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The Ripper is a British true crime docuseries directed by Jesse Vile and Ellena Wood, released on Netflix on 16 December 2020. The four-part miniseries recounts the events and investigation surrounding the murders of 13 women in West Yorkshire and Manchester, England between 1975 and 1980 by the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe.
Whitechapel and Spitalfields, London, England (5 canonical) Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London, England, in 1888. In both criminal case files and the contemporaneous journalistic accounts, the killer was also called the Whitechapel Murderer and Leather Apron .
For five years, between 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...
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In the late 1970s, British police struggle to identify — let alone capture — the serial killer known throughout the world as the Yorkshire Ripper. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Ellena Wood, Jesse Vile
- December 16, 2020
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Dec 17, 2020 · 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...
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The Ripper: With Alan Whitehouse, Keith Hellawell, Andrew Laptew, Christa Ackroyd. Investigators and witnesses recall how a modern-day Jack the Ripper terrorized the north of England during the late 1970s.
Feb 4, 2021 · The Ripper explores the notorious serial killer Peter Sutcliffe and the misogyny that shaped the investigation. It focuses on the victims, the police, and the cultural impact of the crimes.
