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Peter Sutcliffe

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Murderer

The Resume

    (June 2, 1946-November 13, 2020)
    Born in Bingley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Killed thirteen women and assaulted another seven over a six-year period (1975-80)
    Known as the Yorkshire Ripper
    Incarcerated at Broadmoor Hospital

Why he might be annoying:

    He would bludgeon his victims with a hammer, then stab them dozens of times.
    He was interviewed by the police nine times without them realizing he was the killer.
    One of his friends went to the police with his suspicions that Sutcliffe was the Ripper, only to have his statement lost amid the mountains of paperwork about the case.
    He was finally arrested after being stopped in his car with a prostitute (January 2, 1981).
    He claimed he had heard the voice of God telling him to kill coming from a tombstone while he worked as a gravedigger.
    The prosecution was originally going to accept a plea of guilty to 13 counts of the reduced charge of manslaughter on the grounds of 'diminished responsibility.'
    Justice Boreham refused to accept the plea and insisted on having a jury decide if Sutcliffe was legally insane.
    As a result, he was found guilty of murder and received a life sentence (May, 1981).

Why he might not be annoying:

    The problems police encountered in dealing with the volume of paperwork while investigating the killings prompted the creation of the HOLMES (Home Office Large Major Enquiry System) Computer system.
    He was assaulted four times (as of 2008) by fellow inmates.
    He lost the vision in his left eye after being stabbed with a pen (1997).
    Although the press claimed Sutcliffe had received 200,000 pounds for the attack, the West London Mental Health Trust, which runs Broadmoor, denied he had received any compensation.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 343 Votes: 54.23% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 32 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 51 Votes: 78.43% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 96 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 75 Votes: 74.67% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 119 Votes: 78.15% Annoying