Yorkshire Ripper Arrested

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This day way back in 1981, a serial killer that was given the title of “The Yorkshire Ripper” was arrested. It turns out, he had killed at least 13 women, and caused havoc for 5 years. From 1975 and 1980 and even tried to kill off 7 others. He was charged with murder and is was given life in prison, to be served consecutively. They tried to let him go in 2010, but there was no chance.

This is definitely one of the more notorious killers for modern history. Sometimes these real life stories are much harder than the movies that I’ve reviewed on this blog. There is a series of shows and movies that you can watch that are set with the back drop of these things. It was known as "Red Riding" and one of their releases/shows had this killer in the cross hairs, but it isn't a direct biopic or anything like that. The Yorkshire Ripper went without getting caught for so long, just like John Wayne Gacy, and ended up getting pulled over with the wrong plates!

If you are interested in learning more about this criminal, you can purchase "The Yorkshire Ripper: The In-Depth Study of a Mass Killer and His Methods" for under a dollar. You can purchase that by clicking here, and if you do get it, drop me a line and review it for my blog, I could use some help. More reviews are coming soon.

Real Horror: Fred West Found Murdered

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Everyday, I will be bringing this site into a new direction. We will be talking about real horror, amist reviews of horror movies and science fiction. Today, we will focus on a little known fact for New Year's Day. Today in 1995, serial killer Fred West died. He hung himself in jail, and that caused a whole new way that law enforcement take care of prisoners once they are behind bars.

What was so bad that he would be in jail in the first place? I already said he was a serial killer, stupid. Fred Ward and his wife were responsible for at least 12 murders. His home was known as "House of Horrors". 9 corpses were found on his property and his wife Rosemary joined in after discovering what he was doing.

In 1996, the house known as the "House of Horrors" was demolished, and good riddance. It's not a footpath, for joggers and walkers to enjoy. However, today in 1995, Fred West took his clothing, ripped it apart and hung himself. High profile inmates seem to kill themselves sometimes, like the last guy that was caught with a house of horrors in Arizona.

Read about this true crime in "Fred & Rose: The Full Story of Fred and Rose West and the Gloucester House of Horrors" by Howard Sounes, available through amazon.com, here.