[86] However, by 2002 West Yorkshire Police publicly announced they were ready to bring charges against Sutcliffe for this murder (although no further action was taken as his whole-life tariff was confirmed). [119][120] Mr Justice Mitting stated: This was a campaign of murder which terrorised the population of a large part of Yorkshire for several years. Given that Sutcliffe was a lorry driver, it was theorised that he had been in Denmark and Sweden, making use of the ferry across the Oresund Strait. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. [77] He had confessed to the murder under intense questioning, having been told that he would be allowed to see a solicitor if he did so. West Yorkshire Police was criticised for being inadequately prepared for an investigation on this scale. In 1979, police fell for a hoax tape and letters purportedly from the Yorkshire Ripper, a mistake that had deadly consequences. [27], On 5 February, Sutcliffe attacked Irene Richardson, a Chapeltown prostitute, in Roundhay Park. The judge sentenced him to 20 life terms and recommended a minimum sentence of 30 years. The Yorkshire Ripper has attracted continued interest over the years, with his story being told in a true-crime podcast and in the 2020 documentary The Ripper. Updated: 20:52, 6 Nov 2020 YORKSHIRE Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has tested positive for Covid after leaving hospital. While awaiting trial, he killed two more women: 47-year-old Marguerite Walls on the night of 20 August 1980, and 20-year-old Jacqueline Hill, a student at Leeds University, on the night of 17 November 1980. For other inquiries, Contact Us. He left this position when he was asked to go on the road as a salesman. [111] Kay admitted trying to kill Sutcliffe and was ordered to be detained in a secure mental hospital without limit of time. [135], The song "Night Shift" by English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees on their 1981 album Juju is about Sutcliffe.[136]. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. [2]:36. [15] Other analyses of his actions have not found evidence that he actually sought the services of prostitutes but note that he nonetheless developed an obsession with them, including "watching them soliciting on the streets of Leeds and Bradford". [128][129], In 2017, West Yorkshire Police launched Operation Painthall to determine if Sutcliffe was guilty of unsolved crimes dating back to 1964. Peter Sutcliffe, shown in a 1974 photo, was convicted on multiple counts of murder in 1981. A witness said at the time:Sutcliffe looked really calm and quite happy. The DNA matched that of John Samuel Humble, an unemployed alcoholic and longtime resident of the Ford Estate in Sunderland a few miles from Castletown whose DNA had been taken following a drunk and disorderly offence in 2001. "Peter Sutcliffe a killer's mask". Trutv.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2010. ^ "Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe victims". ^ a b "Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe dies". BBC News. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020. ^ Brannen, Keith (ed.). "Chart". Execulink.com/~kbrannen. On 1 October 1977, Sutcliffe murdered Jean Jordan, a prostitute from Manchester. The sexual implications of this outfit were considered obvious but it was not known to the public until published in 2003. He added that he was with Sutcliffe when he got out of a car to pursue a woman with whom he had had an argument at a bar in Halifax on 16 August 1975 the date and place of the Olive Smelt attack. The basis of his defence was that he claimed to be the tool of God's will. Peter Sutcliffe West Yorkshire Police made it clear that the victims wished to remain anonymous.[54]. [72][69] The report said that it was clear Sutcliffe had on at least one occasion attacked a Bradford prostitute with a cosh. In 2001, Angus Sinclair was convicted of the murder of Mary Gallagher on DNA evidence, and he was also convicted of the World's End murders in 2014 in a highly publicised trial. In total, Sutcliffe had been questioned by the police on nine separate occasions in connection with the Ripper enquiry before his eventual arrest and conviction. [57], The choice of Oldfield to lead the inquiry was criticised by Byford: "The temptation to appoint a 'senior man' on age or service grounds should be resisted. When investigators finally accepted that the killer was not solely targeting sex workers, one detective said Sutcliffe was now pursuing "innocent" victims. (The death penalty was not an option, having been abolished in 1965.). [9][10], Through his childhood and his early adolescence, Sutcliffe showed no signs of abnormality. Eleven marches in various towns across the United Kingdom took place on the night of 12 November 1977, making the point that women should be able to walk anywhere without restriction and that they should not be blamed for men's violence. A witness said at the time:Sutcliffe looked really calm and quite happy. Sutcliffe, 74, was serving 20 life terms at [26] She later said, "I've been afraid to go out much because I feel people are staring and pointing at me. Sutcliffe picked up Jackson, who was soliciting outside the Gaiety pub on Roundhay Road, then drove about half a mile to some derelict buildings on Enfield Terrace in the Manor Industrial Estate. In December 2007, McCann's eldest daughter Sonia Newlands died by suicide, reportedly after years of anguish and depression over the circumstances of her mother's death, and consequences to her and her siblings.
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