Chris Gregg

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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]

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Career

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

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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  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Human rights law 'shielding rapists'" The Daily Telegraph. 13 May 2008 – Retrieved 18 March 2010
  5. ↑ "Axiom International Key People"
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  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
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