Convicting the Yorkshire Ripper
Cobb, Richard Charles2023
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In the mid-1970s, Peter Sutcliffe, aka The Yorkshire Ripper began a reign of terror across the North of England lasting five years, with 13 women murdered and resulting in the largest criminal manhunt in British history. His trial in 1981, the unfolding of a real-life horror story, attracted crowds from across the world, with every newspaper in the country sending journalists to cover what was dubbed the trial of the century. For two weeks, both prosecution and defence found themselves embroiled in a shocking and unexpected turn of events when Sutcliffe entered a plea of insanity. What followed was an intense showdown between the psychiatrists and the prosecution as eyewitnesses who knew Sutcliffe best, medical experts and serving police officers all took the stand to answer the big question; Was Peter Sutcliffe suffering from diminished responsibility? Or was he a cold and calculating killer?
Main title:
Convicting the Yorkshire Ripper / Richard Charles Cobb.
Author:
Cobb, Richard Charles, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword True Crime, 2023.
Collation:
216 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781399011877 (hbk)
Dewey class:
345.4102523345.41
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1142816