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'''Chris Gregg''' [[Queen's Police Medal|QPM]] is a former [[Detective Chief Superintendent]] and was head of West Yorkshire Police's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team (HMET).<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7408633.stm Gregg talks about his career"]. BBC News. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2010</ref> Gregg joined the force in 1974 and as a constable was put on front-line duties in the [[Yorkshire Ripper]] inquiry in the [[Yorkshire Ripper#Victims|Helen Rytka]] murder incident room.<ref name = "Brad Tel"/><ref>{{Citation|title="The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story" Manhunt (TV Episode 2019) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt9900638/characters/nm8314565|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref> He left the force in 2008 to take up a senior position as an adviser<ref name ="DTel 1"/> to a forensic service provider company, LGC Forensics.<ref name = "Brad Tel">[http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2275146.chief_is_off_after_30_years_in_force/ "Chief is off after 30 years in force"]. ''Bradford Telegraph & Argus'', 16 May 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref> In 2010 Gregg, together with [[John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington|Lord Stevens]] and Dr [[Angela Gallop]], founded [[Axiom International]] Limited.<ref>[http://www.axiom-international-ltd.com/key-people.asp "Axiom International Key People"]</ref> He is married to Yorkshire Television 'Calendar' regional news presenter, Christine Talbot, with whom he has a daughter, Beth.


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'''Christopher Adam Gregg''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|QPM}} is a former [[Detective Chief Superintendent]] and was head of West Yorkshire Police's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team (HMET).<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7408633.stm Gregg talks about his career"]. BBC News. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2010</ref> Gregg joined the force in 1974 and as a constable was put on front-line duties in the [[Yorkshire Ripper]] inquiry in the [[Yorkshire Ripper#Victims|Helen Rytka]] murder incident room.<ref name = "Brad Tel"/><ref>{{Citation|title="The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story" Manhunt (TV Episode 2019) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt9900638/characters/nm8314565|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref> He left the force in 2008 to take up a senior position as an adviser<ref name ="DTel 1"/> to a forensic service provider company, LGC Forensics.<ref name = "Brad Tel">[http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2275146.chief_is_off_after_30_years_in_force/ "Chief is off after 30 years in force"]. ''Bradford Telegraph & Argus'', 16 May 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref> In 2010 Gregg, together with [[John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington|Lord Stevens]] and Dr [[Angela Gallop]], founded Axiom International Limited.<ref>[http://www.axiom-international-ltd.com/key-people.asp "Axiom International Key People"]</ref>
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==Awards==
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Gregg was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 2008 [[Queen's Birthday Honours]].<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/queens-birthday-honours-full-list-846831.html Queen's Birthday Honours 2008]</ref> [[Chief Constable]] of West Yorkshire, Sir [[Norman Bettison]], described Gregg as one of the finest detectives the force had ever known.<ref name ="DTel 1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080616065156/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1952950/Human-rights-law-%27shielding-rapists%27.html "Human rights law 'shielding rapists'"] ''The Daily Telegraph''. 13 May 2008 – Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/44333/Human-rights-loopholes-condemned "Human Rights Loophole Condemned"]. ''Daily Express''. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Gregg was born in [[Huddersfield]], West Yorkshire and in a 34-year career, headed up some high-profile criminal investigations of recent years including:
In his career, headed some high-profile criminal investigations including:


