The Yorkshire Ripper had desperately tried to contact his ex-wife Sonia in the days leading up to his death but could not get in touch with her, reports say.
Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe died in hospital on Friday after contracting coronavirus - but had no one by his side when he passed.
The 74-year-old had reportedly moaned to fellow prisoners that he could not get in touch with his ex-partner Sonia, 70. The pair remained in close contact after Sutcliffe was imprisoned in 1981.
It is understood that Sonia was still registered as his next-of-kin despite divorcing him and remarrying hairdresser Michael Woodward in 1997.
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