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Yorkshire Ripper case
  • September 1979: Six of the young women murdered by Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper. Top left to right; Vera Millward, Jayne MacDonald, Josephine Whittaker and bottom left to right; Jean Royle, Helga Rytka and Barbara Leach. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
  • A photofit issued by the police of Peter Sutcliffe, aka 'The Yorkshire Ripper', 1979. In 1981, Sutcliffe was convicted of the murders of thirteen women and assaults on seven more. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
  • Detectives and Pathologists in Savile Park, Halifax, where the body of Josephine Whitaker, a victim of Peter Sutcliffe, was found, 5th April 1979. (Photo by Peter Stubbs/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
  • (Original Caption) January 5, 1981 - Bradford, England: This retouched photo shows Peter Sutcliffe, 35, at the wheel of his truck. It is a file photo. Sutcliffe was arrested by police January 2, 1981 and charged with the slaying of Jacqueline Hall, the last of the victims of the so-called "Yorkshire Ripper."
  • Police searching the ground behind the home of Peter Sutcliffe in Bradford following his arrest. 9th January 1981. (Photo by Andrew Varley/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
  • Yorkshire Ripper Murder Case Forensic police officers search for clues where the body of 20 year old Jacqueline Hill, a victim of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, was discovered November 1980 (Photo by Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)
  • Scenes outside the Old Bailey during the trial of Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, 29th April 1981. (Photo by John Varley/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
  • Manifestation lors de l'arrestation de Peter Sutcliffe, 'l'éventreur du Yorkshire', le 5 janvier 1981 à Bradford, Royaume-Uni. (Photo by Jacob SUTTON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
  • Scenes outside the Old Bailey during the Peter Sutcliffe, Yorkshire Ripper, trial. Pictured, sleeping through to dawn - the queue for the public gallery for the second day of the trial. London, England, 6th May 1981. (Photo by John Varley/Alistar MacDonal/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
  • Scenes outside the Old Bailey during the trial of Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper. Women demonstrate for Prostitutes, outside the Old Bailey, 8th May 1981. (Photo by John Varley/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
  • His head covered with a blanket, Peter Sutcliffe, aka 'The Yorkshire Ripper', is escorted into Dewsbury Magistrates Court to be charged with murder, 6th January 1981. (Photo by Jack Hickes/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
  • British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, a.k.a. 'The Yorkshire Ripper,' in police custody, 1983. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)
  • Portrait of British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, a.k.a. 'The Yorkshire Ripper,' on his wedding day, August 10, 1974. (Photo by Express Newspapers)
  • Yorkshire Ripper incident room (Photo by Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

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