* The kidnap and murder in November 2000 of 16-year-old Leeds schoolgirl [[Leanne Tiernan]] by John Taylor described at his trial in 2002 by the judge as a "sexual sadist".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2116337.stm BBC News"] 8 July 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2010</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/documentary-revisits-murder-and-abduction-of-leeds-schoolgirl-leanne-tiernan-1-8792743/amp|title=Documentary revisits murder and abduction of Leeds schoolgirl Leanne Tiernan|website=www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref> In February 2003, he was convicted of two rapes, based on DNA evidence, and given two additional life sentences.<ref>[http://www.exploreforensics.co.uk/forensic-cases-murder-leanne-tiernan.html "The murder of Leanne Tiernan"] – Forensic cases. Retrieved 23 March 2010</ref>
* The kidnap and murder in November 2000 of 16-year-old Leeds schoolgirl [[Leanne Tiernan]] by John Taylor, described at his trial in 2002 by the judge as a "sexual sadist".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2116337.stm BBC News"] 8 July 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2010</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/documentary-revisits-murder-and-abduction-of-leeds-schoolgirl-leanne-tiernan-1-8792743/amp|title=Documentary revisits murder and abduction of Leeds schoolgirl Leanne Tiernan|website=www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref> In February 2003, he was convicted of two rapes, based on DNA evidence, and given two additional life sentences.<ref>[http://www.exploreforensics.co.uk/forensic-cases-murder-leanne-tiernan.html "The murder of Leanne Tiernan"] – Forensic cases. Retrieved 23 March 2010</ref>
* The American fugitive [[David Bieber]] who murdered traffic PC Ian Broadhurst and attempted the murder of two other policemen on 26 December 2003.<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/25/48hours/main1237669_page6.shtml CBS News"] 16 February 2008 – Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article398316.ece "Police killer will die in prison for brutal, cold-blooded crime"]. ''The Times''. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/leedspoliceshooting/Hunt-stepped-up-for-police.2490512.jp "Hunt stepped up for police officer's killer"]. ''The Scotsman''. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest/leeds-pc-shooting-tragedy-remembered-1-6338073/amp|title=Leeds PC shooting tragedy remembered|website=www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-25519043|title=Ex-officer fears for police safety|date=26 December 2013|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref>
* The American fugitive [[David Bieber]] who murdered traffic PC Ian Broadhurst and attempted the murder of two other policemen on 26 December 2003.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rage-on-the-run/ CBS News"] 16 February 2008 – Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090517023028/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article398316.ece "Police killer will die in prison for brutal, cold-blooded crime"]. ''The Times''. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/leedspoliceshooting/Hunt-stepped-up-for-police.2490512.jp "Hunt stepped up for police officer's killer"]. ''The Scotsman''. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest/leeds-pc-shooting-tragedy-remembered-1-6338073/amp|title=Leeds PC shooting tragedy remembered|website=www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-25519043|title=Ex-officer fears for police safety|date=26 December 2013|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref>
* Identification of the Yorkshire Ripper Hoaxer, [[Wearside Jack|John Humble]], who was tried and sentenced in October 2005 – 25 years after the offence which was one of the most notorious – and damaging – hoaxes in criminal history.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/4828828.stm Man still held over Ripper hoax"]. BBC News October 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2003</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/callous-ripper-hoaxer-sent-to-prison-for-eight-years-108883.html'Callous' Ripper hoaxer sent to prison for eight years"]. ''The Independent''. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100714042545/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/wearside-jack-i-deserve-to-go-to-jail-for-evil-ripper-hoax-470742.html 'Callous' Ripper hoaxer sent to prison for eight years"]. ''The Independent''. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/39I-did-it-because-I.1392084.jp 'I did it because I was bored and on the dole'"]. ''Yorkshire Post''. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2010</ref> Gregg won £50,000 libel damages, plus costs, after being accused by Irish writer Noel O'Gara of "stitching up" John Humble as the writer of the hoax letters and sender of a tape recording purporting to be from the Yorkshire Ripper.<ref>[http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Ripper-detective-wins-50000-damages.3864354.jp "Ripper detective wins £50,000 damages"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201143038/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Ripper-detective-wins-50000-damages.3864354.jp |date=1 December 2008 }}. ''Sunderland Echo'', 11 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/17849501.amp/|title=Former detective speaks out after Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer’s death {{!}} Bradford Telegraph and Argus|website=www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-came-close-catching-wearside-18973266|title=Police came so close to catching Wearside Jack hoaxer before Ripper struck again|last=Thornton|first=Lucy |date=20 August 2019|website=mirror|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref>
* Identification of the [[Yorkshire Ripper]] Hoaxer, [[Wearside Jack|John Humble]], who was tried and sentenced in October 2005 – 25 years after the offence which was one of the most notorious – and damaging – hoaxes in criminal history.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/4828828.stm Man still held over Ripper hoax"]. BBC News October 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2003</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/callous-ripper-hoaxer-sent-to-prison-for-eight-years-108883.html'Callous' Ripper hoaxer sent to prison for eight years"]. ''The Independent''. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100714042545/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/wearside-jack-i-deserve-to-go-to-jail-for-evil-ripper-hoax-470742.html 'Callous' Ripper hoaxer sent to prison for eight years"]. ''The Independent''. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/39I-did-it-because-I.1392084.jp 'I did it because I was bored and on the dole'"]. ''Yorkshire Post''. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2010</ref> Gregg won £50,000 libel damages, plus costs, after being accused by Irish writer Noel O'Gara of "stitching up" John Humble as the writer of the hoax letters and sender of a tape recording purporting to be from the Yorkshire Ripper.<ref>[http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Ripper-detective-wins-50000-damages.3864354.jp "Ripper detective wins £50,000 damages"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201143038/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Ripper-detective-wins-50000-damages.3864354.jp |date=1 December 2008 }}. ''Sunderland Echo'', 11 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/17849501.amp/|title=Former detective speaks out after Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer's death {{!}} Bradford Telegraph and Argus|website=www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-came-close-catching-wearside-18973266|title=Police came so close to catching Wearside Jack hoaxer before Ripper struck again|last=Thornton|first=Lucy |date=20 August 2019|website=mirror|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref>
* Serial killer [[Colin Norris]], dubbed the 'Angel of Death' who murdered four elderly patients in a hospital in Leeds receiving a life sentence in 2008.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510133909/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1580651/Colin-Norris,-%27Angel-of-Death%27-nurse,-jailed-for-life.html Colin Norris, 'Angel of Death' nurse, jailed for life"]. ''The Daily Telegraph'', 4 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7270000/newsid_7275500/7275593.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&ms3=22&ms_javascript=true&bbcws=2 BBC TV News interview with Gregg after the trial"]. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510133909/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1580651/Colin-Norris,-%27Angel-of-Death%27-nurse,-jailed-for-life.html Colin Norris, 'Angel of Death' nurse, jailed for life"]. ''Daily Telegraph''. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2010</ref>
* Serial killer [[Colin Norris]], dubbed the 'Angel of Death' who murdered four elderly patients in a hospital in Leeds, receiving a life sentence in 2008.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510133909/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1580651/Colin-Norris,-%27Angel-of-Death%27-nurse,-jailed-for-life.html Colin Norris, 'Angel of Death' nurse, jailed for life"]. ''The Daily Telegraph'', 4 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7270000/newsid_7275500/7275593.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&ms3=22&ms_javascript=true&bbcws=2 BBC TV News interview with Gregg after the trial"]. Retrieved 20 March 2010</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080510133909/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1580651/Colin-Norris,-%27Angel-of-Death%27-nurse,-jailed-for-life.html Colin Norris, 'Angel of Death' nurse, jailed for life"]. ''Daily Telegraph''. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2010</ref>
* Gregg led the enquiry into the [[Harold Shipman]] deaths in West Yorkshire, when Shipman, a practising medical doctor, was apprehended, later having 218 murders positively ascribed to him.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/how-many-more-did-shipman-kill-630689.html "How Many More did Shipman Kill?"]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''The Independent''. 9 October 2001. Retrieved 23 March 2010</ref>
* Gregg led the enquiry into the [[Harold Shipman]] deaths in West Yorkshire, when Shipman, a practising medical doctor, was apprehended, later having 218 murders positively ascribed to him.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/how-many-more-did-shipman-kill-630689.html "How Many More did Shipman Kill?"]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''The Independent''. 9 October 2001. Retrieved 23 March 2010</ref>


