Peter Sutcliffe

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Biography

Peter William Sutcliffe (2 June 1946 – 13 November 2020), also known as Peter Coonan, was an English serial killer who was convicted of murdering thirteen women and attempting to murder seven others between 1975 and 1980. Press reports dubbed him the Yorkshire Ripper, an allusion to the Victorian serial killer Jack the Ripper. Sutcliffe was sentenced to twenty concurrent sentences of life imprisonment, which were converted to a whole life order in 2010. Two of his murders took place in Manchester; all the others took place in West Yorkshire. Criminal psychologist David Holmes characterised Sutcliffe as being an "extremely callous, sexually sadistic serial killer."

Career Overview

Peter Sutcliffe has 1 screen credits in a career dating back to 2021. Signature works include Broadmoor: Serial Killers & High Security. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

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Gender
male
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1
Birth Date
1946-06-02 00:00:00
Birth Place
Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK

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