Peter Sutcliffe, The Yorkshire Ripper, remains the most infamous serial killer in British criminal history. His reign of terror saw 13 women brutally murdered and the largest criminal manhunt in British history. Just like Jack the Ripper, his Victorian counterpart of 1888, he remains a killer of almost mythical proportions, yet the locations and circumstances surrounding his foul deeds remain a subject of confusion to this day .. until now. Using ground breaking new research together with the original police reports, newspaper descriptions and eye witness testimony, we can finally present the truth about what actually happened. For the first time in over four decades we re-examine the crime scenes and deliver the real story of the Yorkshire Ripper murders. AUTHOR: Richard C Cobb is a crime historian and founder of H Division Crime Club which gathers together true crime experts for research projects, social occasions, conferences and events. Richard is also the owner of East End tours, a walking tour company in London providing award winning tours on crime subjects such as Jack the Ripper and the Kray twins as well as cultural history tours of Spitalfields and Brick lane. Originally from Ireland, Richard works in London and resides with his family in Bradford West Yorkshire.
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