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Barbara Mayo - A possible Yorkshire Ripper victim |
Posted by: root - 24-08-2019, 11:10 AM - Forum: Barbara Mayo
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Was Barbara Mayo a Peter Sutcliffe Victim
Barbara Mayo, 24, was a student teacher from Mansfield. Barbara Mayo left home on the morning of Monday, October 12, 1970, but never returned to the flat she shared in London with David Pollard.
Barbara was found strangled in woods at Ault Hucknall by friends in 1970. Barbara had been raped, battered and strangled. It is believed that Barbara was brutally murdered while hitch-hiking to Catterick, North Yorkshire.
The investigation brought many leads but none were successful. Peter Tobin, already convicted for murdering young women, was a suspect. The investigation, dubbed Operation Anagram, was formed in 2006 and was carried out by Strathclyde Police.
Derbyshire Police originally investigated Barbara's murder, and Inspector Kam Bria said: "Any new information will be looked at by Derbyshire Police, in consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service."
A witness reported a possible sighting of Barbara at Trowell service station. Subsequent reports suggested that Barbara got into a white Morris 1000 Traveller on the A610 at Kimberley.
Since the hunt for Barbara Mayo's killer began there have been:
- 126,300 people interviewed
- in excess of 47,000 statements taken
- almost 185,000 Morris Travellers checked
- 78,000 telephone messages taken
- Keith Hellawell, a former detective, spent 10 years visiting Peter Sutcliffe in Broadmoor Hospital in an attempt to get him to admit to more, unsolved, crimes. Keith Hellawell actually got Sutcliffe to admit to two unsolved murders.
Mr Hellawell said he confronted Sutcliffe with a list of 10 attacks on women - eight of whom were killed.
It is believed that Barbara Mayo and 14-year-old Judith Roberts, who was killed in 1972 in Staffordshire, could be among the victims.
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Police Scientific Development Branch |
Posted by: root - 24-08-2019, 11:04 AM - Forum: Inquiries within the Yorkshire Ripper Inquiry
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<h1>Police Scientific Development Branch - Yorkshire Ripper Inquiry</h1><h3>July 1977 Request for help</h3><hr>
On 11th July 1977 the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire, Mr. Gregory, wrote to the Director of the Police Scientific Development Branch asking whether the Branch was able to offer any assistance in connection with the Yorkshire Ripper inquiry.
Mr. Holt, a senior scientist with the Branch, visited the force and, after looking at the way in which the investigation was being conducted, reported to the Chief Constable that computerisation of various incident room records was feasible. Mr. Holt discovered that spare computer capacity was available at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell and that the conversion of existing records could be undertaken by the Joint Automated Data Processing Unit at a cost of £25,000. Once operational the system could have been maintained at an annual cost of £156,000.
This offer was not taken up by the Chief Constable.
<h3>April 1978 Request for help</h3><hr>
On the 26th April 1978 Detective Chief Superintendent Domaille contacted the Police Scientific Development Branch and asked for assistance.
Members of the Branch and the Police Research Services Unit visited the force on the 4th, 22nd and 25th May and as a result agreed to arrange for the results of the vehicle observations in "red light" areas to be processed on the Police National Computer. Observations on vehicles in notable "red light" areas had by this time been commenced in other Northern cities within and outside West Yorkshire so that possible leads might be available to investigating officers in the event of a further Ripper crime.
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Police National Computer - Yorkshire Ripper Inquiry |
Posted by: root - 24-08-2019, 10:53 AM - Forum: Inquiries within the Yorkshire Ripper Inquiry
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<h1>Police National Computer - Yorkshire Ripper Inquiry</h1>Following a request from Detective Chief Superintendent Domaille on On the 26th April 1978 it was agreed to arrange for the results of the vehicle observations in "red light" areas to be processed on the Police National Computer.
Observations on vehicles in notable "red light" areas had by this time been commenced in other Northern cities within and outside West Yorkshire so that possible leads might be available to investigating officers in the event of a further Ripper crime.
On 19th June 1978 vehicle registration numbers recorded at a number of fixed observation posts were fed into the computer at Hendon from visual display units in Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and Hull. They were then to be printed out for inquiries if the same vehicle was identified as having been seen in two of the separate areas where observations were in progress.
On 13th August 1978, Peter William Sutcliffe was interviewed as a result of his red Ford Corsair car having been seen in the Chapeltown area of Leeds and the Manningham area of Bradford. Detective Constable Peter Smith of the West Yorkshire Police, who knew that Sutcliffe had been seen during the £5 note inquiry, visited him at his home in Garden Lane, Heaton, Bradford. Detective Constable Smith knew that Sutcliffe worked as a lorry driver from a Bradford base and assumed that the sightings of his car in Bradford could be explained by journeys to and from work. Sutcliffe denied having visited Leeds or other West Yorkshire towns during evenings in the relevant period. He also emphatically denied using the services of prostitutes.
