Should you watch The Ripper?
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The Ripper
Documentary · 2020
For five years, from 1975 to 1980, the Yorkshire Ripper murders cast a dark shadow over the lives of women in the North of England. 13 women were dead and the police seemed incapable of catching the killer. No one felt safe – and every man was a suspect.
The sides of The Ripper
- Thirteen women killed in the North of England
- A police hunt that lasted five years
- Women of Yorkshire recalling the fear
The Ripper is good for you if…
- you want the victims and their families heard, not just the killer.
- you like a portrait of Yorkshire in the late 1970s.
- you want to understand why the police took so long to catch him.
The Ripper is bad for you if…
- you can't listen to families talk about murdered mothers and daughters.
- you need a story that leaves you with some hope.
About: violence against women · police failure · fear
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