the-long-shadow – Criminal Sentences

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On 2nd January 1981, Peter Sutcliffe was apprehended in Sheffield. The arresting officers had no prior involvement in the case, but their instincts and integrity brought the biggest murder hunt in British criminal history to its final conclusion.

Innocent Victims

In the early hours of Sunday 26 June 1977, Peter Sutcliffe took the life of 16-year-old schoolgirl Jayne MacDonald, who had been walking home in the Chapeltown district of Leeds, after a Saturday night out with friends. Her mutilated body was discovered by children in a playground just before 10am the same morning.

The Moniker Part 2

Following on from Part 1 we continue to examine the significant damage a seemingly harmless nickname can do to a case and its victims.

The Moniker Part 1

Sensationalist spin, glorified untruths, and life-destroying headlines – sadly, all part of our societal fabric thanks to the British mainstream media. We are so used to it, most of us are immune, but what happens when the bold headlines go from simply causing shockwaves and drama, to being directly responsible for death, or even multiple deaths? Well, nothing, apparently.