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Peter Sutcliffe - Interviews during the Yorkshire Ripper Inquiry |
Posted by: root - 24-08-2019, 10:23 AM - Forum: Peter Sutcliffe's Police Interviews
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<h1>Peter Sutcliffe - Interviews during the Yorkshire Ripper Inquiry</h1><h3>Peter Sutcliffe was interviewed several times during the Inquiry:</h3><h3>2nd November 1977 - interviewed as part of the Bank of England £5 note investigation</h3><hr>
On the 2nd November, 1977, Detective Constable Howard of the Greater Manchester Police together with a Detective Constable of the West Yorkshire Police interviewed Peter William Sutcliffe at his home. Sutcliffe’s employers had collected money from the Shipley branch of the Midland Bank to pay their employees. Sutcliffe, who was one of almost 8,000 people listed for interview during the inquiry, denied ever having visited Manchester except during the course of his employment and said that his last visit had been some twelve months previously when he had delivered goods to an unknown address.
<h3>8th November 1977 - re-interviewed as part of the Bank of England £5 note investigation</h3><hr>
T. & W.H. Clark was not one of the firms which could be eliminated in the £5 note inquiry and on 8th November 1977 Sutcliffe was re-interviewed by Detective Constable Leslie Smith of West Yorkshire and Detective Constable Rayne of the Greater Manchester Police. He again satisfied the inquiry officers, who obtained further alibi evidence from his mother in connection with the house-warming party mentioned previously.
<h3>13th August 1978 - Red Corsair having been seen in multiple "red light" areas</h3><hr>
On 13th August 1978, Peter William Sutcliffe was interviewed as a result of his red Ford Corsair car having been seen in the Chapeltown area of Leeds and the Manningham area of Bradford. Detective Constable Peter Smith of the West Yorkshire Police, who knew that Sutcliffe had been seen during the £5 note inquiry, visited him at his home in Garden Lane, Heaton, Bradford. Detective Constable Smith knew that Sutcliffe worked as a lorry driver from a Bradford base and assumed that the sightings of his car in Bradford could be explained by journeys to and from work. Sutcliffe denied having visited Leeds or other West Yorkshire towns during evenings in the relevant period. He also emphatically denied using the services of prostitutes.
<h3>23rd November 1978 - re-interviewed as part of the Bank of England £5 note investigation</h3><hr>
On the 23rd November 1978 Peter Sutcliffe was seen again by Detective Constable Smith who obtained details of his Building Society account in connection with the £5 inquiry. Smith also visited the new owners of the red Corsair and obtained a description of the tyres, which were new, having apparently been fitted after the vehicle had changed hands.
<h3>29th July 1979 - interview after more "red light" area sightings</h3><hr>
On the 29th July 1979 Sutcliffe was again interviewed after his black Sunbeam Rapier had been printed out, first as a “Double Area Sighting” and later as a “Triple Area Sighting”, having been seen in the "red light" areas of Leeds, Bradford and Manchester.
Detective Constables Laptew and Greenwood visited him at his home. It is unfortunate that they were not aware that Sutcliffe had already been interviewed in connection with the £5 note inquiry and also because of the "Double Sighting" of his earlier vehicle.
Sutcliffe gave explanations for having been in Leeds and Bradford but denied that he had been to Manchester in his own vehicle. Because of the police decision to keep the "red light" area observations secret, investigating officers were advised not to challenge those whom they interviewed in respect of any individual sighting but were required to approach the subject obliquely.
Sutcliffe again denied making use of prostitutes’ services and was again loosely alibied by his wife. The detectives obtained samples of his handwriting and searched his car and garage, finding nothing to connect him with the murders. They were, however, not satisfied with Peter Sutcliffe and reported their disquiet to the Major Incident Room. Unfortunately the report was not linked with previous papers and Sutcliffe was eliminated because his handwriting did not match that of the Sunderland letter writer.
<h3>23rd October 1979 - during the Barbara Leach investigation</h3><hr>
On the 23rd October 1979 Sutcliffe was interviewed again, on this occasion by Detective Constables Vickerman and Eland who were investigating the murder of Barbara Leach. This interview resulted from a resurrection of the inquiries made by Detective Constable Smith who had seen Sutcliffe in August and November 1978 in connection with the sighting of the red Corsair motor car in the prostitute areas of Leeds and Bradford.
The officers were told that Sutcliffe’s alibi for the Jean Jordan murder was inadequate and they were asked to check his movements in relation to the murder of Barbara Leach.
