Proposed Yorkshire Ripper inquiry criticised

Title

Proposed Yorkshire Ripper inquiry criticised

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:53

Description

Unidentified male speaker (poss. Tom Torney, MP for Bradford South) following the announcement by Home Secretary William Whitelaw that there will be a second inquiry into the Yorkshire Ripper investigation. He says the exercise cannot be useful if the inquiry is conducted by the Police and the results kept secret. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Tom Torney?

Keywords

Crime; Police; Homicide; Murderers; Yorkshire Ripper; Peter Sutcliffe; William Whitelaw; Policing practice; Criminal investigation; West Yorkshire Police

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