On leaving the force he spoke against the misuse by suspected murderers of the protective shield of human rights legislation.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1952950/Human-rights-law-'shielding-rapists' "Human Rights Law 'Shielding Rapists'"]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''The Daily Telegraph'', 13 May 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/44333/Human-rights-loopholes-condemned "Human Rights 'Loopholes' Condemned"]. ''Daily Express'', 13 May 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2267493.detective_attacks_criminals_pleas_for_human_rights/ Detective Attacks Criminals Pleas for Human Rights"]. ''Bradford Telegraph & Argus'', 13 May 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2010</ref>
On leaving the force he spoke against the misuse by suspected murderers of the protective shield of human rights legislation.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1952950/Human-rights-law-'shielding-rapists' "Human Rights Law 'Shielding Rapists'"]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''The Daily Telegraph'', 13 May 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/44333/Human-rights-loopholes-condemned "Human Rights 'Loopholes' Condemned"]. ''Daily Express'', 13 May 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2267493.detective_attacks_criminals_pleas_for_human_rights/ Detective Attacks Criminals Pleas for Human Rights"]. ''Bradford Telegraph & Argus'', 13 May 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2010</ref>

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==Awards==
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*2008: Gregg was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in the 2008 [[Queen's Birthday Honours]].<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/queens-birthday-honours-full-list-846831.html Queen's Birthday Honours 2008]</ref> [[Chief Constable]] of West Yorkshire, Sir [[Norman Bettison]], described Gregg as one of the finest detectives the force had ever known.<ref name ="DTel 1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080616065156/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1952950/Human-rights-law-%27shielding-rapists%27.html "Human rights law 'shielding rapists'"] ''The Daily Telegraph''. 13 May 2008 – Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/44333/Human-rights-loopholes-condemned "Human Rights Loophole Condemned"]. ''Daily Express''. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2010</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:16, 26 September 2024

