Peter Sutcliffe’s ashes will be buried in Yorkshire – with some of his remains sent to twisted ‘superfans’
- Serial killer, 74, was cremated last month and his remains have been distributed
- Some have been sent to male ‘superfan’ in Newcastle and to a female supporter
- Yorkshire Ripper died in hospital after contracting Covid following a heart attack
The Yorkshire Ripper’s ashes are set to be buried near his hometown of Bingley while some have been sent to twisted ‘superfans’.
Peter Sutcliffe was cremated and his remains given to his brother Mick Sutcliffe by the funeral director friend in a box.
The 74-year-old died in hospital last month after contracting Covid-19 following a heart attack, and reportedly refusing treatment.
Sources have suggested it is likely some of his remains will be buried in an unmarked location in Bingley, West Yorkshire, where Sutcliffe and his family grew up.
Some of the remains were given to a male ‘superfan’ in Newcastle while some of the ashes were given to a female supporter, according to the Sun.
Peter Sutcliffe’s remains will be buried in his hometown of Bingley, Yorkshire, where he grew up while some have been sent to ‘superfans’ it has been revealed. Pictured: The Yorkshire Ripper, who died aged 74 from Covid, is taken from prison in 2015 to a hospital appointment
Last month it was reported Sutcliffe was offered a free funeral by a friend and he accepted the offer. He hoped his grave would be near his home town of Bingley (pictured) in West Yorkshire
A source described the woman as a ‘long-term visitor’ of Sutcliffe’s and told the newspaper: ‘It’s grim his ashes were divided this way.
‘It’s predictable as he had a large group of supporters who wrote, visited and sent him gifts.
‘The Newcastle bloke was barred from visiting him.
‘He had newspaper cuttings of Sutcliffe at home and let him speak to his kids on the phone.’
It is not known who covered the cost, although it was previously reported a funeral director friend, David Holmes, offered to organise his funeral service free of charge.
At the service, which his family were reportedly barred from attending, his coffin was surrounded by flowers and music was played during the short ceremony, the Mirror reported.
Readings from relatives are understood to have been read out.
Peter Sutcliffe, who was serving a life-sentence for killing 13 women, died in hospital after contracting Covid. He had multiple ailments including diabetes, angina and was going blind
The 74-year-old reportedly had hoped he would be buried near his home town of Bingley in West Yorkshire. He was cremated to prevent the destruction of his grave.
Sutcliffe had a long list of ailments when he began planning his funeral in 2015 – including diabetes and angina. He had heart attacks and was going blind.
The serial killer was serving a whole-life term for murdering 13 women across Yorkshire and the North West between 1975 and 1980.
He was serving the remainder of his sentence at Frankland Prison, in County Durham, after he moved there in 2016 following a 32-year stint at high-security hospital Broadmoor in Berkshire.
His prison cell was filled with letters, many from women who were obsessed with the killer and remains untouched since his death, according to the Sun.
One male Newcastle ‘superfan’ was banned from visiting Sutcliffe at HMP Frankland in County Durham but has received some of his ashes, sources have said, along with a female supporter
He died at the University Hospital of North Durham after his lungs failed overnight. No visitors were by his bedside due to Covid rules.
Neil Jackson, from Leeds, whose mum Emily was killed by Sutcliffe, told the Sun: ‘It’s appalling he’ll be buried in Yorkshire. It’ll upset a lot of people. And it’s sick people want his ashes. They should take him to a tip.’