DARK TOURISM HERE IN THE UK AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION, LITTLEDEAN JAIL, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UK … FROM THE HANDS OF DEATH, EVIL BRITISH SERIAL KILLER – PETER SUTCLIFFE aka ” THE YORKSHIRE RIPPER”. AS PREVIOUSLY FEATURED IN THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS

 

 

 

DEEMED TO BE A BRUTISH  CRIME MUSEUM, TOUCHING UPON TRUE CRIME , MURDERABILIA, MAIMERABILIA, POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS,  SLEAZE, SCANDAL, THE BIZARRE AND THE TABOO …….

WHAT ON EARTH DO VISITORS EXPECT TO SEE HERE ON DISPLAY ANYWAY?

CONTRARY TO SOME PEOPLES PERCEPTION ……THE  CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL DOES NOT  GLORIFY OR CONDONE THE MANY EVIL MONSTERS WE TOUCH UPON AND FEATURE HERE . FURTHERMORE WE HOPEFULLY PROVIDE VISITORS WITH A PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL INSIGHT INTO THE MINDS OF ALL THOSE THAT WE FEATURE HERE ON DISPLAY 

THE CONTENT WE FEATURE IS IN THE MAIN HORRIFIC, GRAPHIC, AND EXPLICIT AND TOUCHES UPON A GREAT MANY SENSITIVE SUBJECT MATTERS AND AS SUCH IS NOT, AND SHOULD NOT BE PRESENTED IN A PLEASANT WAY EITHER.

AS WE REPEATEDLY SAY TO ALL POTENTIAL VISITORS …… PLEASE DO AVOID IF EASILY OFFENDED, DISTURBED  OR OF A SENSITIVE NATURE .

WHILST WE DO ALLOW CHILDREN INTO OUR ESTABLISHMENT… THIS IS SOLELY AT THE DISCRETION OF THEIR  PARENTS OR GUARDIANS . WE ARE AN X-RATED ATTRACTION AND DO NOT ENCOURAGE  CHILDREN BUT CANNOT  STOP THEIR GUARDIANS  FROM BRINGING THEM WITH THEM IF THEY SO WISH

A unique original hand drawn and signed  charcoal self portrait by Peter Sutcliffe – The Yorkshire Ripper , drawn whilst incarcerated at Broadmoor Hospital . It is signed PWS , which is initials for Peter William Sutcliffe  . On display at The Crime Through Time Collection , Littledean Jail , Gloucestershire , UK

 

Peter Coonan (born Peter William Sutcliffe, 2 June 1946) is an English serial killer who was dubbed the “Yorkshire Ripper” by the press. In 1981, Sutcliffe was convicted of murdering thirteen women and attempting to murder seven others.Sutcliffe had regularly used the services of prostitutes in Leeds and Bradford. His outbreak of violence towards them seems to have occurred because he was swindled out of money by a prostitute and her pimp but he claimed, when interviewed by authorities, that the voice of God had sent him on a mission to kill prostitutes.Sutcliffe carried out his murder spree over five years, during which the public were especially shocked by the murders of women who were not prostitutes. After his arrest for driving with false number plates in January 1981, the police questioned him about the killings and he confessed that he was the perpetrator.At his trial, he pleaded not guilty to murder on grounds of diminished responsibility, owing to a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia; but the defence was rejected by a majority of the jury. He is serving twenty concurrent sentences of life imprisonment. Following his conviction, Sutcliffe began using his mother’s maiden name and became known as Peter William Coonan

ABOVE AND BELOW  … ORIGINAL PAINTING BY GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARTIST PAUL BRIDGMAN

Below :A unique original oil painting on canvas dated and signed in 1993  by Peter Sutcliffe – The Yorkshire Ripper , painted by him whilst incarcerated at Broadmoor Hospital . It is signed PWS , which is initials for Peter William Sutcliffe  . On display at The Crime Through Time Collection , Littledean Jail , Gloucestershire , UK

BELOW ARE VARIOUS  IMAGES OF PETER SUTCLIFFE  INCLUDING A RECENT 2015 IMAGE TAKEN AT BROADMOOR , WHERE HE IS STILL IMPRISONED .

Above and below: A brief psychological insight into the mind of British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe AKA ” The Yorkshire Ripper ” through his handwritten poetry

PETER SUTCLIFFE 2015

THE SUN ON SUNDAY 02ND SEPTEMBER 2012 FEATURES THE YORKSHIRE RIPPER EXHIBITION AS ON DISPLAY AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL. 

