The Yorkshire Ripper could have his funeral paid for by a friend who had taken pity on him prior to his death. It's reported a pal of the convicted murderer will be picking up the tab after discovering he might not be able to cover the cost of his own funeral.
Peter Sutcliffe is reportedly set to be buried and not cremated and he wanted his grave to be near his hometown of Bingley, West Yorks.
He had intended to change his name by deed poll to his mother's maiden name of Coonan so he could have anonymity but he failed to do it, reports say.
A source told the Sun on Sunday : “One of Sutcliffe’s friends who visited him was a funeral director. "He offered him the funeral years ago when Sutcliffe ran out of money and that offer still
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