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Man arrested in Ripper hoax case


owdlad

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I'm assuming that DNA was kept from the original letters etc.

You often hear of people caught for some totally irrelevant "crime" only for their DNA from years ago to expose and involve them in their previous crimes.

I'm just assuming this though, it's not based on any fact :confused:

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Originally posted by owdlad

A man has been arrested in connection with hoax letters and a tape sent to police during the Yorkshire Ripper investigation nearly 30 years ago.

 

Should this man be found guilty of the hoax tape I hope the police are able to charge him with a crime that carries a long sentence, because his stupidity in sending that tape let Sutcliffe continue his killing spree.

 

The full story. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/4354952.stm

 

love ya old bill threads don't ya.........

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  • 10 years later...
A man has been arrested in connection with hoax letters and a tape sent to police during the Yorkshire Ripper investigation nearly 30 years ago.

 

Should this man be found guilty of the hoax tape I hope the police are able to charge him with a crime that carries a long sentence, because his stupidity in sending that tape let Sutcliffe continue his killing spree.

 

The full story. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/4354952.stm

 

The hoaxster's crime took place more than 30 years ago.

I've never understood why the statute of limitation didn't apply?

He was sentenced to 8 years, but out after 3.

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