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The Ripper

Investigators and witnesses recall how a modern-day Jack the Ripper terrorized the north of England during the late 1970s.

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documentary, crime

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RAW

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1 nomination

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https://www.netflix.com/title/81006684

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Found 150 yards from the council house
where she'd lived with her four children. - The Ripper

Found 150 yards from the council house where she'd live...

I thought,
"I hope nobody sees me that I know." - The Ripper

I thought, "I hope nobody sees me that I know."

"I'm not saying anything else,
I want a lawyer, - The Ripper

"I'm not saying anything else, I want a lawyer,

[traffic humming] - The Ripper

[traffic humming]

Little did they know that their mother
was lying dead just yards away from them. - The Ripper

Little did they know that their mother was lying dead just y...

Debriefing at the court building, - The Ripper

Debriefing at the court building,

[Laptew] If she saw her attacker,
she was to tell me. - The Ripper

[Laptew] If she saw her attacker, she was to tell me.

He started with Wilma McCann,
and he went through each of the murders. - The Ripper

He started with Wilma McCann, and he went through each of th...

[tense music] - The Ripper

Where they were,
what the victims were wearing, - The Ripper

Where they were, what the victims were wearing,

Being out in the street, - The Ripper

Being out in the street,

[indistinct conversation] - The Ripper

[indistinct conversation]

Haven't you caught this guy yet?" - The Ripper

Haven't you caught this guy yet?"

"Mum's not here, we'll be all right,
won't get caught." - The Ripper

"Mum's not here, we'll be all right, won'...

And, uh, an officer was with him
carrying a tape recorder. - The Ripper

And, uh, an officer was with him carrying a tape recorder.

George Oldfield explained
that he'd received a tape... - The Ripper

George Oldfield explained that he'd received a tape...

I remember people giving us cups of cocoa. - The Ripper

I remember people giving us cups of cocoa.

This was really unusual,
coming from where we'd come from - The Ripper

This was really unusual, coming from where we'd come fr...

Because he was satisfied that - The Ripper

Because he was satisfied that

There was nothing to indicate
that anybody we saw was our man. - The Ripper

There was nothing to indicate that anybody we saw was our ma...

Killing people, - The Ripper

Killing people,

[Hellawell] As Sutcliffe is confessing
to all these crimes, - The Ripper

[Hellawell] As Sutcliffe is confessing to all these crimes,

That our Mum had been taken to heaven - The Ripper

That our Mum had been taken to heaven

And get her to talk about it - The Ripper

And get her to talk about it

[camera clicks] - The Ripper

[camera clicks]

[reporter] She lived but not,
unfortunately, to tell the tale. - The Ripper

[reporter] She lived but not, unfortunately, to tell the tal...

He did recognize the significance
of vehicle sightings. - The Ripper

He did recognize the significance of vehicle sightings.

And... out came the voice. - The Ripper

And... out came the voice.

[man] In 1974, - The Ripper

[Long] About half-past eleven,
I went into the Mecca - The Ripper

[Long] About half-past eleven, I went into the Mecca

He said, he actually went back
to try and retrieve that five-pound note, - The Ripper

He said, he actually went back to try and retrieve that five...

Wilma McCann had been struck twice
on the back of the head. - The Ripper

Wilma McCann had been struck twice on the back of the head.

She had three groups of stab wounds: - The Ripper

She had three groups of stab wounds:

Police still haven't said exactly when
the man will appear in court. - The Ripper

Police still haven't said exactly when the man will app...

At a packed and excited
press conference last night, - The Ripper

At a packed and excited press conference last night,

The unusual thing about the stab wounds - The Ripper

The unusual thing about the stab wounds

[loud whooshing] - The Ripper

[loud whooshing]

Taken time to push that instrument
around and then time to stand back. - The Ripper

Taken time to push that instrument around and then time to s...

[crowd clamoring] - The Ripper

[crowd clamoring]

[Green] You'd have to draw
on your experience - The Ripper

[Green] You'd have to draw on your experience

[newscaster 3] He was named
as Mr. Peter Sutcliffe, born in 1946. - The Ripper

[newscaster 3] He was named as Mr. Peter Sutcliffe, born in ...

[Domaille] This should have opened
the whole thing up - The Ripper

[Domaille] This should have opened the whole thing up

But it will be definitely sometime
this year. - The Ripper

But it will be definitely sometime this year.

[newscaster 2]
Police were called several times - The Ripper

[newscaster 2] Police were called several times

[Green] There was little in the way
of scientific identification evidence - The Ripper

[Green] There was little in the way of scientific identifica...

