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Tag: West Yorkshire police

‘Report into the Investigation of the Series of Murders and Assaults on Women in the North of England between 1975 and 1980’

This week we hear from independent researcher Francesca Roe, who describes how an unassuming document in the Central Library collections casts light on the Yorkshire Ripper investigation and its failings. Francesca will be giving a talk on the same subject at the Central Library on July 17 at 6pm – to reserve your place please…

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