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Less than a year after Peter Sutcliffe married his doting wife Sonia Szurma, the killer began callously murdering women. Sonia stood by her ex-husband during his trial and said she 'didn't suspect a thing'

John Humble got a sinister kick when he sent police officers investigating the Yorkshire Ripper an anonymous two-minute tape confessing to be the twisted serial killer

Peter Sutcliffe's sick murders triggered one of the biggest manhunts the country has seen however the years-long investigation to find the serial killer went down a rabbit hole thanks to hoax letters and a confession tape from John Humble, aka Wearside Jack

Who was Wearside Jack? The Mirror looks back at the true story of John Humble, who plagued the minds of detectives working on the Yorkshire Ripper case for 27 years

After Emily Jackson was brutally murdered by Peter Sutcliffe, her son Neil was forced to identify his mum's body aged 17. The unbearable grief immediately ripped his family apart

While Neil Jackson praises actress Katherine Kelly for her portrayal of his mum, Emily Jackson, on ITV's The Long Shadow, he claims the Yorkshire Ripper series is not entirely accurate

It has been 47 years since Marcella Claxton was brutally attacked by Peter Sutcliffe and although she has gone on to try and lead a relatively normal life, the physical and mental trauma still haunts her to this day

Devoted mum-of-three Emily Jackson was desperate for money to keep her family fed when she turned to sex work in 1975, and ended up being brutally attacked by Peter Sutcliffe

Neil Jackson, whose mum Emily was battered to death by serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, has rejected claims from Sutcliffe's son that the show is cashing in on the murders

The grown son of Peter Sutcliffe's first victim Wilma McCann has opened up on his sister's suicide as ITV air new drama The Long Shadow on the 'Yorkshire Ripper' murders

Richard McCann, the son of Wilma, the first victim of Peter Sutcliffe has explained why he has forgiven the murderer and why he refuses to use the term the Yorkshire Ripper

Wilma McCann, 28, was attacked with a hammer and stabbed to death by Peter Sutcliffe after a night out near her home. West Yorkshire Police was criticised for the language used to describe his victims

Peter Sutcliffe was known as the Yorkshire Ripper and was guilty of murdering at least thirteen women and attempting to murder seven others between 1975 and 1980

ITV have finally released the trailer for a series focusing on the chilling tales of The Yorkshire Ripper, starring David Morrisey and Toby Jones

Louis de Zoysa was jailed for the rest of his life with a rare whole life order over the murder of Met Police sergeant Matt Ratana on Thursday - he joins 66 other killers whose appalling crimes saw them locked up for the rest of their lives