Peter Sutcliffe Analysis (Yorkshire Ripper) 

All I want for Christmas is.... a work ethic like Dr. Grande. The amount of content you’re able to produce is astonishing. 👏🏾 👏🏾 ❤️

The first "innocent" victim 🙄. That's some very telling terminology on the part of the police.

As a Yorkshireman who was alive at the time and who lived in the same area as two victims I can vouch for the accuracy of Dr RGs account. His analysis is very good. The police were hopeless and corrupt too.

I live in Bradford. Not very far from his hunting ground. Really, the Police hunt for him was a shambles. Those poor women.

I witnessed a painful disclosure from one of his escapees. They’ve struggled with their mental health throughout their adult life. This was a couple of years ago, and till then, they had not received the appropriate mental health support they needed. It’s very sad that they had been systemically let down.

"It's a bad place to die" To be fair, Bradford is a bad place to live too. Was born there.

So they started to really pay attention when a "innocent " girl was killed.. ? Ok, what were the other ladies then? Thats messed up... 😾

Dr G take a look at the case of Fred and Rosemary West. I reckon you’d find a fair bit to say about them.

Thank you for addressing the real reason serial killers target prostitutes: their lives are seen as dispensable. Fantastic analysis.

Merry Christmas Dr. Grande 🎄🎅

I want to see analysis on Santa Claus! Overeating, breaking into homes, slave labor, the guy is a mess!

"A sixteen year old woman." Sorry, but she was a child. A girl.

What a treat on Christmas Eve Eve. Two more sleeps and we can ripper presents open. Happy Holidays from the UK 🇬🇧

I was a child at the time, with lots of family in Yorkshire, I remember this like it was yesterday, people were terrified. I would recommend the book: Yorkshire Ripper, The Secret Murder by Clarke and Tate. It's an excellent analysis of the many many murders that were probably carried out by Sutcliffe, and more concerning, a number of assaults against women and a murder/robbery of a local bookie, as a teen accomplice of an older man. The British police didn't have an effective national database for serious crimes until the Holmes System in 1985. The Police National Computer was introduced in 1974 but took a decade to deploy. Before 1968, police forces in Britain were organised by Borough, from tiny forces to major ones, each with their own systems etc. 1968, these were merged by County. The UK doesn't have an FBI (it isn't a Federation of States) the first national agency wasn't founded until 2006. But post Ripper, tracking national crimes became far more effective. Scotland merged its forces into a single national force about 10 years ago, a controversial move. England and Wales police by County with the London based Metropolitan Police being the senior force. Re the West Yorkshire Police of the time, the case exposed major systemic failures and extremely toxic culture.... one that makes the alleged toxic culture of modern police forces look like a very minor issue, the WYP in 1974 would respond to the modern defend the police activists by 'he fell down the stairs m'lud'... and give them something to ACTUALLY moan about.

"The first innocent victim" Wow Just wow

I walk my dog in Roundhay park in Leeds all the time, having seen the recent documentary, I walk right around the area where that body was found, at times right over the area. Never knew, its right outside where Jimmy Savilles palce used to be. Everyone you speak to of that age still knows about this case, police are still recovering today from the reputation hit of their handling of the case. The documentary was very charitable to them to be honest.

Excellent timing Dr Grande! I never thought anything good could come of 2020. I was wrong. Merry Christmas! 🎄And thank you, doctor!

Living for this video after watching the series on Netflix! 🙌 Thank you Dr Grande ❤

Hearing an American pronounce Yorkshire correctly shocked me XD thank you Dr

Thank you for you amazing and hard work! Have a great day Dr. Grande!

YES DOC!!! Hope it was me asking for it over and over that got it in a video!!!

I would like to see a video on the Shayne Riggleman case. My friend Kevin and his family were murdered by Shayne back in 2011. It happened shortly before the killing of Skylar Neese, and I think may have had an influence on Rachel and Sheila.

Just a reminder, I'm not diagnosing a Yorkshire Pudding in this video; only speculating about what could be happening in a Yorkshire Pudding like this.

