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On This Day: Yorkshire Ripper Arrested - January 2, 1981

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On January 2, 1981, serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, infamously known as the “Yorkshire Ripper,” was arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women, receiving 20 life sentences for his crimes. He passed away on November 30, 2020, at the age of 74 due to complications from COVID-19.

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