It’s the worst series of unsolved killings in the world. The Ripper III: Reclaim the Night, news
The tyre tracks, the five-pound note, the footwear marks that had been lifted at the scenes, the blood group, the handwriting, the [chief rozzer George] photofit, he felt that this was only a matter of time. ibid. rozzer
Mrs [Josephine] Whittaker was a really respectable young lady … ibid. chief rozzer George
I think they could have done more. A lot more. ibid. TV interview of passer-by
It was the noisiest march I had ever been on. Women were furious … It was never just about these murders. ibid. Julie Binder
The misogyny … So, Wilma becomes a prostitute because they think Wilma is a prostitute. ibid. Joan Smith, Sunday Times
He [rozzer] found the hammer and then he found the knife. ibid. arrested man on traffic offence
In the end he [Ripper] was caught purely by chance. It wasn’t good police work. The Ripper IV, Alan Whitehouse
He gave a voluntary statement. He outlined all of his murders. ibid. rozzer
They [investigative big cheeses] were actually excluding incredibly important eyewitness evidence. All the senior detectives were men. They were from a very limited, very similar background. They had very similar prejudices, and they walk into this case without any understanding of it at all. What they were doing is chasing Jack the Ripper. ibid. Joan Smith
You’d got the psychiatric evidence from these three very eminent men who’d all trooped through the witness box and told us that he was a paranoid schizophrenic. You could see the police bristling at this. ibid. Alan Whitehouse
Peter Sutcliffe was convicted of thirteen murders and seven attempted murders. He took many secrets to the grave. The Yorkshire Ripper’s New Victims, captions, Channel 5 2021
John Tomey, forgotten victim, attacked 22nd March 1967, eight years before Peter Sutcliffe’s official murders began … ‘He hit me probably ten times with a hammer.’ ibid. captions
Nobody has ever been convicted of the attack on Tracy Browne … Mo Lea, forgotten victim, attacked 25th October 1980 … Fred Craven, forgotten victim, murdered 22nd April 1966 … ibid.
I was given the job of looking at the outstanding murders and attempted murders that may have been committed by this man. The number was astonishing really – I think there were seventy-eight … That gave us a list of about ten probables … There were two men in our final list. ibid. Keith Hellawell, Chief Constable West Yorkshire 1993-1998
Between 1975 and 1980 one man brought widespread fear to the people of the north of England. The attacks were sadistic and violent and led to the largest manhunt the people have ever faced. The man behind the crimes became known as the Yorkshire Ripper. The Ripper Speaks: The Lost Tapes, Channel 5 2022
When I sat down and talked to him he was very gently spoken, and so normal. ibid. visitor
He leaned heavily on the notion he was schizophrenic and had been hearing voices in his head from God. ibid.
I had that motorcycle accident in 1965. It split open my helmet and knocked my head in at one side. Really bad concussion, I had. I was unconscious for two days. I should have gone to hospital, really. ibid. tape
Between 1968 and 1981 a series of murders took place across England. More than 20 women and girls with the same injuries whose killings remain unsolved. Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders, ITV 2022
Wilma McCann is the first confirmed victim of a killer the press name the Yorkshire Ripper. By 1981 the police believe the Ripper has killed thirteen women and attacked seven more … There are many similar cases he was never questioned about. ibid.
More than 20 unsolved murders match the methods of the Yorkshire Ripper. Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders II, caption
West Yorkshire police are hunting for the Yorkshire Ripper. They believe he has killed 9 women. One of the suspects is 32-year-old lorry driver Peter Sutcliffe. They have now interviewed him 4 times. And ruled him out. ibid.
‘Three women within no more than a ten mile radius attacked in exactly the same way within weeks of each other.’ ibid.
‘The same description of this man with black wiry hair, a beard, very soft Yorkshire accent.’ ibid.
‘Completely derailed by the Wearside Jack tapes is one of the strangest things about the investigation. There was not a shred of evidence that Wearside Jack communicated to those senior investigating officers that for me legitimised the direction of that enquiry. ibid. Roy Ramm, rozzer
Andrew Evans served 25 years in prison for the murder of Judith Roberts. ibid. caption
Stephen Downing served 27 years for the murder of Wendy Sewell. He is the longest miscarriage of justice in British legal history. ibid.
Anthony Steel served 23 years for the murder of Carol Wilkinson. He died four years after his release. ibid.
5 new men were drafted in to lead Britain’s ever manhunt following the frenzy of publicity after the Ripper’s 13th killing. World in Action: The Hunt for the Ripper, ITV 1980
SVENSSON, SARA: Crime Stories TV -
January 2004: Police in Sweden search for a masked suspect who gunned down two members of a Christian group at point blank range. The entire country is soon gripped by a bizarre tale of love triangles, religion and murder. Crime Stories s7e5: Terror by Text, Really 2017
Alexandra Fossmo however lies asleep in her upstairs bed … The ‘masked gunman’ that appears has struck at least twice on the same street. ibid.
Sara Svensson … promptly confesses to the crime … She explains that in shooting the two victims she was following orders from God. ibid.
Sara begins to reveal more information about her relationship with her pastor. ibid.
SWARTZ, LARRY: Kids Who Kill TV -
The Swartz family lived in a quiet suburb of Maryland … Kay and Bob adopted three children … Larry’s numerous foster parents all rejected him. Killer Kids s2e2: Redemption/Salt in the Wounds, LMN 2012
‘He [Larry] stabbed her [mom] thirteen times in the throat … His father was stabbed a serious number of times.’ ibid. family friend
Larry was calm and didn’t appear upset. ibid.
Larry finally broke down and confessed. ibid.
‘Larry got twelve years in prison and only served nine.’ ibid.
Larry began a new life in Florida. ibid.