Have an absolutely great Christmas, Dr Grande! You deserve all the best❤️☺️

When interviewed about the Roundhay Park murder Sutcliffe was supposed to have said "the boss told me to do it". This was the only time he ever said this. The police thought he was trying to work his schizophrenia ticket. Jimmy Saville lived in Roundhay Park and was said to have connections to, or at least visited Ian Brady in prison. If Jimmy Saville was "the boss" you would have thought Sutcliffe would have said something about it after Saville died, then again Saville compromised many important people who would have preferred Sutcliffe to keep his mouth shut.

I just finished the Netflix series & now this video! Thank you Dr.Grande!

To say that the Police in this case was incompetent is an understatement. Furthermore, their attitude towards the victims was disheartening. Excellent video Dr. Grande, thank you as always!❤️

Another point is that by 1979 the West Yorkshire Police did have access to the services of two former FBI criminal profilers who made it very clear from a cursory examination of the evidence that "Wearside Jack" was not the killer.

I was a kid when this took place. One victim's body was found in my mum's local supermarket. It was a very scary time and people were very suspicious of each other. Years later My university lecturer who worked with Sutcliffe at the psych hospital said he was not schizophrenic but a psychopath.

I found the Netflix show interesting on a couple of points - the notion that the life of a prostitute’s life is worth less ( this idea still persists). - the reaction of the women’s movement who protested that they all had to change their behaviour because of the behaviour of one man. Thank you Dr Grande.

Please make it a "Ripper" double header with a video on the Jack the Ripper case. Thanks Dr. Grande.

Love the content dr grande !!

Big love to you from Australia, Dr. Grande! It's nearly 10:30am Christmas Eve here, so happy holidays for tomorrow, everyone! ❤️❤️❤️

16 years old is hardly a woman. I wanna die in a 5 star hotel. Is that superficial? Glad he's gone. I guess covid-19 has small advantages. Although, he had plenty of health problems preceding covid-19, so he was likely on the way out from breathing our air and taking up space anyway. Good stuff, Dr.G.

I love your sense of humor.

Hi Doctor Grande glad to see that you did a video about serial killer Peter Sutcliffe now you should do a video about Jack the Ripper.

Always good to hear your opinion on cases that get turned into Netflix shows. I feel like they choose a storyline to follow beforehand

I live in the area where a couple of his victims were killed and where one was attacked. Bad, bad man.

The father of Peter Sutcliffe said all other fathers must be glad that it wasn't their own son who had done such terrible things. It's not just the families of the victims who suffer, it's the family members of the offender, for the shame and maybe guilt that they feel, having raised such a monster who attacked and killed people.

I haven't seen the series but this was a great analysis. Merry Christmas to you and yours!🎄 I learned so much from your videos this year. Thank you very much for all your hard work. Love you!❤

I would like Dr Grande to analyse what personality factors might be at work in the life of Santa Claus. If he doesn't....then I will give my own (untrained and speculative) non diagnosis. Merry Christmas everyone.

Enjoyed the video. Could you cover the character 'Louis Bloom' in the movie Nightcrawler. It would be interesting to get your take. Happy Holidays!

This man does not miss! 👏

Just as I start typing up my notes on shift i get to listen to Dr G on this, the second most famous ripper. PERFECT TIMING! Thank you. P.s. Huuuum, I wonder if you will be doing a festive upload with a Christmas jumper on. Now wouldn't that be a treat😊😊😊

Great analysis Dr G. I was a child when Peter Sutcliffe was actively killing, but it was a very frightening time. The documentary accurately portrayed the mood of the people, and the bigotry of the police towards women.

Sex workers are innocent people as well.

Seriously, even though I know that the voice on the tape isn't Sutcliffe, I always associate a Geordie accent with him. That Humble did SO much damage to the investigation; he said, rather feebly, that he was a heavy drinker and that he did it to make the police work harder. All he did was take the focus away from Sutcliffe, who killed more women. Thanks Dr Grande, good video.

The police in this case were unforgivably contemptible towards the victims as well as grossly incompetent. Had they not been, Suffcliffe could have been stopped years earlier.

I love it when you do British Serial Killers... as it is closer to home.... I remember this so well. Thanks Dr Grande.x

Ah nice. Fresh on my mind from Netflix. Edit: Diagnose the cops that screwed this all up so badly.

Finally bastard died, this case had profound impact on the way which Policing in the UK is done. He got a whole life order that he deserved.

