Peter Sutcliffe Trial
After 15 days the jury took almost six hours to reach their verdicts.
Peter sutcliffe trial. The others were in manchester. The british serial killer peter sutcliffe who was widely known as the yorkshire ripper over his murders of women in the 1970s has died in hospital. The serial killer was serving a whole life term for murdering 13. 5 1981 under a blanket by police officers at right two men look from a window.
His detailed confession and plea of insanity mean the jury are instructed to determine his mental state rather than his guilt or innocence. All except two of his murders took place in west yorkshire. Peter sutcliffe the serial killer known as the yorkshire ripper has died in hospital a prison service spokesman said. He was sentenced to 20 concurrent sentences of life imprisonment which were converted to a whole life order in 2010.
During a four minute hearing both defence and prosecution lawyers agreed to the transfer fearing sutcliffe might not get a fair hearing before a yorkshire jury. Transfer to old bailey for trial at leeds crown court the judge ruled that peter sutcliffe would go on trial in londons old bailey criminal court april 29 1981. Sutcliffe 74 was serving 20 life terms at frankland prison in county. Peter sutcliffe was a bradford lorry driver who became known as the yorkshire ripper and was jailed for life in 1981 for murdering 13 women and trying to murder seven others in the deluded belief.
On 22 may 1981 sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others. Peter sutcliffe was born at bingley and shipley maternity hospital on june 2 1946. Oh just cleaning up our kid just cleaning up four months after confessing sutcliffes trial commences on 29 april 1981. Britains prison service says the 74.
Describing her behaviour to psychiatrists before his trial sutcliffe complained that she refused to allow. Judge mr justice boreham presided over the high profile trial of peter sutcliffe in 1981 at the old bailey. It lasts a fortnight.