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Case 37: The Yorkshire Ripper (Part 1)

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Oldfield and Hobson's Tracking Inquiry

Police searched Terrence's home and found he had two hammers. Oldfield arranged for him to be questioned thoroughly. He was kept at the Detective Training School in Wakefield, a city 20 minutes away from Leeds. Police checked his taxi receipts, and they discovered he'd been close to the areas when several of the attacks took place. On top of that, he was known for letting sex workers have sex with clients in his taxi. Officers were already looking at all the Ford Cortinas registered in West Yorkshire. 3,000 owners were interviewed and eliminated.

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