Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders (2022)

S1E1 Episode 1

The opening episode delves into the early opportunities that were overlooked in Peter Sutcliffe’s criminal activities, revealing evidence that his spree of murder and mutilation likely began at least six years prior to his first recognized victim, Mary Judge, who was killed in Leeds in 1968. The episode examines cases such as Judith Roberts, a schoolgirl who was murdered in Staffordshire in 1972, and Carol Wilkinson, a bakery worker slain in Bradford in 1977. Despite the evident parallels to Sutcliffe's methods, two innocent men, Andrew Evans and Anthony Steel, were wrongfully convicted for these crimes.