
Case 37: The Yorkshire Ripper (Part 1)
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Hoban's Story of a Call Girl
Sydney and Emily Hoban were in an unconventional marriage. Their eldest son Derek died at the age of 14 after falling from a first floor window. In order to support their family, Emily started sex work. Sydney helped her and actually drove her around in their van while she was working. On Tuesday the 20th of January, 1976, they'd gone out together to a pub one mile away from Chappell town. While Sydney entered the pub to have a drink, Emily went to work. Sydney left the club at 10.30pm and he didn't see Emily. He took a taxi back to their house without checking. He only discovered she'd been murdered the next morning when
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