Peter Sutcliffe, British Serial Killer Known as Yorkshire Ripper, Dies After Contracting COVID-19
CNN.He had been suffering from underlying health conditions before testing positive for COVID-19, and prison officials could not confirm whether that was the cause of death.“HMP (Her Majesty’s Prison) Frankland prisoner Peter Coonan (born Sutcliffe) died in hospital on 13 November. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has been informed,” a prison spokesperson told CNN.Also Read: Eddie Hassell Murder Suspect Arrested in TexasSutcliffe was convicted in 1981 for murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven more in Northern England between 1975 and 1980.