Due to the graphic nature of this killers, crimes listener discretion is advised. This episode include, discussions of murder and assault that some people may find offensive. We advise his extreme caution for children under thirteen in eighteen. Fifty nine nine, after murdering his wife's lover, Daniel sickles became the first man in United States history to be acquitted. Using an insanity defence. Clearly this Thence worked quite well as sick. Would later become one of the most prominent generals during civil war and even reelected to the EU. The House of Representatives for years to come. Criminals would take inspiration from sickles insanity plea, as they too to evade jail, but this poses the question

how will has the insanity? Defence worked for serial killers, one sir Your killer tried hard to use this justification when he said quote, I know it's wrong to kill but you ve got a reason, its justified? It's all right. I no doubts whatsoever. My mission is only partially fulfilled God gave me the mission to kill. He got me out of trouble, I'm in God's hands. End quote. Those are the chilling words of a man pleading not guilty by reason of insanity, Syria killer Peter Sutcliffe claimed he was directed by voices of God to kill innocent women. But can we be entirely sure he wasn't just a master manipulator in other words, is it possible to successfully fake your own psychosis. Who created an elaborate lie in order to get out of jail and, if Peter said

cliffs insanity was, in fact all an extensive hoax, then what or his real motivations for brutally slaughtering through teen women with hammers and screwdrivers hi, I'm Gregg pulsing, and this is serial killers. Today, we're going to take a deep dive into the life of Peter Sutcliffe and is questionable claim of mental insanity. I'm here with my co host Vanessa, Richardson high everyone we'd like to ask a quick favor, would you leave a five star review of serial killers on your favorite podcast directory? It seems so simple, but it really helps our show and don't get a subscriber you there, because it. Episode comes out every Monday. You can also find us

Facebook and Instagram, at par, cast and on Twitter at park, ass network or in our website park, asked. Too many Yorkshire is known as the historic County of Northern England in which can castles sprinkle the rolling hills Friendly British full stroll along the various quaint towns, but in the area. Of Peter Sutcliffe Yorkshire was a detestable breeding ground of sinful sex workers who deserved death we punishments over the corset, eleven years from nineteen Sixty nine to nineteen eighty Sutcliffe, a seemingly quite married man brutally murdered thirteen innocent women, mostly sex workers with a hammer, This earned him the infamous nickname Yorkshire ripper in part one

of our series on Peter Sutcliffe will look at the roots of what created the sure ripper will do cover. How is misguided hatred of women was often manufacture shared by his own mind, will also lay the groundwork to invite to date. Whether his story is one crusted with lies in part, two will unpack the killings of Peter Sutcliffe and try to understand how his brutal murders went. Undeterred did for so long. Sutcliffe has said that, entire killings, pre is a result of God's guidance and the direction of the voices in his head, in order to analyze the root of these claims? It's important to first have an understanding of his childhood and early life. You could say Sutcliffe Rough family life began before he was even born. His father John, an alcoholic womanizer, was reportedly abusive to such cliffs mom Kathleen even ass. She was,

with his son and the abuse apparently didn't stop after such cliffs birth on June. Second, nineteen, forty six in big England, but such cliffs life, also began under stressful circumstances, because he was born prematurely. Doctors were sure whether Sutcliffe would survive. However, after too sick, weeks in the hospital he finally went home finish. Gonna take over on the psychology here and throughout the episode. Please note It is not a licence psychologist your psychiatrist, but she has done out of research for the show his premature birth likely had a couple of long term effect on his life. Kathleen likely felt closer to Sutcliffe as a result of his complications as a premature baby, a study from and for university School of medicine, published The journal of Psychosomatic followed the pair. Of infants who were born prematurely after four months. More than half of the

parents either had post traumatic stress disorder, otherwise known as PTSD or were considered at high risk for developing PTSD Kathleen clearly faced unthinkable, fears, hazard days old son struggle to survive, so Sutcliffe did grow up to be a relatively healthy boy. She understandably gave them extra love at attention clearly Kathleen very much cherished Sutcliffe, who obsessive he admired her in return, while Sutcliffe did have a fairly healthy childhood he was still more than average and was often taunted for this at school. Whether kids were both in him for his tiny legs or his shy nature, he developed a deep set insecurity that manifested itself in his timid in quiet personality. He was consequently known by classmates, as Hi loner, as we ve seen time and time again, Syria

