El destripador de Yorkshire

Documentary about the Yorkshire ripper, a serial killer that had the entire United Kingdom in its grip for several years. Lately there are a lot of shows about famous serial killers, it's just something people like to watch, and I get that as you just want to try to understand what is going on in a mind of a sick person. This one is divided in four episodes, maybe a tiny bit too long but still interesting to watch. Again you can't help it to be a bit disappointed by the investigation, the police forces are again not completely faultless even though not as failing as with Dahmer, Gacy, the Night Stalker or the Golden State killer but still the ripper should have been arrested much sooner. The episodes are basically interviews of investigators, victims that were lucky to got away, reporters, and the public opinion. Everyone adds to the story, everyone has their opinion, good or bad. I won't say it was the best series about the Yorkshire ripper but it was certainly interesting to watch.

This is a very powerful, very factual documentary series detailing the five year killing spree of The Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe.

Lots of interviews, new and old, you will hear from The Police, Journalists, families, and more shockingly, survivors.

It's very well produced, and doesn't at any point jar, it focuses on the case, but also gives you glimpses of life at the time for people.

It's hard to imagine how he got away with his crimes for so long, the final part gives a good insight into the actual investigation.

The only thing I would have liked a little more information on, was just how he was caught, what exactly happened etc.

Chilling, 8/10.

The story obviously is gripping, but what makes it more compelling is the shear amount of actual footages...considering that event has happened more than 40 years, it should get a good credit...

New 4 part documentary on Netflix which has frustratingly accurate footage of the police's disregard for the victims. It was their arrogance which blinkered their investigation for far too long before he was finally caught. Not by the extent of their police work, but by officers arresting him for a completely unrelated offence, which the bigwigs happily took the praise for. Although I've seen something very similar before, it's still a very worthy watch.

A lot of reviewers have noted there was too much reference to the feminist movement during this series. To my mind, this was an integral part of the programme. I didn't see this as male bashing, but more about the incompetence of the police at the time, their use of derogative language to describe the victims, while highlighting their preconcieved notions about the women from the outset of the murders. These dated and, frankly, mysoginist views hampered the investigation. Well worth the watch.