Yorkshire Ripper, was one of Britain’s most horrifying serial killers, responsible for the gruesome murder of at least 13 women as well as seriously injuring others.The 74-year-old mass murderer, who died after contracting Covid in 2020, was an inmate at HMP Frankland in Durham after he was found guilty of the gruesome killings and jailed for 20 life sentences.Ahead of ITV documentary Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders, exploring over 20 unsolved murders and attempted murders linked to Sutcliffe - set to air on Wednesday, March 2 – here’s a look at the ruthless murderer’s tragic victims and the chilling murder methods he used.Peter Sutcliffe's brutal killing spree took place between 1975 and 1980 across Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.
The twisted killer targeted vulnerable women in red light districts, leaving those working in Leeds and Bradford in a constant state of terror.
Sutcliffe, who claimed he'd been told to murder by "the voice of God", was known to attack his victims with brutal force, inflicting harrowing injuries on them.
Wilma McCann, Emily Jackson, Irene Richardson, Patricia Atkinson, Jayne MacDonald, Jean Jordan, Yvonne Pearson, Helen Rytka, Vera Millward, Josephine Whitaker, Barbara Leach, Marguerite Walls and Jacqueline Hill are Sutcliffe's 13 known victims.
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