killers oftentimes, experienced excessive bullying and dumb strayed anti social personalities throughout their childhoods. The time he was eleven and beginning secondary school and nineteen. Fifty seven Sutcliffe was often truant ending the day hiding in his parents loft he hated school and couldn't handle the cruel bullying from other boys at school challenges. Weren't the only problems young Sutcliffe faced his family life, was similarly troubling and abusive, common factor among serial killers, though their records of Sutcliffe himself facing abuse. He did live in fear of his father, who is siblings, have described as a quote monster. Unfortunately, abusive spouses are still far too common abuses. Often successful at appearing normal to outsiders, despite their terrible behaviour behind closed doors, given the fact that all of a sudden

future victims would be women. Its interest, to consider how witnessing his father abuse his mother influenced Sutcliffe Ass, a child. He reportedly felt a deep love than admiration for his mother, but Sutcliffe would event we repeat his father's cycle of violence against women in even more dramatic way and Shirley This abuse more immediately affected his socializing at school, with hardly My friends, Sutcliffe seemed to show early signs of being lonely and facing symptoms of depression. He most captives issues private from his family in Paris which was also not helpful for his mental health, but also surprising according to not violence against women's research in Canada and ninety. Ninety nine children, adolescents who witness a woman being abused, often face a damaging, long term effects. These can include,

helping anxiety and depression isolating themselves and also become Abusive in the future and Sutcliffe would of course, become too costing less violent toward women, but before that he would continue struggle with friends throughout his adolescence until nineteen sixty one he ultimately dropped out of school at the age of fifteen, Sutcliffe had an I q of one hundred and ten, which was above the air. Gee I q of roughly ninety five. This above average intelligence suggests that Sutcliffe did not drop out of school because he didn't understand his coursework. Rather, it seems though he most likely stopped his education, primarily as a way of avoiding bullying and uncomfortable social situations. Sutcliffe did seem too in some confidence in happiness after leaving school became more social through a passion for body building and frequent visits to a local pub.

He also fell in love with his new job as a grave digger. This would say become the place where his morbid fantasies and murderous desires would begin in nineteen Sixty two Sutcliffe had finally found it. Peace that he loved the Bing, these cemetery- he was so ten years old, and it was at this cemetery that he would spend the next few years, surrounded by dead bodies, while brave digging and mortuary work are certainly necessary. Invaluable professions, Sir funding yourself or the death might be emotionally difficult at times for some people. However, such thoroughly enjoyed his job and would reportedly asked The volunteer extra time at the mortuary as he enjoyed Wade washing down deceased bodies dad Finally seems unusual. Two thousand and eleven brazilian study on the mental and physical health of grave diggers, interviewed grave diggers about

their outlook on their job, most of interviewed grave diggers did in fact seem very different from Sutcliffe, but it's important to know. The study, of course, does not represent all grave diggers. There are costs, was hard working grave diggers that love their job and are perfectly healthy members of society. Absolute This study is only a method of comparing Sutcliffe too apparent trends and common it is among the grave digging profession. First mm the interview subjects had grown up in families who worked in cemeteries, so they naturally fell into grave digging as an easily accessible career turnover. No one and cyclists, family or friends Circle had worked and cemeteries, so Sutcliffe had to seek out this opportunity on his own. This seems unique as demonstrates and expressed interest in the deceased homage

already. The interviewed grave diggers communicated various forms of defence mechanisms when talking about their job some D. Leaped rationalizations to validate their career and others. Discussed grave digging as solely a vehicle for helping support their children, others still displayed elements of denial, as they said, they dont frequently think about the fact that they work at a cemetery, but instead they lighted themselves that their digging in a garden or ranch. It seems like these mechanisms could be a result of this social stigmas against cemeteries. That's dead, really possible The use of defence mechanisms does not reveal whether or not the grave diggers like their profession, but rather just their way of handling judging questions from their peers. Nevertheless, from what we can tell Sutcliffe we did not express any hesitations about grave digging. In fact, he became obsessed with it,

in this period of employment from nineteen sixty two to nineteen sixty five Sutcliffe frequently talked about the dead bodies to his friends that local pub This further shows his lack of connection with his peers, as he didn't seem, filter himself or care about his friends judgments or maybe just loved the work that much he supposedly even John. Into a grave for fun and most disturbingly he took trophies from the bodies that here that shows a disturbing possessiveness over the deceased. It almost seems as though Sutcliffe wanted to keep these dead bodies in the forefront of his mind that he will to be sure. He'd. Never forget them. Sutcliffe, though, is an interesting case, because, unlike so many of the serial killers, we studied Sutcliffe, never demonstrated any violent tendencies. As a kid, we could say that his pics www behaviour at the cemetery is the fur.

