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Olive Smelt on surviving attack by Yorkshire Ripper

Title
Olive Smelt on surviving attack by Yorkshire Ripper
Genre
Interview
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1981
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Duration
00:02:54
Description
Interview with Olive Smelt, who survived an attack by the Yorkshire Ripper in 1975. She says she also received a threatening phone call from someone claiming to be named Jack. She says the man who attacked her was not a Geordie. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Deeley).
Contributors
Peter Deeley?; Olive Smelt
Keywords
Crime; Yorkshire; Women; Murderers; Yorkshire Ripper; Peter Sutcliffe; Assault; Halifax

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