Who was Peter Sutcliffe's wife? Learn more about the Yorkshire Ripper's family

Netflix recently released a true-crime miniseries called Ripper on December 16. show has created a lot of buzz on social media ever since it was released. Based on crimes that occurred in West Yorkshire and Manchester between 1975 and 1980, show narrates horrific tale of a serial killer who killed 13 women within a span of five years.

British serial killer, Peter Sutcliffe, h terrorised not only entire Britain but whole world with slurry of disturbing murders committed by him. Re on to find out, “Who was Peter Sutcliffe’s wife?”

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Who was Peter Sutcliffe's wife?

Peter Sutcliffe also known as Yorkshire Ripper, was a British serial killer who h murdered 13 women during his infamous 1970s killing spree in Britain. Netflix series reveals that Ripper h managed to eve authorities for years before finally being apprehended. However, his killing spree h not started until he h been married for a year in 1975. While he was out on streets terrorising quaint British town of Yorkshire, his wife Sonia Sutcliffe, h absolutely no idea that her husband was a serial killer. 

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A report by Daily Mail reveals that Peter was born in 1946, in Bingley, Yorkshire and h begun displaying anti-social behaviour very early on in his life. He met a girl named Sonia Szurma during a disco night at a local pub. Sonia was only 16 at time and h no idea that charming truck driver she h just met actually, went out raping and killing women across city in his spare time. 

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Who was Sonia Sutcliffe?

When pair met, Sutcliffe was studying to become a teacher but h been diagnosed as having paranoid schizophrenia. report reveals that sources close to her h described her as short-tempered and constantly dissatisfied. report reveals that Peter h to often “contain her physically by pinning her arms to her side,” when she was having one of her unprovoked outbursts of rage.

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Why was Peter Sutcliffe killing women?

Peter Sutcliffe’s motives were never clarified, though some people orised that his brutal attacks on prostitutes stemmed from a b personal experience with a sex worker. Netflix miniseries reveals that almost every time Sutcliffe mutilated his victims with a hammer from behind before stabbing m to death. However, he was caught in 1981 and tried in court.

After he pleed guilty to all charges, he was sentenced to 20 concurrent life sentences. When Sutcliffe recounted his crimes to police in thorough detail, it became clear that his wife was utterly unaware about what he h been doing. Before he stood trial for 13 counts of murder, Sutcliffe was given opportunity to finally mit to his wife what he h done over past seven years of ir marriage.

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Sutcliffe passed away on November 13, 2020, after contracting COVID-19. Anor report in Sun reveals that 72-year-old h refused treatment and was also suffering from underlying conditions such as pneumonia, diabetes, and heart disease. Peter's ashes were reportedly given to his bror Mick Sutcliffe, who is 70 and also suffers from lung disease. Sonia Sutcliffe reportedly held a funeral two weeks after he died.

pair did not have any children during time of ir marriage. However, Sonia did not file for a divorce until Sutcliffe h been in prison for 13 years alrey. Sonia remarried in 1997 after pair divorced in 1994.

Peter Sutcliffe's family

Netflix true-crime miniseries reveals that Peter Sutcliffe was born in Bingley in  West Riding of Yorkshire. He came from a working-class family and h left school aged fifteen and h a series of menial jobs. Strangely he h done two stints as a gravedigger in 1960s. He is survived by his bror Mick Sutcliffe who is 70 years old now.