Unfortunately, they were unaware of the previous interview of Sutcliffe by Detective Constables Laptew and Greenwood and of their reservations about him. When the officers spoke to him, Sutcliffe quickly volunteered the information that he had been interviewed before but he also said that on the night of Barbara Leach’s murder he had been at home working on improvements to the house. This was confirmed by his wife as in previous interviews. A further handwriting sample was obtained and this was subsequently used to eliminate him from the inquiry again.
<h3>13th January 1980</h3><hr>
On the 13th January 1980 Sutcliffe was seen by Detective Sergeant Boot of West Yorkshire Police and Detective Constable Bell of the Greater Manchester Police who were unaware of the previous “Double” and “Triple Area Sighting” interviews.
Sutcliffe told the officers that when he was not working as a lorry driver he spent all his spare time with his wife working in their house and that he did not go out in the evenings without her. This story was verified by his wife. Sutcliffe also told the officers that he had already been seen in connection with sightings of his motor cars.
On learning this the officers returned to their office to check this information. The papers relating to the red Corsair sighting were located but those in respect of the black Sunbeam Rapier (which referred to the Manchester sighting) were not because they were attached to documents which were waiting to be returned to Sutcliffe’s employers.
His footwear and the tools he kept in his house were also examined but nothing of interest was found. Unfortunately the search was not thorough enough to discover a pair of wellington boots in a wardrobe. These boots could have linked Sutcliffe with the murder of Emily Jackson some 4 years previously.
The two detectives knew that Sutcliffe had been eliminated on handwriting but, being suspicious about him, they recommended that another inquiry team should interview him to see whether they too might share similar reservations.
<h3>30th January 1980 - Interview at Kirkstall Forge Engineering works</h3><hr>
On 30th January 1980 Detective Sergeant McAlister of Manchester and Detective Constable McCrone of West Yorkshire interviewed Sutcliffe at Kirkstall Forge Engineering works whilst he was loading his lorry. Sutcliffe again satisfied the inquiry officers who were going over past history in connection with sightings of his red Ford Corsair and the £5 note inquiry.
<h3>7th February 1980</h3><hr>
Peter Sutcliffe was interviewed again on 7th February 1980 when Detective Constable Jackson of Manchester and Detective Constable Harrison of West Yorkshire visited the Shipley Depot of T. & W.H. Clark Ltd.
They too were unaware of the sightings of Sutcliffe’s black Sunbeam Rapier in Bradford, Leeds and Manchester and also of the report submitted by Detective Constables Laptew and Greenwood after their interview with him. Detective Constable Jackson decided he was unable to eliminate Sutcliffe but, following a discussion with his senior officers, it was concluded that as he had been alibied by his wife and mother for the night of the 9/10th October 1977, when Jean Jordan’s body had been moved and mutilated, he could be eliminated from the inquiry.
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West Yorkshire Police - 2nd October 1979 Publicity Campaign - Yorkshire Ripper |
Posted by: root - 24-08-2019, 09:35 AM - Forum: Police special notices, appeals & announcements
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<h1>West Yorkshire Police - 2nd October 1979 Publicity Campaign - Yorkshire Ripper Inquiry</h1>On the 2nd October, 1979, a massive publicity campaign aimed at detecting the series of crimes by identifying the author of the "Sunderland" tape and letters was launched throughout the North and the North East of England.
The cost of this campaign (estimated at around £l million) was met by contributions from local industry and commerce with a relatively modest contribution by the Police Authority.
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Millgarth Police Station, Leeds |
Posted by: root - 24-08-2019, 09:31 AM - Forum: Police Stations
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<h1>Millgarth Police Station, Leeds</h1>Detective Chief Superintendent Hoban established an incident room at Millgarth Police Station, Leeds, when investigating the murder of Emily Jackson.
Detective Chief Superintendent Hobson, who had replaced Chief Superintendent Hoban in the Eastern Crime Area, also created an incident room at Millgarth Police Station, Leeds, for investigating the murder of Irene Richardson.
After the murder of Jayne MacDonald (16) it became evident that things were becoming so serious that Assistant Chief Constable Oldfield took over personal direction of the inquiry and set up an incident room at Millgarth Police Station.
Following the murder of Helen Rytka the nominal indexes and vehicle indexes from the Wilma McCann, Emily Jackson, Irene Richardson, Patricia Atkinson, Jayne MacDonald and Maureen Long cases were centralised at Millgarth Police Station and subsequently amalgamated into an integrated index. This incident room continued to monitor the series inquiry until Sutcliffe’s arrest.
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Trevor Birdsall |
Posted by: root - 22-08-2019, 08:58 PM - Forum: Persons of Interest - Yorkshire Ripper Inquiry
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<h1>Trevor Birdsall</h1>Trevor Birdsall was a friend of Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper.
