Marilyn Moore - Yorkshire Ripper Victim
On Wednesday, 14th December, 1977, Peter Sutcliffe struck again.
At approximately 8pm, twenty-five year-old prostitute Marilyn Moore was out 'looking for business' in the red-light area of Chapeltown in Leeds.
At the junction of Leopold Street and Frankland Place Marilyn Moore spotted a man stood by his car who she thought was looking for business.
Marilyn described the car as "a dark-red saloon".
Marilyn described Sutcliffe as:
- Aged about thirty
- About five feet six inches tall
- Dark wavy hair
- With a full beard and a moustache that reminded her of Jason King
Peter Sutcliffe asked Marilyn if she was 'doing business'. After agreeing a price Sutcliffe suggested a location on Scott Hall Street, some one and a half miles away.
As Marilyn got out of the car to get into the back seat she was attacked from behind with a blow to the head. Further blows rendered Marilyn unconscious.
Sutcliffe was alarmed as a dog barked nearby. He got into his Ford Corsair and sped away. In his desire to leave the scene so quickly he left tyre tracks behind. These tracks were later matched to tyre marks at
Irene Richardson's murder.
After Marilyn Moore regained consciousness she headed towards the road. She was found by a man and woman, who called for an ambulance. Marilyn was taken to Leeds Infirmary for emergency surgery.
Surgeons found that she had been hit eight times with the hammer and had bruises on her hands where she had tried to protect her head. Surgeons completed an intricate operation to relieve the pressure on her brain from a depressed fracture.
The photofit created with Marilyn's description was extremely similar to the photofit created with
Tracy Browne.