Between 1975 and 1980 Peter Sutcliffe who became known as the Yorkshire Ripper murdered 13
women in the North of England. The murders provoked widespread fear amongst women and impacted
the public consciousness at both the local and national level. This book revisits the case
applying a feminist and cultural criminological lens to explore a range of criminological
concerns relating to gender violence and victimhood. Combining research findings from oral
history interviews analysis of popular criminological texts and academic commentary this
volume explores what the case can tell us about feminism fear of crime gender and serial
murder and the representation of victims and sex workers. The volume contributes to a creative
cultural criminology highlighting how excavating recent criminal history and reading across
texts presents new ways for understanding violence gender and representation in the
contemporary context.
