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Once he'd been charged,
I think Peter Sutcliffe felt that he had a chance
of not going to prison but of claiming to be mad and, therefore,
going to a secure hospital where life would be
much easier for him, and so he emphasized the fact
that he believed God had instructed him
to clear the streets and that it had been
the devil -- a devilish urge had made him
carry these things out
I think Peter Sutcliffe felt that he had a chance
of not going to prison but of claiming to be mad and, therefore,
going to a secure hospital where life would be
much easier for him, and so he emphasized the fact
that he believed God had instructed him
to clear the streets and that it had been
the devil -- a devilish urge had made him
carry these things out
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-Once he'd been charged,
I think Peter Sutcliffe felt
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that he had a chance
of not going to prison
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but of claiming to be mad
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and, therefore,
going to a secure hospital
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where life would be
much easier for him,
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and so he emphasized the fact
that he believed
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God had instructed him
to clear the streets
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and that it had been
the devil --
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a devilish urge had made him
carry these things out.
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Brand new and exclusive to Pick, Britain's Most Evil Killers explores the crimes of Britain's 12 most brutal killers.