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Melissa Birdsall on Peter Sutcliffe (1981)

Genre

Interview

Melissa Birdsall, ex-wife of Trevor Birdsall who told police his friend Peter Sutcliffe was the Yorkshire Ripper, describes the nights out she shared with her husband and Sutcliffe and his wife. She tells...

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Ripper Sutcliffe Shorts: a special programme (1981)

See also AV769/671/S1. Track 1- Factory worker Carol Jones was Peter Sutcliffe’s first girlfriend. The couple went out for 4 years in their teens. Carol, who still lives in Bingley, remembers a very...

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Melissa Birdsall on Peter Sutcliffe (1981)

Genre

Interview; Technical

Andrew Simmons interviews Melissa Birdsall, ex-wife of Trevor Birdsall who told police his friend Peter Sutcliffe was the Yorkshire Ripper. Mrs Birdsall describes the nights out she shared with her husband...

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James Hobson on Yorkshire Ripper investigation (1981)

Genre

Interview

Detective Chief Superintendent James Hobson of West Yorkshire Police says the Yorkshire Ripper investigation was the largest murder inquiry conducted in the history of the British police. Male interviewer...

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James Hobson defends Yorkshire Ripper investigation (1981)

Genre

Interview

Detective Chief Superintendent James Hobson, leader of the Yorkshire Ripper murder investigation, explains why Peter Sutcliffe was not a suspect despite having been interviewed by police. Male interviewer...

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James Hobson on why Peter Sutcliffe was never a murder suspect (1981)

Genre

Interview

Detective Chief Superintendent James Hobson on why Peter Sutcliffe was never a suspect in the Yorkshire Ripper case despite being interviewed by police nine times. Hobson denies that police effort spent on...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio