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West Yorkshire Police was notoriously misled after being distracted by a hoax in their search for killer Peter Sutcliffe. Constable George Oldfield became obsessed with the case, and in tonight ...

The Yorkshire Ripper, aka Peter Sutcliffe, led the police on a five year chase, beginning in 1975, with 13 victims and another seven who got away. “The Long Shadow,” a new 7-part British ...

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Only a few years after the death of the so-called Yorkshire Ripper, the true-crime series The Long Shadow, ... And hoax correspondence claiming to be from the killer fooled George Oldfield, ...

But, while West Yorkshire Police were chasing the scent of a Wearside suspect, the real Ripper was free to carry on his chilling campaign - murdering three more women. Mr Oldfield never recovered from ...

But, while West Yorkshire Police were chasing the scent of a Wearside suspect, the real Ripper was free to carry on his chilling campaign - murdering three more women. Mr Oldfield never recovered from ...

As explained by executive producer and writer George Kay, the drama was originally announced under the same name as Sutcliffe's informal moniker, The Yorkshire Ripper. It was renamed to The Long ...

Sherwood star David Morrissey portrays West Yorkshire Police's Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield, who led his force's investigation into the ripper. Right: Oldfield during a press ...

In June 1979, Oldfield personally received a mailed tape recording and letters claiming to have been from the Yorkshire Ripper. It was later discovered that these were sent by hoaxer John Humble ...

But the officer leading the case, assistant chief constable George Oldfield, was convinced the killer had a North East accent after a hoaxer sent a cassette, in June 1979, claiming responsibility.