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Policing is far from a straightforward practice.

There are many elements to policing that the general

public don't know about. In today's case, we're going to look at a situation that included

one of the strangest and most unique ways the police used to try and catch a serial sex offender.

And the incredible sacrifice that one officer took

to ensure that one of the most dangerous threats to women

was put behind bars.

I'm Naomi Channel, and this is real.

Music And this is real. I came across some research recently. I came across some research recently that said one in five convicted sex offenders

released from prison went on to commit further sexual assaults.

There are offenders who seemingly can never stop.

Today's case is utterly jaw-dropping,

not only because of the notoriety of this offender and his continuous re-offending,

but the way he was caught was one of the most bizarre and incredible captures I've ever heard of within British policing.

This case starts in the 1970s and goes right up to the present day.

In the 1970s, the women of Bristol, England, were in danger.

From 1977 to 1979, seven women had been sexually assaulted on the streets of Bristol around the Clifton area.

These women had been walking alone when they were approached by a man and then violently sexually assaulted.

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