Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper, died in 2020 while serving a life sentence in prison. He had been convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others, and reports say he died in hospital after contracting COVID-19 and having other health problems.

Quick Scoop

  • Sutcliffe was arrested in 1981 and later convicted of multiple murders and attempted murders.
  • He spent years in Broadmoor Hospital before being moved to HMP Frankland in 2016.
  • He died at age 74 in November 2020.

If you want, I can also give you a brief timeline of the Yorkshire Ripper case.