The untold story of the woman who escaped the Yorkshire Ripper

<p>In the summer of 1979, Ruth Shaw was a student in Bradford, walking alone one night when she encountered Peter Sutcliffe – the serial killer the papers had nicknamed the Yorkshire Ripper. But her encounter wasn’t recorded by police. 44 years later, this is her untold story.</p><p><em>This podcast contains scenes of a graphic nature.&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>Ruth’s story was first told to Michael Bilton in his book ‘Wicked Beyond Belief: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper’ which is now being serialised on ITV on Mondays at 9pm.&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.</em></p><p><strong>Guests:</strong></p><p>- Michael Bilton, author and former Sunday Times Northern Correspondent.</p><p>- Ruth Shaw.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Josh Glancy.</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>Andy’s Archive, ITN, BBC, Granada Television / ITV.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>