The Ripper, A Netflix True Crime Docuseries. Directed by Jesse Vile and Ellena Wood. Premiered December 16, 2020.
True crime shows are not for everyone, but if you are a fan of the genre and a student of critical thinking, this docuseries is for you. It is dark, gritty, loaded with unexpected turns and twists, and is a fascinating historical window into British society in the 1970s. In focusing on one of the most notorious cases in the annals of British crime, The Ripper tries to answer the central question of why the largest and most expensive manhunt in British criminal history failed to catch a brutal and sadistic serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper. The Ripper murdered thirteen women and attempted to murder seven others between 1975 and 1981.