Sign. That Sutcliffe has some morbid tendencies in nineteen sixty five everything changed When nineteen year old, Peter Sutcliffe experienced an awful motorcycle accident, his head crashed into a lamp post knocked him unconscious. And caused him significant brain damage. It was. Accident that directly preceded Sutcliffe hearing voices. At least this is what Sutcliffe claimed happened It's worth noting that this event has only been confirmed by Sutcliffe himself. We therefore not be sure that its truthful, it certainly possible that such if entirely lied about this accident and made the head trauma sound worse than it actually was. In fact, on one occasion, he told doctors that after the accident he was knocked unconscious for hours, but two doctors Sutcliffe said he was only knocked unconscious for half an hour. The inconsistency does seem suspicious

but if we do take a moment to trust his recollection of events following this accident, it might give us insight into his descent into murder according to Sutcliffe, this accident left him with terrible depression. He also quote. I used to be subject to hallucinations just seeing things that aren't there. And getting strange noises in my head. Humming and buzzing end quote, could definitely be symptoms of a severe concussion or head trauma and while scientists have not yet discovered a definitive cause for schizophrenia. Studies have proof a correlative link between the mental illness and head trauma, in fact results of a toothache. And ten danish study at the psychiatric set Copenhagen showed that people who face it, Magic brain injury are sixty five percent, more likely to eventually have schizophrenia than people who have not faced had traumas. However, this of course does not prove that Sutcliffe developed schizophrenia.

Especially since we can't even be positive if this accident happened or of Sutcliffe entirely fabricated it. Nevertheless, ass. If we chose to momentarily trust this account, it could possum shed light onto the reason why Sutcliffe allegedly started experiencing hallucinations, even without the accident Those cases of schizophrenia are first diagnosed in people during or after their late teenage years, Sutcliffe Fit exact, in that range, as he was nineteen at the time of the accident soap, it certainly is passed. While that Sutcliffe was facing the early stages of schizophrenia- and it is also at this point- siding with the claim that he started hearing voices that the real darkness in Peter Sutcliffe began to emerge The first time he claimed here voice would prove to be a. Crucial moment in his life. Not did the voices come from a terrifying place, but they would

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became unusually obsessed with his job as a grave digger and all of the dead bodies he encountered according to Sutcliffe life changed for the worse, as he allegedly suffered a motorcycle accident in nineteen sixty five eighteen years old, Sutcliffe Claim, at this event was a catalyst in causing future mental illnesses, including schizophrenia it, was at the Bingley Cemetery, where Sutcliffe first began. Hearing voices in reflecting This pivotal moment he is said it was quote: something that I felt was very wonderful. At the time I heard heard what I believe then and believe now to have been gods voice. I in the process of digging a grave. I just heard something: sounded like a voice similar to a human voice. Like an echo I looked around, but there was no one in sight. The voice was not very clear. I got

but the grave and walked there was no one there at all, again, the same sound. It was like a vote. Saying something. But the word there were all imposed on top of each other. The voice we're coming directly in front of me from the top of a gravestone, which was polish, I remember the name and the grave to this day it was about and called Zip Wolski Stanislav, Zip, Wolski end quote. You're more closely studying this greystone, which was in the like section of the cemetery Sutcliffe, did his best to Herbert the polish words he quote: thought the message on the Greystone was a direct message. Telling me it was the voice of Jesus. Speaking to me, end quote It is worth noting that this Greystone actually does exist, but the a stone is really for a man named Braun Swab, Zap Wolski now is simple:

and to remember that all of cliffs claims must be taken with the grain of salt. We can't be sure which His stories are true or fabricated, especially since claiming insanity would free him of guilt for its future crimes. He certainly has motive to lie about being mentally insane, but if we do take the moment to believe his claim its understandable how Sutcliffe could interpret mysterious voices as voices from God, given his cap upbringing in a recent study, Stanford anthropologist, Tanya Allurement, found that hallucinatory voices are shaped by people's cultural context. So someone with a very religious background like Sutcliffe, might similar please be more likely to perceive the voices their hearing as message from God, and, as you might expect hearing the voice of God was very empowering for Sutcliffe. It may and feel special important, even

