LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Yorkshire Ripper case - Byford Report criticises police

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

19 Jan 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:01:59

Description

Report on reaction to the publication of the Byford Report, which criticises procedures used by West Yorkshire Police during the murder hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (Peter Sutcliffe). Speakers include: Home Secretary, William Whitelaw; Beryl Leach, mother of Barbara Leach, victim. Also includes archive recording of a hoax tape sent to police (with voice of John Humble). Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

William Whitelaw; Beryl Leach; John Humble

Keywords

Legal procedure; Reports; Crime; Police; Homicide; Yorkshire Ripper; Peter Sutcliffe; Policing practice; Criminal investigation; Barbara Leach; West Yorkshire Police; Byford Report

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