The Big Question: Is the Yorkshire Ripper going to be released early from prison? – The Independent

Posted March 3rd, 2010 in early release, mental health, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Why are we asking this now?

The serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, who was given 20 life sentences in 1981 for murdering 13 women – he was known as the Yorkshire Ripper because he mutilated his victims’ bodies with a sharpened screwdriver – has applied to the High Court for a ruling on how much longer he must serve in jail.”

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The Independent, 3rd March 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk