George Oldfield, 61, a British police officer who led the five-year hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, died Thursday at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
The investigation led to the arrest of Peter Sutcliffe, 37, a former truck driver. Sutcliffe pleaded guilty to killing 13 young women and to the attempted murder of seven others over a five-year period in Yorkshire and neighboring counties. He is now serving a life sentence in Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight.
Mr. Oldfield was assistant chief constable in West Yorkshire in charge of the criminal-investigation division during the manhunt. After Sutcliffe was caught in 1981, Mr. Oldfield was transferred to a less strenuous post. He took an early retirement two years ago because of ill health. Published in the Philadelphia Inquirer (PA) on July 6, 1985.
The investigation led to the arrest of Peter Sutcliffe, 37, a former truck driver. Sutcliffe pleaded guilty to killing 13 young women and to the attempted murder of seven others over a five-year period in Yorkshire and neighboring counties. He is now serving a life sentence in Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight.
Mr. Oldfield was assistant chief constable in West Yorkshire in charge of the criminal-investigation division during the manhunt. After Sutcliffe was caught in 1981, Mr. Oldfield was transferred to a less strenuous post. He took an early retirement two years ago because of ill health. Published in the Philadelphia Inquirer (PA) on July 6, 1985.
George Oldfield, 61, a British police officer who led the five-year hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, died Thursday at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
The investigation led to the arrest of Peter Sutcliffe, 37, a former truck driver. Sutcliffe pleaded guilty to killing 13 young women and to the attempted murder of seven others over a five-year period in Yorkshire and neighboring counties. He is now serving a life sentence in Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight.
Mr. Oldfield was assistant chief constable in West Yorkshire in charge of the criminal-investigation division during the manhunt. After Sutcliffe was caught in 1981, Mr. Oldfield was transferred to a less strenuous post. He took an early retirement two years ago because of ill health. Published in the Philadelphia Inquirer (PA) on July 6, 1985.
The investigation led to the arrest of Peter Sutcliffe, 37, a former truck driver. Sutcliffe pleaded guilty to killing 13 young women and to the attempted murder of seven others over a five-year period in Yorkshire and neighboring counties. He is now serving a life sentence in Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight.
Mr. Oldfield was assistant chief constable in West Yorkshire in charge of the criminal-investigation division during the manhunt. After Sutcliffe was caught in 1981, Mr. Oldfield was transferred to a less strenuous post. He took an early retirement two years ago because of ill health. Published in the Philadelphia Inquirer (PA) on July 6, 1985.
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