Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe
Peter sutcliffe the serial killer known as the yorkshire ripper has died in hospital a prison service spokesman said.
Yorkshire ripper peter sutcliffe. He is serving 20 concurrent sentences of life imprisonment which was increased to a whole life order in 2010. Peter william sutcliffe who also used the surname coonan was born on june 2 1946 in west yorkshire according to the byford report. Peter sutcliffe one of the uks most notorious prisoners was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across yorkshire and the.
The british serial killer known as the yorkshire ripper has died in hospital. 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. The serial killer known as the yorkshire ripper has died.
13 2020 britains prison service said that serial killer peter sutcliffe known as the. A uk prison service spokesman confirmed the death of peter sutcliffe who was arrested in 1981 after a five year. 5 1981 file photo shows peter william sutcliffe 35 under a blanket at right being led from dewsbury magistrates court in dewsbury by police officers.
On 22 may 1981 sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others. Sutcliffe 74 was serving 20 life terms at frankland prison in county. He left school at 15 and worked a series of odd jobs.