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Unfortunately, they were unaware of the previous interview of Sutcliffe by [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Detective_Constable_Laptew_-_Yorkshire_Ripper_Investigation Detective Constables Laptew] and [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Detective_Constable_Greenwood_-_Yorkshire_Ripper_Investigation 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.
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.