Peter Sutcliffe

Peter Sutcliffe (born June 2, 1946), infamous as the "Yorkshire Ripper", was convicted in 1981 of the murders of thirteen women and attacks on seven more from 1975 to 1980.

Early life

Peter William Sutcliffe was born in Bingley, West Yorkshire, the son of a mill-worker. Reportedly a loner at school, he left formal education at the age of fifteen and took a series of menial jobs, including a stint as a grave-digger, before settling into a job on the nightshift at a local factory.

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Bingley - West Yorkshire

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He met Sonia Szurma in 1966, and they married in 1974. Shortly after his marriage, he was made redundant and used the pay-off to gain a HGV license in June 1975, and began working as a driver in September of that year. His wife suffered a number of miscarriages, and eventually the couple was informed that she would not be able to have children. Shortly after this, his wife returned to a teacher-training course. When she completed the course in 1977 and began teaching, the couple used the extra money to buy their first house, in Bradford.

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HGV - 1977

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