We could not yet comprehend any specific instructions or words from the voice. He did feel confident Then he was chosen by God, for reason Sutcliffe didn't tell anyone about this experience, as he quote, thought that if it was and for everyone to hear they would hear. I felt that had been selected, end quote after his encountering the graveyard Sutcliffe claims that continued hearing, voices and cryptic messages from what he assumed to be God. How from the years nineteen sixty five to nineteen. Sixty nine these voices remain vague without any specific instructions or violent commands. According to many sources, including Dc Elles psychology, one twenty one scheme funny I most commonly develops very gradually over the course of several years, voices, are often vague and unclear in the beginning, so

does fit well with Sutcliffe. Suppose it experiences beyond claims of developing schizophrenia. There were several other factors that I d been uprooting his relatively calm life despite his passion for dead bodies in nineteen sixty seven two years. After he first allegedly heard, voices Sutcliffe was heard from his grave digging job for repetitive tardiness, he was twenty one. At the time we can, we postulate how losing his job affected Sutcliffe. Not only did he seem to thoroughly enjoy. Spending is time with the deceased, but this Terry was also the place that he believed he had heard God's voice. However, one thousand nine hundred and sixty seven brought good tidings as well as bad, it was also the year he met his future wife Sonia. Sonya was a sixteen year old girl still in school. At the time, however,

third jet black hair and trendy style Sutcliffe quickly fell for her. Given that such cliffs friends described him is having a quote shy, added food to women and quote This relationship was especially meaningful for Sutcliffe for the first five. They data during their free time on the weekends and Sutcliffe com. And they were very happy together. However, five months after they met she moved on from grammar school and went to a technical college for higher low. Studies here Sonya allegedly had an affair with another man set cliffs brow their first alerted him of Sonya is alleged promiscuity. A closer than decided to investigate for himself. See primarily saw Sonia only on the weekends Sutcliffe FIG. That she must be having her a fair after school during the week days. So one day he left work early and stock down Sonia in his own words quote,

but soon you're going down the road. I approached her but she walked the other way. As if shock, to see me so I knew what I heard was true end quote I can't share such cliffs conviction that Sonya surprises enough evidence to prove she was having an affair. In this instance, Sutcliffe seemed rather hypersensitive and paranoid in analyzing health guidance, is characteristics of a controlling personality, Sutcliffe, clearly psychologically abusive and controlling, as he stalked Sonya, refused to trust her an impasse sadly intimidated her with his persistency and ass. He was paranoid about this affair. Sutcliffe can renewed psychologically abusing Sonia for six months. Currently questioning her about her whereabouts and affairs after these six months so did it met she had some sort of relationship with another man and such of controlling nature skyrocketed. He could.

Handle his lack of control over Sonya whereabouts bashfully, as his schedule only allowed him to see Sonya once a week while her other part I could see her frequently during This period of increased paranoia run. Nineteen sixty eight Sutcliffe depression, worsened so with himself said quote. I was so depend in fact that this led to my first encounter with the sex worker end quote and in another instance, Sutcliffe also explained how we thought that quote by going with a sex worker thought. It would level the score end quote: This is, of course important, as Sutcliffe would eventually choose sex workers as his primary murder target. Claims that he never even had the desire to be with a sex worker till Sonys affair on fortunately, Sutcliffe would ferociously hate his first experience with a sex worker which took place in MID nineteen sixty nine Sutcliffe himself.

