Marcella Claxton Yorkshire Ripper
One of the yorkshire rippers few surviving victims has said she is happy he is dead some 44 years after he bludgeoned her with a hammer.
Marcella claxton yorkshire ripper. The yorkshire ripper victim who got away. Marcella claxton who was 20 years of age when she lost her baby at four months after she was bludgeoned by the killer in leeds has spoken out about his death today. See roger crosss account below.
Yorkshire ripper victim marcella claxton 64 who survived horrific hammer attack finally has closure after his death at 74 marcella claxton was left needing more than 50 stitches after sutcliffe bludgeoned her with a hammer today 64 year old ms claxton told mailonline that she was happy the yorkshire ripper was finally dead. As early as 1976 when marcella claxton was hit over the head with a hammer near her home in leeds potentially vital evidence was overlooked. Marcella claxton 64 who was mistaken for a prostitute when she was brutally attacked while leaving party says she finally has closure after his death.
Yorkshire ripper victim marcella claxton finally has closure dailymailcouk by james fielding amie gordon for mailonline. Serial killer sutcliffe who died early this morning was cruising leeds when he asked miss claxton if she was doing business. This was to be his first recorded assault in the rippers killing ground.
Read our yorkshire ripper live blog for the latest news updates 8. A leeds survivor of yorkshire ripper peter sutcliffe still suffers headaches and blackouts from her attack more than 44 years ago. Im happy hes gone.
A surviving victim and loved ones of the innocent women killed by the yorkshire ripper have reacted to the announcement of peter sutcliffes death. The police did not link the attack to the yorkshire ripper series though theydid re examine the file after the next murder in february 1977. Marcella claxton then 20 was walking home at around 4am on may 9 1976 after a night drinking in a club in chapeltown.
Yorkshire ripper peter sutcliffe dead. Marcella claxton lived in one of the terraces of back to back houses off roundhay road in leeds. Marcella claxton was walking from the rippers chosen killing territory in chapletown towards roundhay road when she innocently accepted a lift from sutcliffe who was driving in that area.