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On the 20th August 1980 [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Marguerite_Walls_-_Yorkshire_Ripper_Victim Marguerite Walls], a 47 year old civil servant, was murdered by Peter Sutcliffe as she walked home in Leeds. This murder was not initially attributed to Peter Sutcliffe and [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Detective_Chief_Superintendent_Hobson Detective Chief Superintendent Hobson] assumed responsibility for the inquiry and set up an incident room at [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Pudsey_Police_Station,_Leeds Pudsey Police Station in Leeds].
On 25th November 1980 amid increasing criticism of the West Yorkshire Police for having failed to detect this series of horrific crimes, a number of changes were made in the control of the inquiry. Detective Chief Superintendent Hobson was appointed temporary Assistant Chief Constable and put in charge of the series inquiry in place of [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Assistant_Chief_Constable_Oldfield Assistant Chief Constable Oldfield].
=== Detective Constable Howard ===
On the 26th April 1978 [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Detective_Chief_Superintendent_Domaille Detective Chief Superintendent Domaille] contacted the [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Police_Scientific_Development_Branch_-_Yorkshire_Ripper_Inquiry Police Scientific Development Branch] and asked for assistance.
== Other Possible Victims of the Yorkshire Ripper ==
=== Was Barbara Mayo a Peter Sutcliffe Victim? ===
[http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=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.
=== Did the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, kill Fred Craven? ===
[http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Did_Yorkshire_Ripper_Peter_Sutcliffe_kill_Fred_Craven%3F Fred Craven was a bookmaker] from Bingley who was brutally murdered with a hammer in 1966. [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Did_Yorkshire_Ripper_Peter_Sutcliffe_kill_Fred_Craven%3F Read more]
=== Did the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, attack Taxi Driver John Tomey? ===
[http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Did_Yorkshire_Ripper_Peter_Sutcliffe_attack_Taxi_Driver_John_Tomey%3F John Tomey], a taxi driver, was attacked by a passenger with a hammer in 1967. [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Did_Yorkshire_Ripper_Peter_Sutcliffe_attack_Taxi_Driver_John_Tomey%3F Read more]
== Peter William Sutcliffe ==
=== Peter Sutcliffe's Arrest ===
On 2nd January 1981 Peter Sutcliffe was seen by the police whilst in the company of a prostitute in the "red light" area of Sheffield. Sutcliffe was [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=Peter_Sutcliffe%27s_arrest arrested for theft of car number plates]. The number plates on his car did not match those on the Police National Computer.
=== Peter Sutcliffe's Conviction ===
On Friday, 22nd May 1981, Peter William Sutcliffe was [http://crimehub.co.uk/index.php?title=PETER_SUTCLIFFE%27S_CONVICTION convicted at the Central Criminal Court] of 13 cases of murder and 7 cases of attempted murder.
