On This Day January 2 1981 - Peter Sutcliffe Known as the Yorkshire Ripper Was Arrested in England

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On This Day January 2 1981 - Peter Sutcliffe Known as the Yorkshire Ripper Was Arrested in England.

On this day January 2 1981, Peter Sutcliffe was arrested in Sheffield, bringing an end to one of the most terrifying crime sprees in modern British history. Sutcliffe had been responsible for a series of brutal attacks that spread fear across northern England throughout the late 1970s and into the early 1980s.

The arrest marked a major moment in international news and law enforcement history. Sutcliffe was later convicted of killing 13 women and sentenced to multiple life terms, closing a...
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