In profile: The twisted life of the Yorkshire Ripper

The fear wrought by Peter Sutcliffe’s barbaric and bloody attacks on young women were compounded by the police incompetence that let him slip the net for so long

Bradford lorry driver Peter Sutcliffe, under cover of a blanket, at Dewsbury Magistrates’ Court (PA)

Fri, 13 Nov, 2020 - 09:31

Ryan Hooper, PA Chief Reporter

Within the annals of 20th-century serial killers, one name – and one moniker – represents a particularly disturbing chapter.

The fear wrought by Peter Sutcliffe’s barbaric and bloody attacks on young women were compounded by the police incompetence that let him slip the net for so long.