Yorkshire Ripper Jack The Ripper
Peter sutcliffe one of the uks most notorious prisoners was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across yorkshire and the.
Yorkshire ripper jack the ripper. The killer became known as the yorkshire ripper. Sutcliffe was dubbed the yorkshire ripper because he mutilated his victims using a screw driver hammer and knife. Jack the ripper and the yorkshire ripper between july 1975 and january 1981 13 women where horrifically murdered in yorkshire northern england. The hunt for the yorkshire ripper became the biggest manhunt britain had ever known but it was dogged by police blunders and the wearside jack hoax.
It lead to the greatest criminal manhunt in british criminal history. Despite 25 million police man hours expended. A hoaxer helped the yorkshire ripper carry out his twisted killing spree from 100 miles away. Police admit the.
On 22 may 1981 sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others. Hobson downgrades the importance of the wearside jack tape and letters. He was also convicted of seven counts of attempted murder in and around yorkshire. The serial killer known as the yorkshire ripper has died.
In one of criminal historys cruellest hoaxes john humble tricked police into believing the. Sutcliffe admits he is the yorkshire ripper after police arrest him with a prostitute. 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. Humble sent a taped message spoken in a wearside accent and three letters taunting the authorities for failing to catch him.
Yorkshire ripper peter sutcliffe in one of criminal historys cruelest hoaxes john humble tricked police into believing the serial killer was wearside jack a man with a sunderland accent.