Peter Sutcliffe The Yorkshire Ripper dies in jail after contracting Covid-19 whilst in hospital. He was aged 74. Photos show "The Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe is taken to Frimley Park Hospital from Broadmoor Hospital for eye blindness treatment, Frimley, Surrey, England 26th September 2015. It was the first time Sutcliffe had been photographed outside prison. Peter Sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting to murder seven others and is held at HM Prison Frankland in Durham. Photos registered at United States Copyright Office USCO