Peter Sutcliffe Early Life
Caught and jailed for life in 1981.
Peter sutcliffe early life. Ap peter sutcliffe a former grave digger was serving concurrent life sentences for killing 13 women in yorkshire and northwest england between 1975 and 1980. On 22 may 1981 sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others. Sutcliffe was very attached to his mother kathleen. Peter william sutcliffe in 1978.
Peter william sutcliffe was born on june 2 1946 in bingley west yorkshire. Peter william sutcliffe 2 june 1946 13 november 2020 also known as peter william coonan was an english serial killer who was dubbed the yorkshire ripper an allusion to jack the ripper by the press. His father john then aged 23 had recently been demobbed from the merchant navy and worked in a bakery. He was a loner in school and his grades were generally poor.
Sutcliffe was born in bingley to a working class catholic family in west riding of yorkshire a son of john sutcliffe 11 december 1922 june 2004 and kathleen frances sutcliffe nee coonan 22 january 1919 1978. He was born prematurely and doctors were not sure whether he would live but he did. A relative loner at school he left education aged 15 and took on a series of menial jobs. His father john sutcliffe was a mill owner.
Peter sutcliffe at isle of wight magistrates court in 1983 after giving evidence against a fellow inmate accused of attacking him in parkhurst prison. It is said that he preferred to be alone in order to save himself from the bullying that he faced throughout his school years. Sutcliffe quit school at 15.