought of all the Policemen/women and other Professionals who had to deal with them. I'm very sure, their life would never be the same after that. Couldn't be. It was a Feeling of utter Helpnesless and Hopelesness to think of a Society - our Society where such Crimes can happen. I really don't know HOW to deal with such damaged and twisted Children. Sorry for my "Outburst" - but maybe i had to share my thoughts with someone out there...

[@MrSmokincodz]

This is the goat of serial killer documentaries

[@GTOberfest]

...and the 1 guy who finally puts 2 and 2 together...goes back to the scene and finds the evidence isn't promoted...ridiculous.

[@LittlestHoboKatie]

yeah that bit annoyed me. Like, promote him and give him his badge ffs! surely it wouldnt be that difficult to do. They just forgot about him because he was a city over... ffs. That guy must have been fuming for yeaaaars

[@glamdolly30]

@@LittlestHoboKatie There were already quite enough male police officers seeking personal glory from these despicable murders of defenceless unaccompanied women.

[@Onmysheet]

He should've got a pay rise at least.

[@historex54tamiya]

Well someone had to do it, they weren’t the criminals but the catchers. Another woke comment from someone who expects to sleeps at night with no appreciation

[@enlathestrange]

For anyone interested they finally caught the creator of the Ripper Letters and tape. His name is John Samuel Humble and he was convicted of perverting the course of justice in 2006.

[@susanjohnstone6097]

enlathestrange I never remembered that ,thank you 👍🏻

[@lordmalvada8212]

He is dead now

[@kayoticmind]

Thanks!

[@NoirL.A.]

i've always read they caught him back in the late 70's and that he had a beef with the head inspector.

[@littlemissgroove]

They should have hung the bastatd but then the police shouldn't have been so stupid and gullible

[@ajaxt9333]

In 1980 my dad and his nephew drove me and my brothers to an industrial site near Manchester on Saturday nights for an hour or so. He said let's spot the boogeyman. He parked on an incline and we waited for something to happen. This happened for weeks. One night we saw a red car drive past us slowly and I saw this man light up a cigarette with a big lighter wearing a polo neck and black jacket. He had black fuzzy hair and a beard. My dad shouted "There he is" and gave chase. He never caught up. We thought it was the boogeyman. My dad and nephew knew who he was but never told us the truth why he took us there. I do know now today that the man I saw that night was definitely Peter Sutcliffe...

[@johneaston4193]

The best documentary i have seen on these tragic murders.So much i had never seen or heard of. RIP Ladies Godbless.

[@PennyPaws4]

Excellent documentary. Beautifully narrated. What these women went through is unspeakable.

[@angelathompson4298]

Still sends a shiver down my spine even after all these years.

[@susanwillson6672]

Truly shocking - and worst of all, the attitude of those in charge of the investigation. I've never heard so many pathetic excuses for crass incompetence in my life. The lack of cohesion and method was appalling. If they had just stuck the photo fits up on a wall, wouldn't it have told them something? The police ignored so many important clues.

[@cloverite]

It got worse when they fixated on the fake tape. They dismissed Sutcliffe despite massive evidence because he had the wrong accent. The whole investigation was an example of arrogance and hubris.

[@tiffinstingkatssimple9112]

This documentary is waaaaaaaaaay better than Netflix. So much information, interviews, more focus on the victims, just much more.

[@bascet1]

Another weird quirk is that it was the actor Bruce Jones who played Les Battersby in Coronation St who found the body of Jean Jordan in the allotments in Manchester when he was a milkman!!

[@Onmysheet]

I'm bloody surprised the police didn't pin the blame on him just to get a result. Bruce Jones even attacked the detective after he'd accused him.

[@snowbelle74]

bascet1 He never got over it, he has never slept peacefully since then, poor man obviously had PTSD which was never dealt with,this could explain the battles he has had with depression and alcohol which ultimately cost him his career

[@Jhiaxus315]

@@Onmysheet He said that when he reported it one of the police said that the one who reports that they found a dead body is usually the killer right to his face.

[@PinkyPuff69]

This woman narrating the documentary has an AMAZING VOICE.

[@splinterbyrd]

+melanie brandt I think it's the actress Janet Suzman, and yes she has a v sexy voice

[@khansahib7110]

Sounds like the newscaster of BBC. The black woman.

[@Surreygirl]

Melanie Brandt she has a good speaking voice

[@nigebray961]

She can read me a bed time story anytime.

[@KKTR3]

peter stirzaker that showed them

[@tombartram7384]

I remember this. It was IMMENSE. These days ppl think who wins Strictly is a "big news event".

[@surinderjitsingh8954]

One of the best documentaries, I have watched so far

[@octaviancaesarhibernicus4447]

I love the Roman soldier cheering a returning commander analogy, they usually only cheer a commander who's successful in winning the bloody battle, not a guy who loses 8 battles in a row. That commander would usually commit suicide.

[@deneshbhaskar3944]

I am going to the next deminsion . As a super sylian

[@davinadavis4930]

i feel sorry for maureen long that poor woman is still affected by what happened to her that evil man.

[@sugarplum1980]

Absolutely brilliant documentary. No faff, no experts on just cops and the surviving victims. These new ones have body experts and language specialists and although it's interesting I prefer the old style. My heart went out to them all but when Maureen Long started to get upset I was choked. Did you know she was Rita's mother in Rita Sue and Bob too. Unspoken role and you only see her once at the beginning when Sue goes to get Rita at her house but it's definately her.

[@natashadonnelly9839]

Wow thank you!! What is the time stamp on Maureen Long? Thanks again

[@sugarplum1980]

2mins 33 seconds

[@lorrainebennett7528]

Yes, she was indeed Rita's mother in the film!

