Yorkshire Ripper hoax tape

Title

Yorkshire Ripper hoax tape

Genre

Speech; Special

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:00

Description

Recording of a tape sent to George Oldfield of West Yorkshire Police in 06/79 by a man purporting to be the Yorkshire Ripper. (The tape was later discovered to be a hoax and the man identified as John Humble). Originally broadcast by Pennine Radio.

Contributors

Pennine Radio; John Humble

Keywords

Crime; Police; Homicide; Murderers; Yorkshire Ripper; Peter Sutcliffe; George Oldfield; Magnetic tape recordings; Policemen; Criminal investigation; John Humble

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