YIKES! A RIPPER for Christmas!

Did you know Peter sutcliffe has a high pitched squeaky voice .

I’m a Bradford area girl from same town as Sutcliffe and his brother Carl is a friend of my youngest brother . They went to school In Bingley , by the time of time of the murders my eldest brother was a detective on the West Yorkshire ripper squad . No way would you have thought Peter was capable of this. He was a quiet man and so was His wife Sonia who I didn’t know , but my sister in law did and she says Sonia was a little slow . They had a nice semi in Heaton just up from Cottingley where I lived , and looked respectable in every respect . Sonia always said she had no clue what he was up to and neither did his siblings . Sadly as is common , Peters siblings faced terrible abuse for years . There are many victims in crimes of this nature . It was a shock when we found out who the Ripper was, to think he moved amongst us . By the time he was caught I had moved with my parents to Sheffield where he was apprehended I remember being in Cinderellas nightclub in Leeds in summer 1979 and police came in , turned the music off , lights on and then played the tape over the sound system. No one knew the voice .. it was a Geordie accent from up Newcastle way Scary times ...walking in pairs and forever looking behind you every two minutes He would have been caught much sooner today with advancements in dna and IT . RIP those poor girls so brutally murdered .

I never clicked so fast, my jewelry fell off 💍🔪 Watching The Ripper currently..

Why wasn’t I notified about this upload?! Happy Holidays, Dr. Grande.

Some interesting details in here that weren't in the documentary on Netflix. The fact that his wife cheated on him should have been mentioned, sounds like it was a trigger.

I knew Peter back in the early 70s. Seemed like an okay Bloke to me. Drank in the same pub as him and knew his wife aswelk. I didn't believe it was the Peter I knew when the news came out. It were baffling. Though we have a saying in Yorkshire "nowt so queer as folk". He wernt a normal bloke as it turned out.

A video fresh from the oven!!!

Joan Crawford Mental Health and personality would be a great Christmas gift.🎄❣️

People who are interested in this story might enjoy Hallie Rubenhold’s book The Five.

I remember watching a documentary about him. A young officer out forth Sutcliffe as the Ripper. They were so incredibly focused on the tape, the lead investigator get angry heading about him. The officer was ordered never too bring him up again. Tragic.

I'd just like to take this moment to thank that inmate who blinded that one eye and the surgeon who handled the other remaining eye.... karma is fun to see...

This is so off topic and I don't mean it disrespectfully, but the part when he says "prostitutes manager", and I caught that eye roll. I really wanna hear Dr. Grande say "Pimp", come on, it is what it is 🤣😏 Sorry Dr. Grande...😉

Do Jimmy Saville possible connection to ripper also Society X brilliant vid Was Jimmy Saville a Wizard Jimmy Saville needs further professional evaluation plz cover love your vidz 💓👍🇬🇧 🙏

Hey doc can you please analyze Lia Marie Johnson? I would really appreciate that. thanks for another awesome video!

Yes I think you nailed it with this one. Do look into the Jimmy Savile connection though, it’s very bizarre

The good Doctor takes such great care of us 😭💘🎄 thank you kindly Dr. Grande.

This has always been a fascinating case study. Thanks, Dr., and Happy Holidays!

Apparently, when his wife went to the police station after his arrest and he explained what he'd done, she said: "What'cha do that for?" in a tone that suggested a placid mother finding out that her son had been caught stealing an apple. Interesting that it took her until 1994 to divorce him. It's not like any divorce court would have denied her reasoning.

Hi Dr. Grande, you should analyze Gustavo Fring from Breaking Bad next. Thank you in advance.

Brilliant, please can you do one on Jimmy Saville!

VERY interesting and VERY disturbing. Your insight should be intriguing considering this case. Edit: forgot to add VERY weird. His reasons for doing these things was always...offside. As well as the incompetence in how long it took to catch him. Man wasn't that smart...

