James Hobson on his appointment to Yorkshire Ripper investigation

Title

James Hobson on his appointment to Yorkshire Ripper investigation

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:41

Description

Report on the appointment of a new detective in charge of the Yorkshire Ripper murder investigation. Includes excerpt of a press conference with Detective Chief Superintendent James Hobson of West Yorkshire Police, who will take over from Chief Constable George Oldfield. Commander Ronald Harvey, adviser to the Home Office Chief of Constabulary, and Assistant Chief Constable David Gurtey of West Midlands Police have also been appointed to help with the investigation. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

James Hobson

Keywords

Crime; Police; Yorkshire; Women; Homicide; Murderers; Yorkshire Ripper; Peter Sutcliffe; George Oldfield; Police personnel; Policemen; Criminal investigation; West Yorkshire Police; Ronald Harvey; David Gurtey

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