Describes it best quote: so I got involved with my first prostitute: By this time I knew they were prostitutes operating Otto Manningham Lane Bradford, I've seen them blatantly along the road I approached and she agreed to get into the car we are on the way to her place, and I realized what a course and vulgar person she was by this time. We were practically there and I realized I didn't want anything to do with her before get. Out of the car. I was trying to wriggle out of the situation, but I felt stupid as well. We went into the house and when she got into the bedroom she started taking your clothes off. Had told me it was five pound and when we The car I gave her a ten pound note she had to me that when we got to her place she would change it, but started getting undressed, and I asked her. If she was going to change it, she said no without looking at me, I said to her: we'll call it off then, because our

we too glad to call it off? She didn't want to call it off and said we get the no changed at the garage. Where I picked her up, we went back to garage by car and she went inside and there were two chaps in there I don't know whether she did this regularly, but she will and come back out One of the men came banging on the car roof when I refuse to go away and the other escorted her away. Wasn't much. I could do about it. End quote for reference Pounds back in the nineteen Seventys was worth approximately one hundred: U S dollars today. So in other words, Sutcliffe Extreme anger, was all over the equivalent of a mere one hundred dollars. According to Mental, helps. Psychology of anger by Doktor, Harry Mills. Anger is often a substitute emotion, so people can avoid deeper pains and most people obviously do not spend decades of their lives, still furious over the loss of one hundred dollars. So this

implies that this event triggered one of such cliffs deeper in securities Sutcliffe him self explained. Tat quote it wasn't just the money it was. There that I felt annoyed because I wanted to resolve the situation with Sonya and hadn't done. It made me feel worse than ever. End quote words. Sutcliffe failed to even get revenge on Sonya. He expect, to feel rejuvenated and more confident after sleeping with sex worker, but was stead, left, feeling swindled, powerless and weak. Such lives. Controlling nature could not handle a fact that there were two women in his life who lied to him, so he can. Frequently grouped Sonia, and this sex workers together and developed sexist belief that all women are deceitful, this An early example of Sutcliffe manufacturing his own hatred of women as he chew. Is to ignore their perspective and see the worst in every woman. He encounters

can be seen as he described the sex workers coarse and vulgar from only first impression. He also admits how much this immediately bothered him This demonstrates a pattern in which Sutcliffe harshly judges, women upon first impression and then targets them, though such if often blamed sex workers for his evil actions. Its impact for us to remember that none of the blame lies with the sex workers. Rather, all of the blame remains with Sutcliffe who, judgmental obsessively controlling and danger? Firstly, angry he can t used to blame the sex worker. Has he does how is shame and embarrassment only worsened when he saw the same woman in a pub three weeks later in the summer of nineteen, sixty nine Sutcliffe End quote: who told you that I haven't forgotten about the incident and that she could put things right so that would be no hard feelings?

I was giving her the opportunity to put things right and give back the payment I made to her. She that this was a huge joke and has, luck would have it. She knew everybody in the place and when and telling them all about the incident before I knew what was happening. Most of the people are having a good laugh. End quote this story seems highly implausible. Why would entire pub laugh at a sex workers swindling him, and why would the sex worker go around the place telling Oliver friends this story? In the first place, clear Sutcliffe, greatly exaggerated this tale over the years, and this exaggeration is yet another example of how Sutcliffe manufactured his. Trade of women, however, he's telling the story brings to light how he found the experience to be further emasculating a room. Filled with laughing people, surely reminded him of the isolation and bullying he suffered throughout his childhood Sutcliffe

names that this event worsened. His depression the voices consequently became more prevalent and decisive, soon after these events, he quote, heard a voice which kept saying to go on with the mission, and it had a purpose to remove the sex workers to get rid of them and quote and so his descent into violence had begun a cliff now had a mission a mission that would begin and end with destructive violence. On a night, September nineteen sixty nine Sutcliffe. Would got, the rage that had been building at him only five weeks after the alleged, embarrassing incident in the club, return to our story in just a moment from the Parkhurst network, and now back to serial killers, Miss british serial killer. Peter Sutcliffe claimed in the early stages of schizophrenia and the late nineteenth sixties,

in young adulthood. He heard vague and unclear voices that he assumed to be the voice of God. He did not act on these voices not at first an active revenge against his unfaithful girlfriend such if sought out a sex worker in nineteen, sixty nine but the sperience embarrassed him and left him irrationally angry he claims. She so angered him that the voices returned this time with clear message to remove so workers. Thus, returned to a dark night in September of nineteen sixty nine Sutcliffe was driving around the nearby red Light District of Bradford, with his Trevor Birdsong Trevor was from Bradford and the two of them had been friends for the past three years. They fly, currently got drinks together and wandered around this local red light district. Unfortunately, this

