View source for The hunt for the White Mark II Ford Cortina - Yorkshire Ripper

As the [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=The_%27Tracking_Inquiry%27_-_Yorkshire_Ripper 'Tracking Inquiry'], which was started in connection with the [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Irene_Richardson_-_Yorkshire_Ripper_Victim Irene Richardson] murder, was discontinued the hunt for a white Mark II ford Cortina began.

A nightwatchman saw a car draw away from the scene of the [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Maureen_Long_-_Yorkshire_Ripper_Victim Maureen Long] attack on the 10th July 1977 and described it as a white Mark II Ford Cortina.

Details of 5,000 owners of Mark II Ford Cortina's living in West Yorkshire were obtained from the Police National Computer. 

3,000 owners were interviewed  by  police  officers,  but  no positive evidence was obtained. Peter Sutcliffe did not own a car of this type although, as has  been mentioned previously, he owned a white Ford Corsair which  did  have the correct  track  width  to fit the marks left at the Irene Richardson scene and was probably the vehicle involved in both crimes. 

The attempted murder of  Maureen  Long,  which  was  investigated  by  [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Assistant_Chief_Constable_Oldfield Assistant  Chief  Constable Oldfield] from an incident  room  established  in  Bradford,  was immediately  linked  with  the series in a West Yorkshire Police crime circulation issued on the 11th July 1977.