The Yorkshire Ripper Wiki
Wearside jack is the nickname given to john samuel humble an englishman who pretended to be the yorkshire ripper in a hoax audio recording and several letters in the period 19781979.
The yorkshire ripper wiki. In both the criminal case files and contemporary journalistic accounts the killer was called the whitechapel murderer and leather apron. Peter sutcliffe who was notorious as the yorkshire ripper died while serving a life sentence at the frankland prison in county durham. The cause of his death was covid 19 he had also had a heart attack sometime prior to his death on 13 november 2020. 2000 02 02 this is personal.
Peter william sutcliffe foedd 2 juni 1946 i bingley i west yorkshire doed 13 november 2020 i faengelse i county durham 1 var en brittisk seriemoerdare som fick oeknamnet the yorkshire rippersutcliffe doemdes 1981 foer mord pa 13 kvinnor och misshandel av flera andra. Set against a backdrop of serial murders from 1974 to 1983 including the yorkshire ripper killings the books and films follow several recurring fictional characters through a bleak and violent world of multi layered police corruption and organised crime. It is understood sutcliffe had refused treatment after contracting coronavirus at hmp frankland in county durham. Sutcliffe was one of the most infamous serial killers in the world who was found guilty of murdering 13 women.
Humble sent a taped message spoken in a wearside accent and three letters taunting the authorities for failing to catch him. The series is a dramatisation of the real life investigation into the notorious yorkshire ripper murders of the late 1970s showing the effect that it had on the health and career of assistant chief constable george oldfield alun armstrong who led the enquiry. The message recorded on an audio cassette caused the investigation to be moved away from the west yorkshire area home of the real killer peter sutcliffe and thereby helped to. The hunt for the yorkshire ripper is a british television crime drama miniseries first shown on itv from 26 january to 2 february 2000.
Peter sutcliffe 74 murdered at least 13 women across the north of england in the late 1970s. On 22 may 1981 sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others. Han avtjaenade daerefter ett livstidsstraff pa broadmoor hospital i berkshire. Whitechapel and spitalfields london england 5 canonical jack the ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the whitechapel district of london in 1888.
The serial killer known as the yorkshire ripper has died. Godfrey alexander oldfield 10 october 1923 4 july 1985 known as george oldfield was a british police detective who finished his career as assistant chief constable of west yorkshire policehe is known for leading inquiries by the force into major crimes including the m62 coach bombing and the yorkshire ripper series of murders. The latter inquiry put great strain on his health. Although there are allusions to real life crimes the plot is fictional rather than a documentary or factual account of events.
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.