Peter Sutcliffe Efit
The yorkshire ripper files.
Peter sutcliffe efit. The yorkshire ripper files. Born and raised in yorkshire england he had mental troubles since childhood. Note that the average age of onset for schizophrenia in men is 18 with most being diagnosed in their twenties. Photofit of tracy brownes attacker in 1975 compared to sutcliffes 1974 wedding photograph.
A very british crime story bbc four takes us back to a time so different it seems almost foreign and yet close enough that a fair number of witnesses are still around. Peter sutcliffe was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia which played a role in the murderous atrocities he would commit. These are then compared to photographs of peter sutcliffe that were taken at around the same time as these photofits were issued. On 22 may 1981 sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others.
He is serving 20 concurrent sentences of life imprisonment which was increased to a whole life order in 2010. A as weve already observed sutcliffe began hearing voices in his youth. Peter william sutcliffe born 2 june 1946 also known as peter william coonan is an english serial killer who was dubbed the yorkshire ripper by the press. Beginning in 1975 peter sutcliffe murdered 13 women in brutal slayings committed with hammers and screwdrivers.