Ep 378 Remastered: The Forgotten Victims, My Mum Wilma McCann, Part 2

For decades, the women murdered and attacked by Peter Sutcliffe (known as PS in this series) were overshadowed by the man who targeted them. In this remastered Crime Analyst series, Laura Richards puts the women back at the centre of the story.

Laura deconstructs the pattern of offending, escalating risk and critical opportunities that were missed, including additional attacks she believes are linked to PS and how harmful assumptions about his victims distorted the investigation.

The failures in this case were instrumental in why Laura’s specialist unit at New Scotland Yard was later created. It remains one of the most misunderstood serial murder cases of our time - and why Crime Analyst refuses to use the notorious nickname that made the perpetrator famous while the women became the forgotten victims.

Join Laura in the intelligence cell as she re-examines the case through behavioural analysis, victimology, risk and prevention.

Listen to the complete Forgotten Victims series:
https://www.crime-analyst.com/case-001-the-forgotten-victims/

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In this episode Laura interviews Richard McCann, Wilma McCann's son.

Richard shares his memories about the fateful night his mother was murdered by PS, as well as who his mother was and the impact his mother's murder has had on him, his family and the other victim's families.

Richard and Laura discuss the impact of the West Yorkshire Police Service's handling of the case, how the media report on the case and the details of an important campaign you can all support. You won't want to miss this powerful episode. It will change the way you see the world.

You won't want to miss this.

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Clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kMhnKX9xmI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuxVdf46sJk

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