Case 37: The Yorkshire Ripper (Part 1)
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What Happened to Irene Harrison?
Over the next few months, police arrested and issued cautions to more than 100 women in Chappell Town. Before a sex worker was arrested and charged, they were entitled to two cautions. So what Hobson hoped was that by giving out cautions, they would frighten women from coming out to the streets and working. He said he wasn't really interested in arresting anyone, he was just trying to protect people. It didn't really work, so Hobson encouraged the workers to at least let a friend or someone know where they were. The surprising thing was that Hobson revealed all of this to the media. They knew about all of the wounds Orens huffered
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