The untold story of the woman who escaped the Yorkshire Ripper | Stories of Our Times

In the summer of 1979, Ruth Shaw was a student in Bradford, walking alone one night when she encountered Peter Sutcliff - the serial killer the papers had nicknamed the Yorkshire Ripper. But her encounter wasn’t recorded by police. 44 years later, this is her untold story.

This podcast contains scenes of a graphic nature.

Ruth’s story was first told to Michael Bilton in his book ‘Wicked Beyond Belief; The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper’ which is now being serialised on ITV on Mondays at 2100.

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