The Yorkshire Ripper case demonstrates how serial killers can evade capture despite extensive police efforts, as Peter Sutcliffe terrorized Northern England for five years, killing 13 women and attacking seven more, while police interviewed over 250,000 people and questioned him nine times without identifying him as the killer, until he was caught during a routine traffic stop in January 1981 when he confessed to being Britain's most wanted killer.
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How Police Let the Yorkshire Ripper Slip Away 9 TimesAdded:
For 5 years, Peter Sutcliffe terrorized Northern England as the Yorkshire Ripper. He [music] killed 13 women, attacked seven more, always with a hammer and knife. [music] Police interviewed over a quarter million people. Sutcliffe himself was questioned nine separate times. [music] They had his car registration, his description, even his name on a list, [music] but they let him walk away every single time. Then in January 1981, >> [music] >> police pulled him over for fake license plates, a routine traffic stop. While in custody, Sutcliffe calmly confessed [music] to being Britain's most wanted killer. The 5-year manhunt was over.
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