Yorkshire Ripper Jack The Ripper
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.
Yorkshire ripper jack the ripper. The message recorded on an audio cassette. Hobson downgrades the importance of the wearside jack tape and letters. The yorkshire ripper was helped to kill by a stranger he never met and who lived 100 miles away.
Between july 1975 and january 1981 13 women where horrifically murdered in yorkshire northern england. Police admit the. A hoaxer helped the yorkshire ripper carry out his twisted killing spree from 100 miles away.
On 22 may 1981 sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others. Humble sent a taped message spoken in a wearside accent and three letters taunting the authorities for failing to catch him. Peter sutcliffe 74 was being moved from hospital.
Jack the ripper and the yorkshire ripper. It lead to the greatest criminal manhunt in british criminal history. John humble hoodwinked police into thinking the killer was a man named wearside jack with a gruff.
In one of criminal historys cruellest hoaxes john humble tricked police into believing the. Wearside jack is the nickname given to john samuel humble 8 january 1956 30 july 2019 an englishman who pretended to be the yorkshire ripper in a hoax audio recording and several letters in the period 19781979. The serial killer known as the yorkshire ripper has died.
The killer became known as the yorkshire ripper. Almost 90 years before in 1888 an unknown killer regarded by many as the father of the modern day serial killer began a reign of terror in londons east end district of whitechapel. Sutcliffe admits he is the yorkshire ripper after police arrest him with a prostitute.
Peter sutcliffe one of the uks most notorious prisoners was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across yorkshire and the. Despite 25 million police man hours expended.