All news on the topic: Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe

Former undercover police sergeant Meg Winterburn shuts down the Yorkshire Ripper's claim he murdered prostitutes 'because little voices in his head were telling him to'

Jimmy Savile turned out to be one of the most prolific sex offenders in UK history but escaped justice as his crimes were not properly uncovered until after his death

Irene Richardson had asked Peter Sutcliffe to pull over for a break when he horrifically beat her three times on the head with a hammer and slashed her body with a knife

Savile, whose vile crimes were exposed after his death in 2011, was a regular at the infamous psychiatric hospital Broadmoor, which he was previously a patron of and where he first met Sutcliffe in the 80s

Irene Richardson, 28, was brutally beaten to death with a hammer by the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, in 1977, and took a heart-wrenching secret with her to the grave

After Emily Jackson was brutally murdered by Peter Sutcliffe, her son Neil was forced to identify his mum's body aged 17. The unbearable grief immediately ripped his family apart

While Neil Jackson praises actress Katherine Kelly for her portrayal of his mum, Emily Jackson, on ITV's The Long Shadow, he claims the Yorkshire Ripper series is not entirely accurate

It has been 47 years since Marcella Claxton was brutally attacked by Peter Sutcliffe and although she has gone on to try and lead a relatively normal life, the physical and mental trauma still haunts her to this day

The Yorkshire Ripper's murder spree prompted the largest manhunt the UK has ever seen, but police missed many chances to catch Peter Sutcliffe despite 'having the facts'

Devoted mum-of-three Emily Jackson was desperate for money to keep her family fed when she turned to sex work in 1975, and ended up being brutally attacked by Peter Sutcliffe

Tonight the second part of The Long Shadow retells the story of how Peter Sutcliffe plunged society into a period of darkness and fear but he later suffered an excruciating final few days

Katherine Kelly, who plays Emily Jackson in the ITV true crime drama The Long Shadow, has defended the seven-part series after Peter Sutcliffe's brother hit out at ITV bosses

Neil Jackson, whose mum Emily was battered to death by serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, has rejected claims from Sutcliffe's son that the show is cashing in on the murders

JOHN CROSS COLUMN: Former Sunderland chairman Sir Bob Murray's new book reveals a lifetime of remarkable stories, including being a suspect in the Yorkshire Ripper hunt

The Yorkshire Ripper's brother Carl Nicholas has told of life growing up with the serial killer and how his three sisters were terrified that they might be his next victims

Carl Sutcliffe demanded The Long Shadow is the last ever programme made about his evil serial killer brother and says bringing The Yorkshire Ripper’s crimes to life again impacts many

Criminologist Alex Iszatt looks into Peter Sutcliffe's mental state and motive to kill, as ITV's The Long Shadow drama depicts the harrowing impact of the Yorkshire Ripper

Peter Sutcliffe, who became known as the Yorkshire Ripper after he brutally murdered 13 innocent women, is the subject of a new ITV drama, The Long Shadow

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe was digging a grave when he claimed he suddenly felt the desire to kill - though his statement in court was later shut down by a relative and psychiatrist

ITV's true crime series, The Long Shadow, starts tonight and explores the depraved actions of serial killer, Peter Sutcliffe, who was dubbed as the Yorkshire Ripper

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, who admitted to killing 13 women and attempting to murder seven in the seventies, claimed he was driven to kill by 'the voice'

Wilma McCann, 28, was attacked with a hammer and stabbed to death by Peter Sutcliffe after a night out near her home. West Yorkshire Police was criticised for the language used to describe his victims

Peter Sutcliffe's murder spree sparked one of the biggest manhunts in British history and tonight The Long Shadow retells the story of how he plunged society into a period of darkness and fear

Peter Sutcliffe, whose horrific crimes are covered in The Long Shadow on ITV, set upon vulnerable women in West Yorkshire and Manchester during the 1970s and 1980

Some big names have taken on the difficult roles as they bring to life Peter Sutcliffe’s wicked crimes through the eyes of the victims and their families in ITV's The Long Shadow