Great video! I haven't watched the Netflix special, but I'll have to now. I can't believe how long he was able to commit his reign of terror! Happy Holidays Dr. Grande, and wishing you all the best things in life!! 🌲⭐

Hi Dr Grande. As a student of psychology, who is about to embark upon obtaining a Masters degree, I wanted to say that I find your channel insightful, interesting and very helpful. I wanted to ask your opinion of whether you feel that a PhD or other doctorate level qualification is essential for perusing a career in clinical or forensic psychology. Thank you for your time and please continue to create this fantastic content. P. S. If you created merchandise including T-shirts with.. "Hi this is Dr Grande" on the front... I'm pretty sure most of your subscribers would buy one! 👍

I love Dr. Grande's assessment on Peter Sutcliffe. He wasnt mentally ill in the way we know it. He was totally insane, as well as his calculating personality to live a " normal" life in the day working, then going out stalking and prowling for a victim. Just pure evil. I just love listening to Dr. Grande's very soothing voice because he always makes a very logical approach. When appropriate he puts in some very clever humour. It always makes me scroll to see whats next or go back to see what ive missed.

The Yorkshire Ripper married a schizophrenic....lovely couple

I applaud your UK pronunciation adjustments on this one ("Yorksha") Dr.Grande.

I first heard about him on Netflix, at first I thought it was Jack the Ripper. My dad was alive and living near the areas at the time, everyone was scared from what he could recall.

I enjoy your review Dr Grande. I saw these episodes on Netflix. It seemed like the UK police were not sure how to handle this case.

This was my question! Thank you Dr. Grande 🙏

Thanks Dr. Grande for an outstanding year. Merry Christmas to you and Family.

I'd be very interested in your analysis of Fred and Rose West.

You need to do one of these on Peter Scully "Daisys Destruction ".That is probably the sickest and most disturbing case I've ever heard and I would love to hear what you think of this monster.

“In an effort to increase the damage caused by their [police] already compromised reasoning skills...” 😂😂😂

Thanks for your analysis. I was a young girl living in the North of England at the time PS was active and I remember a growing anger amoung girls and women at police and media attitudes towards the victims. I'm glad you spent some time considering that and pointing out that prostitutes get targeted because they are easy victims. I wish the netflix documentary had got around to explaining that too.

Thank you Dr. Grande, great content as always!

Before I saw the entire series of the yorkshire ripper, I knew the prostitue angle didn't make logical sense. If you are a serial killer and are attacking women walking home alone, you most likely will attack any woman that is walking alone.

Dr. Grande is wearing my favorite shirt. 😁💕

Correction - 16 year old girl victim. Not woman.

“Today British Police are investigating a group of hooligans who knocked over a dustbin in Shasbury.” - Bill Hicks

The attitude of the police during this series of murders is very similar to that taken in the U.S. in regards to the "Hillside Stranglers" where at least initially because the serial killers had targeted women working as prostitutes the police did little investigation nor followed up leads. In both the Yorkshire Ripper and the Hillside Stranglers case, we see dehumanisation of the women who were murdered by both the killers and the police force. Thank you for taking a look at the Yorkshire case, Dr. Grande.

Merry holidays everyone❤❤❤ (Hey Dr. Grande, you did a video on proud boys and it immediately made me think it'd be interesting if you did one on the Black Panther Party: growing up my teachers would always speak about their "militant activity" but never about community service provided/ positive deeds. Anyways with the current political climate I thought this would be a topic worthy of discussion).

That's why they pick on women, they are more vulnerable. He didn't fare too well in prison, he found out how it feels to be hurt.

Such an interesting case! Happy holidays, Dr. Grande!🎄⛄Thanks for gifting us so much great content! 🎁

Happy Holidays Dr. Grande❤

I was a student in Leeds at the time and we were all afraid to go out alone!

Hi Doctor Grande While we are on the subject of Peter sutcliffe maybe you could look into his friend Jimy savile? Savile was a tv personality and household name in the UK for decades and allegations of child abuse came out after his death. He was a close personal friend of members of the royal family and also had a job at Broadmoor mental hospital where he came into close contact with Peter sutcliffe! And coincidentally (some say not) Jimy savile had a flat overlooking the field where one of sutcliffe's victims was found! It was literally a few dozen yards away. His was a fascinating yet sick life.

My mum told me when she was younger, she nearly got kidnapped and she thinks it could of been the Yorkshire ripper.

Fred and Rose West would be a very interesting case to discuss and get your opinion on Dr. Grande.