UK UK - Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe

[ctaylor]

Peter Sutcliffe has confessed to the attack on Tracy Browne mentioned earlier in the thread. You can hear audio of his confession here...https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3927230/yorkshire-ripper-peter-sutcliffe-brutal-attack-tracy-browne/

YORKSHIRE Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has confessed on tape to a brutal attack on a schoolgirl before launching his murder spree.

The killer, 71, admits he was on a “mission” to “bump off” prostitutes when he stalked and bludgeoned Tracy Browne, 14 — wrongly believing she was a hooker.

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[MelmothTheLost]

Yorkshire Ripper blinded by 'bodged' injection that aimed to clear blurriness in the one working eye of the killer who murdered 13 women

Peter Sutcliffe is now completely blind after a failed attempt to undo damage to his eyesight caused by diabetes.

The 71-year-old killer has to have a buddy wheel him around Frankland Prison in County Durham, where he has been moaning about being unable to watch TV.

An injection to clear the blurriness in his right eye went horribly wrong, with the murderer telling a friend 'they have *advertiser censored**** up my eyesight'.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5540857/Yorkshire-Ripper-BLINDED-bodged-injection.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4uivPpzCGo

 

[Pettibon Junction]

Thoughts and prayers /s

 

[Mrs Marple]

BBC 4 next Tuesday 9pm for UK viewers.

BBC Four - The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story, Series 1, Episode 1

 

[PastTense]

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe ’s crimes are to be the subject of a Netflix show. Bosses hope it will follow the success of its documentaries on Madeleine McCann and US serial killer Ted Bundy. Producers have visited relatives of some of the 13 women Sutcliffe killed as well as survivors. They will also speak to victims of crimes thought to have been committed by the monster – but which he was never convicted of.

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe's vile crimes to be explored in Netflix show

 

[PastTense]

"Peter Sutcliffe, one of the country's most deranged serial killers who claimed the lives of six women from Leeds , could be dead within a couple of months.

The Yorkshire Ripper was convicted of killing 13 women in total between 1975 and 1980 and is currently behind bars at Frankland Prison.

The claim about his deteriorating health comes from a prison source, who has reportedly told the Daily Star that the 73-year-old is struggling to breath and is almost blind. He is also said to have high blood pressure and diabetes.

The source said: "Sutcliffe’s life expectancy is now relatively short. He could be dead in a matter of weeks. He is in the final stages of his life and his own death is now something he is preoccupied with."
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe could die 'in a matter of weeks'

 

[jaejae]

The Yorkshire Ripper case was of course a huge case in terms of its scale, the number of years it was over and the impact it had on UK society. It also had a big impact on Yorkshire Police. Wearside Jack and his hoax was of course a big part of the case and he has recently died:

Yorkshire Ripper hoaxer Wearside Jack dies at the age of 63

Wearside Jack

 

[PastTense]

Police haven’t learnt lesson of Ripper hoax: The death of ‘Wearside Jack’ shows that detectives still make the same mistakes that hampered the Sutcliffe manhunt
Police haven’t learnt lesson of Ripper hoax

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Fingers crossed:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8930197/Yorkshire-Ripper-Peter-Sutcliffe-74-gravely-ill-hospital-coronavirus.html

 

[Legally Bland]

Peter Sutcliffe, the serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper, has died in hospital, a Prison Service spokesman said.

Sutcliffe was serving 20 life terms at Frankland prison in County Durham for murdering 13 women and attempting to kill seven more in the late 1970s.

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe dies aged 74

 

[Eloise]

Good riddance

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Hallelujah is all I can say.

Here is Richard McCann - son of the first victim - speaking to the BBC. I’ve met him briefly a couple of times though we didn’t discuss the case. Very nice chap whose life has been ruined by this.

Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe dies

 

[Kiranerys]

Agreed,its about time!.

 

[Really?]

Friday the 13th......there is a special place below for this . Boom.

 

[Earth]

While I don't want to be glad that a man is dead...

 

[CoverMeCagney]

And the apology Richard and other families have been waiting for all these years:


“On behalf of West Yorkshire Police, I apologise for the additional distress and anxiety caused to all relatives by the language, tone and terminology used by senior officers at the time in relation to Peter Sutcliffe's victims. Such language and attitudes may have reflected wider societal attitudes of the day, but it was as wrong then as it is now.

“A huge number of officers worked to identify and bring Peter Sutcliffe to justice and it is a shame that their hard work was overshadowed by the language of senior officers used at the time, the effect of which is still felt today by surviving relatives. Thankfully those attitudes are consigned to history and our approach today is wholly victim focused, putting them at the centre of everything we do.

“The well-documented Byford and Sampson reviews fully explored many issues. However, the reports did not fully address the issue of how victims were portrayed and described, which impacted on families, friends and wider public perception.

“I offer this heartfelt apology today as the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police.”

John Robins QPM

Chief Constable
West Yorkshire Police

Death of Peter Sutcliffe: Statements From Chief Constable John Robins On Behalf Of West Yorkshire Police | West Yorkshire Police

 

[CoverMeCagney]

While I don't want to be glad that a man is dead...

I think cold blooded serial killers can be exempt from any charitable thoughts I can tell you the locals are unanimously all very relieved that he is now dead.

 

[Sarahlou]

As others have said, good riddance. Evil, evil man.

 

[Montrealaise]

What is inexplicable is that the police were so convinced the man on the tape was the killer they discounted the testimony of survivors, women who said that the Ripper spoke to them just before he attacked, and that he had a Yorkshire accent (as did Peter Sutcliffe) not a Wearside one.

 

[LunaticFringe]

There is a new documentary out now on Netflix called The Ripper.It has 4 episodes..so you can binge it in a day.