The killer was arrested on January 2, 1981
Over the course of seven episodes, the series tells the story of Sutcliffe's victims and the police's pain-staking hunt for the killer, who claimed the lives of 13 women and attempted to murder seven others. But how exactly was Sutcliffe caught in the end? Find out here…How was Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe caught by police?
While he managed to evade justice for numerous years as the police investigated other leads, Sutcliffe was finally caught after being pulled over by an officer in Sheffield on January 2, 1981.The killer, who had sex worker Olivia Reivers in his car at the time, was stopped by probationary constable Robert Hydes, who noticed Sutcliffe's false number plates.
Over the following day, Sutcliffe described his attacks and even claimed to have heard voices telling him to commit the crimes.
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