FROM THE ARCHIVES | Peter Sutcliffe: 13 Forgotten Victims
Five years after Peter Sutcliffe’s death, his crimes continue to cast a long shadow over Northern England. In this remastered episode, I revisit a two-part series from my archives, now presented as one seamless story.
This episode focuses on the thirteen women whose names are too often forgotten. I look at who they were, the lives they were building, and how systemic failings left them at risk. I also revisit the investigation’s major missteps, the Wearside Jack hoax, and the eventual arrest and trial.
Fifty years on from the first confirmed murder - and five years since Sutcliffe’s death -…
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