Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret MurdersSeason 1, Episode 1

The first episode explores the missed chances of Peter Sutcliffe's early offending and presents evidence to show that his campaign of murder and mutilation may have started at least six years before his first acknowledged victim, with the killing of Mary Judge in Leeds in 1968. It also reveals how the attitudes of the time led the police to build a narrative for the killer as a man who hated sex workers, and by doing so, to discount victims that didn't fit into this profile.

Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders was broadcast on SBS ONE at Sunday 28 April 2024, 13:30. This episode was initially placed on Saturday 30 July 2022.