Peter Sutcliffe.

padd b1975

Dead according to RTE Radio.


That is all.

TheValeyard

Not one tear will be shed.

JeffKenna

Who?

Gael23

Into a bag and off to landfill

End of his story

anewme

Good news for Friday 13th.

Rot in Hell.

Hangdogroad

JeffKenna wrote: »

Who?

Aka the Yorkshire Ripper. Murdered 13 women in in North of England in the late 70s.

May he roast on a spit for all of eternity.

Didn't have a good time in prison. Justice of sorts.

everlast75

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Aka the Yorkshire Ripper. Murdered 13 women in in North of England in the late 70s.

https://pca.st/episode/01d8f370-7abe-0134-9030-3327a14bcdba

Well worth a listen. For this any many other topics

Mysterypunter

everlast75 wrote: »

https://pca.st/episode/01d8f370-7abe-0134-9030-3327a14bcdba

Well worth a listen. For this any many other topics

Complete and utter prick, pity he was ever born.

KevRossi

JeffKenna wrote: »

Who?

Edgy.

Very edgy.

antodeco

Had a heart attack 2 weeks ago. Was in a bad way. Caught Covid and died.

Fr Tod Umptious

KevRossi wrote: »

Edgy.

Very edgy.

Not really
The ripper case was in the early 1980s, it's a long time ago and Sutcliffe has barely been in the news since.
So there are plenty here who would never have heard of him.

anewme

The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story was on BBC4 only a month or so ago. Fascinating insight into the crimes and the investigation ( and the egos)including the judgemental society where one cared about women being murdered (until a 'respectable' woman was murdered).

It is a fascinating watch.

anewme

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Not really
The ripper case was in the early 1980s, it's a long time ago and Sutcliffe has barely been in the news since.
So there are plenty here who would never have heard of him.

But seriously, you'd stick Peter Sutcliffe into the Google search bar and press return quicker than asking a question here and expecting someone else to do it for you.

I was a child in the area when the ripper was active,
I remember everyone being scared. I was very young but it was such a
big thing.

JeffKenna

anewme wrote: »

But seriously, you'd stick Peter Sutcliffe into the Google search bar and press return quicker than asking a question here and someone else to do it for you.

My apologies, will Google instead for fear of upsetting yourself.

anewme

JeffKenna wrote: »

My apologies, will Google instead for fear of upsetting yourself.

Not upsetting at all. That's what Google is there for.

begbysback

anewme wrote: »

But seriously, you'd stick Peter Sutcliffe into the Google search bar and press return quicker than asking a question here and expecting someone else to do it for you.

Where?

JeffKenna

anewme wrote: »

Not upsetting at all, as someone else said, read as trying to be smart.

Well you must have misread then.

vandriver

bubblypop wrote: »

I was a child in the area when the ripper was active,
I remember everyone being scared. I was very young but it was such a
big thing.

I lived in Manchester at the time,and everyone was terrified.
I remember being home alone one day and phoning up the recording line which was supposedly the Ripper taunting the police.(it was a hoax) and scaring the bejaysus out of myself when he said he was coming down to Manchester next.

anewme

JeffKenna wrote: »

Well you must have misread then.

Well, now you know who he is.

There are some recommendations in the thread if you want to find out more.

Edgware

We're all Gods children

BPKS

antodeco wrote: »

Had a heart attack 2 weeks ago. Was in a bad way. Caught Covid and died.

Another positive outcome for the Chinese

begbysback

We are all made of stars

anewme

vandriver wrote: »

I lived in Manchester at the time,and everyone was terrified.
I remember being home alone one day and phoning up the recording line which was supposedly the Ripper taunting the police.(it was a hoax) and scaring the bejaysus out of myself when he said he was coming down to Manchester next.

Hoaxer was Wearside Jack- died last year as well.

Caught in 2005 or 2006 following advances in DNA many years later. Got 8 years for perverting the course of justice. In reality, he diverted the police investigation away from the crime scene and allowed the ripper free reign.

Hangdogroad

anewme wrote: »

The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story was on BBC4 only a month or so ago. Fascinating insight into the crimes and the investigation ( and the egos)including the judgemental society where one cared about women being murdered (until a 'respectable' woman was murdered).

It is a fascinating watch.

Highly recommended, it's in three parts and covers all aspects of the the case very well. I'm not a fan of the current trend for crime docs to drag on needlessly over twenty episodes.

pgj2015

https://www.the-sun.com/news/196318/peter-sutcliffe-claims-tories-keep-him-in-jail-for-revenge-and-says-he-deserves-freedom-in-leaked-prison-recording/



The cheek of him, thinking that he could ever be released after killing so many women and trying to kill others.

Fr Tod Umptious

anewme wrote: »

Hoaxer was Wearside Jack- died last year as well.

Caught in 2005 or 2006 following advances in DNA many years later. Got 8 years for perverting the course of justice. In reality, he diverted the police investigation away from the crime scene and allowed the ripper free reign.

One of the main pieces of evidence in the case was a new £5 note found with the body of one of the victims.

The police did mammoth work and traced that £5 note back to a pay packet given to employees of a certain firm.

The police interviewed everyone at that firm, one of which was Sutcliffe, but ruled them all out because none had a Geordie accent.

The higher ups in police were so obsessed with this Wearside Jack that it allowed them to be blinded in their investigation.

The TV show mentioned earlier is very good and covered that very well.
It's been on BBC Four a few times in the last few years, will likely be on again.

seamus

KevRossi wrote: »

Edgy.