Then came word that the hearing
would not, after all, take place yet - The Ripper

Then came word that the hearing would not, after all, take p...

We just got on with the job - The Ripper

We just got on with the job

[car braking] - The Ripper

We were sitting in the court wondering - The Ripper

We were sitting in the court wondering

At the rate I'm going now, - The Ripper

At the rate I'm going now,

So, the cards were stacked on this one, - The Ripper

So, the cards were stacked on this one,

[cars honking] - The Ripper

Well, we now know
that it had just turned 1 a.m. - The Ripper

Well, we now know that it had just turned 1 a.m.

[car door opens, shuts] - The Ripper

[car door opens, shuts]

The anger of the last five years
was really spilling out onto the street - The Ripper

The anger of the last five years was really spilling out ont...

Uh, the dead woman, Wilma McCann, - The Ripper

Uh, the dead woman, Wilma McCann,

[click] - The Ripper

[Hellawell] We didn't anticipate
that number of people, - The Ripper

[Hellawell] We didn't anticipate that number of people,

He's given us a pretty good chance now,
because we've got his voice. - The Ripper

He's given us a pretty good chance now, because we'...

And she was standing here - The Ripper

And she was standing here

They had the letters
which was sent from Sunderland. - The Ripper

They had the letters which was sent from Sunderland.

This man that had destroyed
the lives of many, many families. - The Ripper

This man that had destroyed the lives of many, many families...

When a man in a private car - The Ripper

When a man in a private car

And now they had the tape
with a Sunderland or Geordie accent. - The Ripper

And now they had the tape with a Sunderland or Geordie accen...

With the nature of where the murders
were happening and the victims, - The Ripper

With the nature of where the murders were happening and the ...

So there was that outpouring of relief, - The Ripper

So there was that outpouring of relief,

She said to him: "Can you give me a lift
to Scott Hall Road?" - The Ripper

She said to him: "Can you give me a lift to Scott Hall ...

Well, before, we know we've been looking
for a man. - The Ripper

Well, before, we know we've been looking for a man.

And there are literally millions.
And we didn't know where he came from. - The Ripper

And there are literally millions. And we didn't know wh...

[newscaster 4]
A huge crowd had been gathering all day - The Ripper

[newscaster 4] A huge crowd had been gathering all day

But now that we can localize the area,
the field has narrowed appreciably, - The Ripper

But now that we can localize the area, the field has narrowe...

[newscaster] 100 years before,
Chapeltown had been the Highgate of Leeds. - The Ripper

[newscaster] 100 years before, Chapeltown had been the Highg...

Police cordoned off
part of the town center - The Ripper

Police cordoned off part of the town center

Recording the car registration
details of... - The Ripper

Recording the car registration details of...

Cars that were coming in
with a single male in - The Ripper

Cars that were coming in with a single male in

Today, 21 percent of the adults
in the area are unemployed. - The Ripper

Today, 21 percent of the adults in the area are unemployed.

[newscaster 4] One of the experts
who has helped police - The Ripper

[newscaster 4] One of the experts who has helped police

[Ackroyd] It wasn't until
the police van drove up, - The Ripper

[Ackroyd] It wasn't until the police van drove up,

So that the whole, um, socioeconomic
standard of the area has declined. - The Ripper

So that the whole, um, socioeconomic standard of the area ha...

One of us was shouting the numbers out
of the car going past - The Ripper

One of us was shouting the numbers out of the car going past...

He believes he's isolated
the area of the voice comes from. - The Ripper

He believes he's isolated the area of the voice comes f...

Chapeltown was mostly a black community. - The Ripper

Chapeltown was mostly a black community.

This was ascertained by my colleague - The Ripper

This was ascertained by my colleague

[Laptew] There was a big scene - The Ripper

[Laptew] There was a big scene

Remember the letters were
posted from Sunderland, - The Ripper

Remember the letters were posted from Sunderland,

[music plays in club] - The Ripper

[music plays in club]

[crowd clamoring] - The Ripper

[crowd clamoring]

And he had very little distance to go
from Central Sunderland - The Ripper

And he had very little distance to go from Central Sunderlan...

[phone ringing] - The Ripper

[phone ringing]

And this has made
the murder squad's job doubly difficult. - The Ripper

And this has made the murder squad's job doubly difficu...

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Investigators and witnesses recall how a modern-day Jack the Ripper terrorized the north of England during the late 1970s.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: RAW

Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

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Released: 16 Dec 2020

Awards: 1 nomination

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81006684