It was different than most others According to his friend Trevor Sutcliffe. Frequently quote? Come did. He saw a particular young woman with big knockers on end quote. An Trevor, also said that Sutcliffe claimed to have slept with sex workers several times and sometimes didn't pay them after seeing one particular woman, Sutcliffe Ass Trevor, to stop the car set we took a sock out of his pocket. A sock the heavy stone inside of it Sutcliffe an exit. The vehicle though, that is all that Trevor could see. We know exe actually what Sutcliffe did with that socket stone Sutcliffe. Who did the car asked her the time and then huh Leslie Hitter. With the stone filled sock ass, he attempted to killer set

if struck this innocent woman with such a hard blow that the sock ripped and the stone fell out fully, she managed to survive this vicious attack. But she, did suffer severe head injuries after striking her and breaking his socks stone weapon Sutcliffe Dash back to travel in the car, so we could escape. This was Son cliffs, first known active physical violence, and it was clearly not a carefully planned attack Cliff not only struck her in public, but he allowed several witnesses. Trevor and the victim herself to see him cage later Trevor would testify about this incident, revealing how Sutcliffe returned to the car and looked a bit excited. Nevertheless, Trevor unfortunately did not report the suspicious incident to police for over Ten years, if Trevor had responsibly reported Sutcliffe to the authorities, perhaps

any such cliffs future atrocities could have been averted regardless the details of this first attack demonstrate said cliffs mindset about violence. It was not a cat, fully constructed and foolproof attack. It see to give Sutcliffe a perverted adrenaline rush that was exciting for him he chose a very personal, close up method of violence, said community, AIDS he wanted to closely witness his victims, pain, possum, to release his years of irrational anger. However, decades later Sutcliffe claimed the contrary, even though he admitted that he did trying to kill this first victim, he also said that he did not enjoy it. He claims that hitter because quote it was what I had to do. It was my mission because I and told sex workers were the scum of the earth and had to be got rid of and quote when asked, who exactly told him, this Sutcliffe Research, did that it was quote, got this

voice that I've been hearing for a matter of years. End quote This is yet another instance in which Sutcliffe demonstrates his hatred of women and his destructive judgment that women who engaged in sex work were less her Taylor lecturer in psychology. It leads metropolitan university explains that such discrimination against women, often stem from men's desire for power and control, we have already seen Sutcliffe proved to be psychologically abusive and how he tried to control Sonya and we might understand his harmful desire for power by remembering his childhood, where he often felt we in powerless. Under his abusive father, only several weeks after his first act of violence in nineteen. Sixty nine sucks tried another attack wanted to violently strike another sex worker again hoping to kill her since the socket stone broke during his last attack. Sutcliffe design

to use a new weapon this time a hammer Sutcliffe was alone ass. He waited in the private garden of a house in the Manningham area. He hid hammer in hand This plan was to emerge from the hiding place upon seeing a sex worker and then beat her to death. Thankfully, the police saw Sutcliffe suspiciously hiding with a hammer and D. Stood him for suspicious behaviour. While you might have, that this marks the end of such cliffs. Violent story you'd be very wrong. As will see the police were consistently incompetent in their treatment of Sutcliffe The police interviewed Sutcliffe about why he was carrying a hammer. They asked Sutcliffe He was the man to commit the first violent sock and stone attack against the sex worker Sutcliffe. Shockingly admitted to attacking her but law. In saying he only hitter with his hand there of course, should have been enough of a red flag,

However, his first victim did not want to press charges, so the police ultimately dropped the case and only gave Sutcliffe a stern lecture suck if left these police interviews, with only a single, tragically small charge, being equipped for theft. In other words, police charged him carrying the hammer with the intention of robbing someone, even though he brutally attacked a sex worker weeks earlier and then brought a hammer to kill another victim Sutcliffe faced no prison time, only a simple fine of twenty five pounds, which equates to approve mutely. Five hundred. U S dollars today Unfortunately, there is a long history of police and prosecutors, ignoring crimes against sex workers This is why we ve seen so many different serial killers target sex workers. They can feel coffee and that their violent crimes against these women

