DESCRIPTION:
Wath upon Dearne near Rotherham was a once popular mining area. Throughout the 19th and early-20th centuries, the demand for coal rose exponentially. As a result, many miners settled in the small South Yorkshire town. They spent most of their lives carrying out the physically intense and life-threatening occupation that powered homes and businesses across Britain. When retirement came, the workers had built a life and had families in the area, so they chose to stay. Their sense of security was shattered in 1988, however, when four people were found murdered — the victims' bodies had been severely mutilated. Officers from the South Yorkshire constabulary would quickly learn that Wath upon Dearne had become the hunting ground for a serial killer, who fantasised about matching the notoriety of The Yorkshire Ripper and Jack the Ripper…
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This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson and Rosanna Fitton.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, editing assistance, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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MUSIC:
The Void by Cody Martin
Shadow Passage by Cody Martin
Petalstone by Cody Martin
Arcadia by Cody Martin
Apex Program by Cody Martin
Pursuit of Wonder by Caleb Etheridge
Two Lives by Alice in Winter
Salvation by Moments
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REFERENCES:
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE
The Daily Telegraph, 3 September, 1988
Sandwell Evening Mail, 31 August, 1988
Cambridge Evening News, 31 August, 1988
The Daily Telegraph, 31 August, 1988
The Daily Telegraph, 1 September, 1988
Evening Post, 3 September, 1988
Birmingham Evening Mail, 9 September, 1988
The Guardian, 13 July, 1989
The Daily Telegraph, 13 July, 1989
Sunday Mirror, 16 July, 1989
BRITISH NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE
Daily Mirror - 7 September, 1988
Daily Mirror - Friday 09 September 1988
Daily Mirror - Saturday 10 September 1988
Daily Mirror - Thursday 13 July 1989
Western Daily Press - Friday 02 September 1988
Birmingham Mail - Saturday 03 September 1988
Birmingham Mail - Friday 09 September 1988
Yorkshire Post Wednesday 19 June 2002
South Yorkshire Times Monday 02 March 2009
Dundee Courier - Friday 02 September 1988
Dundee Courier - Saturday 03 September 1988
BOOKS
Life Means Life: Jailed Forever: True Stories of Britain's Most Evil Killers by Nick Appleyard
ONLINE SOURCES
https://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/news/7220639.tragic-dad-haunted-by-sons-murder/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5754437/anthony-arkwright-serial-killer-jack-the-ripper-murders/
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/evil-fantasist-who-gouged-out-19119746
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/history/twisted-jack-ripper-fantasist-who-18455988
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5597823/Serial-killer-devil-mask-eviscerated-three-victims.html