
Case 37: The Yorkshire Ripper (Part 3)
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Sutcliffe's Life Story
Once he committed his first murder on Wilmer McCann, Sutcliffe said he became completely unhinged and felt nothing but hatred for sex workers. His intention was to hunt down as many as he could and get rid of them. He recounted how he had come face to face with Maureen Long only a few weeks prior to his arrest. In relation to pulling up his victims clothes to expose their body, he said he did it so that when they're found, they will look as cheap as they are. Also said it satisfied a sexual revenge for him. After these confessions, Sutcliffe had to be immediately taken to his first court hearing. However, he hadn't been searched or given prisoner
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