treated less seriously, then crimes against other women. Nevertheless, this encounter with the police did precede a lull in flood cliffs attacks from this, in nineteen sixty nine up until July of nineteen. Seventy five Six years later, Sutcliffe supposedly never engaged with any sex workers, nor did he attack any of them. Do know that it is common for serial killers to take breaks in between their attacks. And to fully analyze. Why Sutcliffe did eventually return to attacking sex workers better understand exactly what happened during this period between night sixty nine nineteen. Seventy five, perhaps the most significant event that precipitated said cliffs anger and hatred toward women occurred in eighteen, seventy when he was twin three years old. Cliffs, Father John, who is similarly controlling and psychologically abusive, Sutcliffe, because

paranoid that his wife Kathleen was having an affair, important to note that we don't have evidence that Kathleen ever did have an affair. Nevertheless, John created an elaborate plan in which you, poses Kathleen Secret Lover and look hath lean into a hotel room. He thought that if he caught his wife at this hotel room, then this would be proof that she was trying to cheat. I am unfortunately John, acted this plan all in front of twenty three year old Sutcliffe with such watching John carefully ass. She arrived at the hotel attempting to, with another man, John then grabbed Kathleen purse and showed Sutcliffe First skimpy lingerie intended for the affair, such

We have observed in shock as his father be rated his mother, humiliating and abusing her it's you're stand above this entirely inappropriate event would disturb Sutcliffe John demonstrated to his son that his controlling behaviour was acceptable and even successful. We have. We can see how Johns behaviour was abusive and destructive, but Sutcliffe learn the opposite lesson. This day we might. He joined his father on the dark side of fully mistrusting and hating women, and although it has not been proven that Kathleen, or even did follow through with having the affair. His father display was enough to convince Sutcliffe, that is mother was not the perfect woman that he pre firstly believed her to be, rather than trying to understand his moms perspective, Sutcliffe decide that all women only pretend to be nice that all women, even though beloved women in his life

she'd other husbands and can't be trusted This disturbed mindset, undoubtedly precipitated his future escalate. Violence towards women. The other significant event of these years. Between set cliffs violent attacks involve His relationship with another important woman in his life, Sonia just biter earlier affair, they eventually worked through that rough patch. Has she paused Mr never see her lover again, but the relationship, took another turn in early Eighteen, seventy two as Sonya about twenty one years old was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Herself if we believe that Sutcliffe had spent years suffering from schizophrenia, this is quite who incidents that his girlfriend would face. The same mental illness

This coincidence is of course, possible. Only one per cent of people have schizophrenia, so it is extremely rare for two people in a relationship to both learn that they have the illness after soaring. Faced a nervous breakdown. She was extensive treatment for about two to three months and just occasional relapses suck events. Sonya continued to make the relationship work. In nineteen: seventy four: when Sutcliffe was twenty eight and soon was twenty three, the will finally got married. After a honeymoon in Paris. Everything between them seemed relatively happy for the time being, but lie than one year after that honeymoon in nineteen. Seventy five Sutcliffe. We returned to his violent behaviour. Begin his mass killing spree that would result in the tragic deaths of thirteen women Sutcliffe Device

into a deeply disturbed man with a heart thickly, sexist and controlling attitude toward women that manifested in a brutal way though he claims to deal with schizophrenia, voices we still can't be, quite sure whether or not this is fabricated even he did truly hear voices. It's not you. Clear how much these voices influenced his violence Next week's episode we'll take a deeper look into his first brutal murder and the many more attacks that followed. Will also study, said cliffs quickly, developing m o and gruesome weapons of choice. Unfortunately, We have many disturbingly violent murders to dissect and only then can we fully analyze how this terrible man remain undetected for so many years, fine We will be able to arrive at a conclusion just how

Mentally sane is this infamous serial killer. As we dissected Sutcliffe story, we ve seen his careful manipulations at play. He created a narrative in which he was the perpetual victim. He placed blame on every one, but himself he tried to induce pity regarding his motorcycle accident and relationship issues, but how is he manipulating everyone around him gets a friend you all a brilliantly crafted lie thanks again for tuning into serial killers. If you want to listen to any previous episodes of serial killers, you can find them on Apple podcast sticker tune in go play an Spotify or on our website park ass dot com spelled p r c s t dot com? If you,

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