Olivia Reivers: Last News

ITV's new gripping documentary Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders re-examines the case of notorious serial killer Peter Sutcliffe.The former lorry driver was found guilty of murdering at least 13 women in the late 1970s and early 1980s.The two-part series explores the horrific crimes and how Sutcliffe was able to continue his killing spree and go undetected for so long.Sutcliffe was interviewed and let out nine times during the investigation, but all the police had about the case was in paper form, making it hard to cross-reference.At his Old Bailey trial, Sutcliffe said: "It was just a miracle they did not apprehend me earlier - they had all the facts."So how was the Yorkshire Ripper finally caught? Here we take a closer look.Sutcliffe was finally arrested on January 2 1981, but it was several days before they revealed him to be the serial killer.He was caught in a car in Melbourne Avenue, an area known for being the Sheffield's red light district, with a 24-year-old prostitute called Olivia Reivers.The pair were parked in the drive way of Light Trades House when two officers decided to investigate because the car they were in had false number plates.While at Dewsbury Police Station he was also questioned in relation to the Ripper case, due to his physical likeness.The next day police officers returned to the scene of arrest and found a knife, hammer and rope which had been discarded when Sutcliffe had told them he was "bursting to pee".The officers also searched his car and found screwdrivers in the glove compartment.

Peter Sutcliffe, has died in prison at the age of 74.

Peter Sutcliffe was one of the UK’s most notorious serial killers, having murdered at least 13 women in the late 1970s.Known as the Yorkshire Ripper, he has today died in prison aged 74, from coronavirus.Sutcliffe was serving 20 concurrent life sentences, meaning he would have spent the rest of his life behind bars for his crimes.He was jailed in 1981 after police caught the killer with 24-year-old prostitute Olivia Reivers.Sutcliffe had murdered at least 13 women and attempted to kill seven more between 1975 and 1980 across Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.His first victim was believed to be 28-year-old mother-of-four Wilma McCann from Leeds.Over the following five years he went on to kill Emily Jackson, Irene Richardson, Tina Atkinson,