[@philseekins8942]

I grew up around the corner from Number 8 Garden Lane, his house. We used to throw rocks at it well after he was in the nick. Certainly cast a shadow when you were roaming the streets as a kid!

[@AshishRaiprofile]

Good narration and impactful story! My heart goes out for the voice artist and researchers that brought us the "real" Story in best possible light to reflect upon. .... I don't understand why being a 1993 born we don't have such journalism in 2020??

[@richardmaguire9536]

Holland defending Oldfield's ego is sickening. Oldfield's autoctratic hard man methods made him a terrible detective- his big head cost women their lives. He must be one of the worst coppers of all time. Those two combined with the Chief Constable who loved himself brought real shame on the West Yorkshire Police.

[@mickykedian7753]

Perfect analogy

[@sandletters39]

Both of them, with two appalling cases of Judith Ward and Stefan Kisko. Also, Ronald Gregory had to be criticised for his 1977 misguided reorganisation of the investigation team, his "absolutely delighted" remarks, and earning £40.000 by selling his story to The Mail On Sunday.

[@Vinterbukser]

@@mickykedian7753That's not what an analogy is.

[@mickykedian7753]

@@Vinterbukser yeah realised that shortly after posting…..certainly not a comparison, nevertheless, Richard’s statement is very accurate. The investigation into the crimes committed by The Yorkshire Ripper was shambolic due to poor leadership.

[@stacypepsi9708]

Harsh

[@manusha1349]

EXCELLENT documentary on the Ripper! People still find this subject riveting 4 decades later, it's great to listen to such a well-narrated, interesting, factual commentary. Great work 👏🏽 Thank you

[@jamesobrien1440]

I remember watching this as a 19 yr old in early 2000 when it was 1st broadcast. I have just turned 43. I agree a superb example of filmmaking. I also recall the promo work the crew did on shows like this morning to advertise. I grew up in the leafy suburbs of north Leeds in relative comfort but always aware of the shroud cast upon the city a few years before. I recognise so many of the filming locations which is quite chilling. God bless

[@manusha1349]

@jamesobrien1440 thanks for sharing. Creepy actually knowing the area in which the Ripper operated! So glad he was caught and justice prevailed but my heart goes out to those poor women and their families ❤️

[@lindamanas6735]

Such scary music. Very effective and chilling accompanying excellent narration

[@46danz]

The investigation was a complete organizational disaster,total lack of communication and no logic.A perfect example of how not to investigate a case.

[@Fredericksburg1946]

Became infatuated with this case because I visited Leeds while it was going on. Remember the Jayne McDonald poster at the train station. Female narration is excellent. Very good doc.

[@user-mi7zx2ki5o]

getting drunk late at night and then getting into a strangers car would appear to be a very bad idea

[@sandrawehrley4212]

9 times....if I interviewed a person 2 times they'd become a suspect and then be investigated extensively....9 times...wow!!

[@theloiteringloiner5327]

Dick Holland was party to the 'wrong decision' on more than one occasion. Stefan kiszco comes to mind.

[@sbarr10]

The narrator, Janet Suzman, is an actress who was in "Nicholas and Alexandra." I agree she has a great voice !

[@AshishRaiprofile]

Thank you soo much..... I instantly fell in the narration and voice and wondered about the voice artist.... Thank you 🙏💕

[@jameretief8327]

In her physical prime she had a smoking hot body. I don't think she would be displeased by this compliment.

[@fizzao1342]

She also played Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra in the 1980s BBC Shakespeare series.

[@KIERNAN100]

The success of obtaining a conviction and heavy sentence for Ward provided a significant boost to Oldfield's reputation,[15] and on 27 May 1976 he was promoted to be Assistant Chief Constable for Crime at West Yorkshire Police.[16] It was some years after Oldfield's death that, in 1992, Ward's conviction was overturned as the forensic tests were discredited and her confession found to be the product of mental illness. In overturning the conviction, the Court of Appeal strongly criticised Oldfield for not disclosing a series of interviews with Ward to her defence team

[@joytaylor6784]

Janet Suzman has just the right tone for narrating such a tragic time in our history.i also believe shes an actress as well.

[@keithbentley6081]

I remember those days well, the fear. I'm from Rochdale, not far from the border with West Yorkshire. As an 8 year old I used to meet my mum from work every night and walk her home. Not that I could've done much to help.

[@deborahfauvor4064]

Sutcliffe would not have got any woman into his car with witnesses. Too big of a pussy.

[@jordanforbes2557]

I'm from Rochdale as well but this was before my time. I was born in 88. My mum, grandmas and aunties would have been around back then, must have been terrifying for them.

[@almostscouse765]

I was a young teenager in Rawenstall. Can still remember them playing the tape everywhere to see if anyone recognized his voice. Scary time

[@maksotremba763]

@@almostscouse765 thats scary

[@evapektas3832]

But you cared, that was very kind of you.

[@marymiller8769]

I can hardly watch the Superintendent who keeps messing up! He seems so dim witted- He’s unbelievable! He picks up on absolutely nothing! I hope he is out of policing- he is utterly befuddled by the case. And women just kept getting picked off!

[@TheVeek192]

Certainly you would have done better--especially if you had all of the information. Get real. He did his best with the info and tools he had.

[@janedoe-ex5wo]

@@TheVeek192 no. He was incompetent.

[@joshb7300]

@@TheVeek192 no he was profoundly stupid

[@KIERNAN100]

@@TheVeek192 Incorrect.

[@ChillVanille]

I watched this from beginning to end. Excellent work.