Melissa Birdsall on Peter Sutcliffe

Title

Melissa Birdsall on Peter Sutcliffe

Genre

Interview; Technical

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:10:11

Description

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 and Sutcliffe and his wife. She describes how Sutcliffe used to visit prostitutes. Interview preceded by verbal production note.

Contributors

Andrew Simmons; Melissa Birdsall

Keywords

Crime; Yorkshire; Women; Homicide; Murderers; Prostitution; Yorkshire Ripper; Peter Sutcliffe; Prostitutes; Relationships; Sonia Sutcliffe; Friends; Trevor Birdsall

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