<h2>The attack on Olive Smelt</h2>On the 15th August, 1975, Trevor Birdsallwas with Peter Sutcliffe in a car in Boothtown, Halifax. Sutcliffe left Trevor in the car in order to carry out a brutal attack on Olive Smelt. Olive was brutally attacked with a hammer and sustained serious head injuries.
<h2>The anonymous letter to police</h2>On the 26th November, 1980, an anonymous letter was received at the Millgarth incident room. The letter, which was one of many being received at the time, suggested that a man called Peter Sutcliffe was the "Ripper". The author of this letter has since been identified as Trevor Birdsall a close friend, and drinking partner, of Peter Sutcliffe.
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Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell and the Yorkshire Ripper Investigatio |
Posted by: root - 22-08-2019, 08:48 PM - Forum: Inquiries within the Yorkshire Ripper Inquiry
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<h1>Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell and the Yorkshire Ripper Investigation</h1><h2>11th July 1977</h2><hr>The Chief Constable of West Yorkshire, Mr. Gregory, wrote to the Director of the Police Scientific Development Branch asking whether the Branch was able to offer any assistance in connection with the Yorkshire Ripper inquiry.
Mr. Holt, a senior scientist with the Branch, visited the force and, after looking at the way in which the investigation was being conducted, reported to the Chief Constable that computerisation of various incident room records was feasible.
Mr. Holt discovered that spare computer capacity was available at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell and that the conversion of existing records could be undertaken by the Joint Automated Data Processing Unit at a cost of £25,000.
Once operational the system could have been maintained at an annual cost of £156,000.
This offer was not taken up by the Chief Constable.
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The hunt for the White Mark II Ford Cortina |
Posted by: root - 22-08-2019, 08:42 PM - Forum: Inquiries within the Yorkshire Ripper Inquiry
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<h1>The hunt for the White Mark II Ford Cortina</h1>As the 'Tracking Inquiry', which was started in connection with the Irene Richardson murder, was discontinued the hunt for a white Mark II Ford Cortina began.
A nightwatchman saw a car draw away from the scene of the Maureen Long attack on the 10th July 1977 and described it as a white Mark II Ford Cortina.
Details of 5,000 owners of Mark II Ford Cortina's living in West Yorkshire were obtained from the Police National Computer.
3,000 owners were interviewed by police officers, but no positive evidence was obtained. Peter Sutcliffe did not own a car of this type although, as has been mentioned previously, he owned a white Ford Corsair which did have the correct track width to fit the marks left at the Irene Richardson scene and was probably the vehicle involved in both crimes.
The attempted murder of Maureen Long, which was investigated by Assistant Chief Constable Oldfield from an incident room established in Bradford, was immediately linked with the series in a West Yorkshire Police crime circulation issued on the 11th July 1977.
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The 'Tracking Inquiry' - Yorkshire Ripper |
Posted by: root - 22-08-2019, 08:38 PM - Forum: Inquiries within the Yorkshire Ripper Inquiry
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<h1>The 'Tracking Inquiry' - Yorkshire Ripper</h1>On the 6th February 1977 an exercise, known subsequently as the “Tracking Inquiry” was mounted to identify the vehicle which had left the tyre marks at the Irene Richardson murder scene. In the preliminary stage it was thought that any one of 100 different types of vehicle could have been involved. This number was determined on the basis of the "track width" indicated by the distance between the tyre marks at the scene.
As a preliminary step towards a formal inquiry intended to identify the vehicle, night duty officers in West Yorkshire were asked to examine vehicles during the course of routine patrol. Each time an officer examined a car he recorded the registered number and tyre details and a card was subsequently completed showing that that car had been eliminated from the inquiry. As a result of the application of a more refined selection system the list of 100 possible vehicles was reduced to 51. Because "back record conversion" at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre and the Police National Computer was at that time incomplete, inquiries to trace registered owners of relevant vehicles had to be undertaken in local Vehicle Licensing Offices as well as with the Police National Computer.
This exercise produced a list of 53,000 registered owners of the 51 different vehicle models living in the West Yorkshire Metropolitan area and the Harrogate area of North Yorkshire. Sutcliffe and his white Ford Corsair were amongst the 53,000. When the vehicle owners list became available, the cards completed in connection with the "night-duty check" were checked against it to eliminate all vehicles which had already been examined by the police. Index cards were then completed for the remaining vehicles to be checked by direct house visits but the exercise was aborted after the attack on Maureen Long in July 1977, when 20,00D vehicle owners remained to be seen.
Sutcliffe was one of the 20,000 owners who were not seen.
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