A routine traffic stop in 1981 finally ended the hunt for Britain's most notorious killer
The five-year hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper ended unexpectedly in 1981 when a simple check on a car with false license plates led police to Britain's most hunted serial killer.
Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper, terrorized Northern England for years, leading to one of the largest and most expensive manhunts in British history. Despite interviewing Sutcliffe nine times during the investigation, police failed to connect him to the crimes.
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