Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret MurdersSeason 1, Episode 2

The second episode begins in 1975, months before the police have become aware of the killer who they will come to call the Yorkshire Ripper. When three women are assaulted in exactly the same way, West Yorkshire Police fail to link the cases. Then, when Wilma McCann is found dead with the same wounds, police still fail to link these three cases to the Ripper investigation. The pressure continues to build on West Yorkshire Police.

Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders was broadcast on SBS ONE at Sunday 5 May 2024, 13:25. This episode was initially placed on Saturday 6 August 2022.