Very edgy.

I don't think so. I'm not young and he went to jail before I was born, for murders committed in another country.

He's not exactly a household name, I wouldn't expect most people to have ever heard of him.

Gregor Samsa

I remember when I was in first class, one of the tabloids ran a headline saying the The Yorkshire Ripper was coming to Ireland next - as if he was on a World Tour and was announcing locations and dates of his upcoming murders. One of the girls in my class was absolutely terrified. I remember trying to convince her that in order to actually know he was coming here, they’d have to know who he was, and then they’d be able to look out for him. Strange conversation that has stuck vividly in my head for about 40 years.

Hector Savage

RIP, why do the good always go so young ?

Edgware

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Highly recommended, it's in three parts and covers all aspects of the the case very well. I'm not a fan of the current trend for crime docs to drag on needlessly over twenty episodes.

I agree. There was another three part documentary about Dr Shipman recently. It gave a very good account of his activities and indicated that he was up to his killing tricks as far back as his first assignment aftrr qualifying as a G.P.
He came under suspicion for over use of morphine but the Medical Council allowed him to continue as a G.P. despite police objections

Fr Tod Umptious

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

One of the main pieces of evidence in the case was a new £5 note found with the body of one of the victims.

Found by that cheeky chappie Les Battersby (to be).

NickNickleby

Edgware wrote: »

We're all Gods children

He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!

take everything

Edgware wrote: »

We're all Gods children

You're the same poster, aren't you, who insisted the woman in the Dalkey abuse case was mad and a liar.

I can see a theme here.
Chilling that guys like you are out there.

Sardonicat

They'll be celebrating in West Yorkshire tonight.

Hector Savage

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

I remember when I was in first class, one of the tabloids ran a headline saying the The Yorkshire Ripper was coming to Ireland next - as if he was on a World Tour and was announcing locations and dates of his upcoming murders. One of the girls in my class was absolutely terrified. I remember trying to convince her that in order to actually know he was coming here, they’d have to know who he was, and then they’d be able to look out for him. Strange conversation that has stuck vividly in my head for about 40 years.

So thats what they scaremongered over back then >?

un5byh7sqpd2x0

Poor chap, much misunderstood.

sonofenoch

Old school serial killer

sonofenoch

sonofenoch wrote: »

Old school serial killer

What does a new school serial killer look like?

DellyBelly

Rip..

Sardonicat

I see all the edgelords are up early today.

Snickers Man

Hangdogroad wrote: »

Aka the Yorkshire Ripper. Murdered 13 women in in North of England in the late 70s.

Not according to one of Ireland's resident eejits, one Noel O'Gara. My only hope is that it doesn't bring this gob****e back into public prominence. (if he's still alive)

But he was a darling of Mick Clifford, media foghorn who, I think, still writes for the Examiner, so we could have a resurgence of his conspiracy theories yet.

(He basically claimed that the real Ripper was an Irishman, former employee of his and that Sutcliffe was a copy cat who was only responsible for three or four of the killings. And that there have been many more since Sutcliffe was banged up. He has zero credibility though)

gary550

seamus wrote: »

I don't think so. I'm not young and he went to jail before I was born, for murders committed in another country.

He's not exactly a household name, I wouldn't expect most people to have ever heard of him.

As murderers go he's pretty famous

Edit* May I also add to the sentiments on here, I hope he burns for an eternity in a pit of hell.

seamus

gary550 wrote: »

As murderers go he's pretty famous

Edit* May I also add to the sentiments on here, I hope he burns for an eternity in a pit of hell.

If you're into reading about that kind of thing.

Honestly if the headlines this morning weren't accompanied with "Yorkshire Ripper", I'd assume Peter Sutcliffe was some former BBC presenter.

nullzero

Good riddance, burn in hell.

Fr Tod Umptious

seamus wrote: »

If you're into reading about that kind of thing.

Honestly if the headlines this morning weren't accompanied with "Yorkshire Ripper", I'd assume Peter Sutcliffe was some former BBC presenter.

Yes The Yorkshire Ripper name is far more widely known than the name Peter Sutcliffe.

Hell some people even get him mixed up with early Beatles member Stuart Sutcliffe.

Dub Ste

I grew up in Leeds, and remember the fear and panic at the time.
People were genuinely afraid to go out at night.

The relief when he was caught was unreal, it was as though they had caught the bogey man, and we could start to live normal lives again.

Was a very dark time, glad he's gone, but we must never forget those whose lives he so cruelly took....

jmreire

anewme wrote: »

Hoaxer was Wearside Jack- died last year as well.

Caught in 2005 or 2006 following advances in DNA many years later. Got 8 years for perverting the course of justice. In reality, he diverted the police investigation away from the crime scene and allowed the ripper free reign.

Yes, he really diverted attention away from Sutcliffe, until an FBI profiler told the police that he was not the killer, and got them back on the right track. There were so many paper filed created in the case that the room where they were stored had to be reinforced.

anewme

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

I remember when I was in first class, one of the tabloids ran a headline saying the The Yorkshire Ripper was coming to Ireland next - as if he was on a World Tour and was announcing locations and dates of his upcoming murders. One of the girls in my class was absolutely terrified. I remember trying to convince her that in order to actually know he was coming here, they’d have to know who he was, and then they’d be able to look out for him. Strange conversation that has stuck vividly in my head for about 40 years.

I remember being terrified he was in Ireland too. We were afraid to go out at night in case he was there. (by Tardis?)

Our parents slyly let us believe it so we would stay in and not do knick-knacks.