Christopher Adam Gregg QPM is a former Detective Chief Superintendent and was head of West Yorkshire Police's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team (HMET).[1] Gregg joined the force in 1974 and as a constable was put on front-line duties in the Yorkshire Ripper inquiry in the Helen Rytka murder incident room.[2][3] He left the force in 2008 to take up a senior position as an adviser[4] to a forensic service provider company, LGC Forensics.[2] In 2010 Gregg, together with Lord Stevens and Dr Angela Gallop, founded Axiom International Limited.[5]

Career

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In his career, headed some high-profile criminal investigations including:

  • The kidnap and murder in November 2000 of 16-year-old Leeds schoolgirl Leanne Tiernan by John Taylor, described at his trial in 2002 by the judge as a "sexual sadist".[6][7] In February 2003, he was convicted of two rapes, based on DNA evidence, and given two additional life sentences.[8]
  • The American fugitive David Bieber who murdered traffic PC Ian Broadhurst and attempted the murder of two other policemen on 26 December 2003.[9][10][11][12][13]
  • Identification of the Yorkshire Ripper Hoaxer, John Humble, who was tried and sentenced in October 2005 – 25 years after the offence which was one of the most notorious – and damaging – hoaxes in criminal history.[14][15][16][17] Gregg won £50,000 libel damages, plus costs, after being accused by Irish writer Noel O'Gara of "stitching up" John Humble as the writer of the hoax letters and sender of a tape recording purporting to be from the Yorkshire Ripper.[18][19][20]
  • Serial killer Colin Norris, dubbed the 'Angel of Death' who murdered four elderly patients in a hospital in Leeds, receiving a life sentence in 2008.[21][22][23]
  • Gregg led the enquiry into the Harold Shipman deaths in West Yorkshire, when Shipman, a practising medical doctor, was apprehended, later having 218 murders positively ascribed to him.[24]

On leaving the force he spoke against the misuse by suspected murderers of the protective shield of human rights legislation.[25][26][27]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Gregg talks about his career". BBC News. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2010
  2. ^ a b "Chief is off after 30 years in force". Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 16 May 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010
  3. ^ "The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story" Manhunt (TV Episode 2019) - IMDb, retrieved 31 August 2019
  4. ^ a b "Human rights law 'shielding rapists'" The Daily Telegraph. 13 May 2008 – Retrieved 18 March 2010
  5. ^ "Axiom International Key People"
  6. ^ BBC News" 8 July 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2010
  7. ^ "Documentary revisits murder and abduction of Leeds schoolgirl Leanne Tiernan". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  8. ^ "The murder of Leanne Tiernan" – Forensic cases. Retrieved 23 March 2010
  9. ^ CBS News" 16 February 2008 – Retrieved 18 March 2010
  10. ^ "Police killer will die in prison for brutal, cold-blooded crime". The Times. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2010
  11. ^ "Hunt stepped up for police officer's killer". The Scotsman. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 20 March 2010
  12. ^ "Leeds PC shooting tragedy remembered". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Ex-officer fears for police safety". 26 December 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  14. ^ Man still held over Ripper hoax". BBC News October 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2003
  15. ^ Ripper hoaxer sent to prison for eight years". The Independent. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2010
  16. ^ 'Callous' Ripper hoaxer sent to prison for eight years". The Independent. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  17. ^ 'I did it because I was bored and on the dole'". Yorkshire Post. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2010
  18. ^ "Ripper detective wins £50,000 damages" Archived 1 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Sunderland Echo, 11 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010
  19. ^ "Former detective speaks out after Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer's death | Bradford Telegraph and Argus". www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  20. ^ Thornton, Lucy (20 August 2019). "Police came so close to catching Wearside Jack hoaxer before Ripper struck again". mirror. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  21. ^ Colin Norris, 'Angel of Death' nurse, jailed for life". The Daily Telegraph, 4 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2010
  22. ^ BBC TV News interview with Gregg after the trial". Retrieved 20 March 2010
  23. ^ Colin Norris, 'Angel of Death' nurse, jailed for life". Daily Telegraph. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2010
  24. ^ "How Many More did Shipman Kill?"[dead link‍]. The Independent. 9 October 2001. Retrieved 23 March 2010
  25. ^ "Human Rights Law 'Shielding Rapists'"[dead link‍]. The Daily Telegraph, 13 May 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2010
  26. ^ "Human Rights 'Loopholes' Condemned". Daily Express, 13 May 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2010
  27. ^ Detective Attacks Criminals Pleas for Human Rights". Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 13 May 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2010
  28. ^ Queen's Birthday Honours 2008
  29. ^ "Human Rights Loophole Condemned". Daily Express. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2010
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