AN EXHIBITION THAT SIMPLY PROVIDES A GLIMPSE INTO THE CUSHY  LIFE OF LUXURY AND PASTIME PLEASURES ENJOYED BY ONE OF THE UK’S MOST EVIL MONSTERS … PETER SUTCLIFFE

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—————————————————————————————————-THE DAILY MAIL  ALSO FEATURES THE EXHIBITION IN THEIR ONLINE EDITION ON THE 03RD SEPTEMBER 2012

Chilling insight into the Yorkshire Ripper’s world: Never before seen prison possessions of killer Peter Sutcliffe go on public display

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 00:06, 3 September 2012 | UPDATED: 10:29, 3 September 2012

They offer a chilling glimpse into the dark world of Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe – and a insight into the mind of his twisted admirer.

Unseen personal collection of prison possessions belonging to the notorious serial killer have been put on public display for the first time – including handwritten love-letters from a besotted female pen-pal.

The items present a bizarre and pathetic picture of a killer scribbling desperate love-letters to his hypnotherapist and stripper pen pal, Sandra Lester, listening to 1980’s Eurythmics songs such as ‘Better to have Lost in Love’ and ‘I Can’t Stand it’, and reggae classic love songs.

Besotted: Sandra Lester sent this photograph to Peter Sutcliffe with a handwritten note asking the killer to ‘please accept my apologies for the delay’

Smut: The personal items includes a business card of Sandra Lester that she sent to killer Peter Sutcliffe which is now on display at Littledean Jail in Gloucestershire

Sutcliffe’s letters to Lester, who was also an escort girl and glamour model, were written from May 1993 to September that year.

The correspondence only ended, according to Lester – after Sutcliffe asked her to marry him and she rejected him.

The beast referred to their correspondence as his ‘Cloud nine’ letters and Lester as his ‘Sweet Potato’.

Pen pals: The illustrated letters from Peter Sutcliffe to his friend and confident Sandra Lester for part of the collection of personal items on display

Ramblings of a serial killer: Sutcliffe started this letter ‘Dearest Sandra’ and went on to thank her for her ‘enjoyable letter, sweetheart’ in the long, rambling correspondence

Revelations: According to his letters Sutcliffe’s favourite colours were: ‘turquoise, purple, emerald green and yellow. I like red but only in small amounts…as in large quantities it can be overpowering’

 

Flattery: Sutcliffe was complimentary about Sandra saying in this letter how she was ‘endearingly funny’

The cold-hearted killer joked about building a helicopter and ‘weaving a magic carpet’ to fly away on.

The letters also reveal how he fantasised about Lester and him running away together and living on a desert island or flying on a balloon over Africa’s tallest mountain, Kilimanjaro.

Sutcliffe told Lester that he had turned his hospital room into to a shrine to her, with pictures of her on display.

Sutcliffe appeared to encourage Lester’s attempts to introduce him to hypo-therapy via video tape recordings: ‘I played both videos (you sent me) over and over again, they’re a big help. I can feel a change for the better.’

Among the unseen items are cassette tapes showing the murderer’s feel-good musical tastes, a gloomy landscape oil painting signed with the initials PWS (Peter William Sutcliffe), a prison radio and desk lamp are all now displayed at the crime museum at Little Dean Jail, Gloucestershire.

After a 1970’s reign of terror in northern English cities including Leeds and Bradford, monster Sutcliffe was arrested and finally convicted in May 1981 of murdering 13 women, many of them sex workers, using a rope, knife and hammer – and attacking a further seven female victims.

Insight: The display includes items used by Peter Sutcliffe while at Broadmoor Secure Mental Hospital

Marked by a killer: The Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe clearly marks his music tapes – including Reggae Love Songs, left, and the Eurythmics’ Feminine Touch album, right – with his initial P.W.S

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Mix tape of a serial killer: Cassette tapes reveal the murderer’s musical tastes

Sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to Broadmoor high security hospital for Britain’s most disturbed patients where he still languishes there half-blind thanks to repeated attacks by fellow inmates – this previously unseen collection of items sheds new light on how killer Sutcliffe has spent his time in captivity.

According to his letters Sutcliffe’s favourite colours were: ‘turquoise, purple, emerald green and yellow. I like red but only in small amounts…as in large quantities it can be overpowering.’

Sutcliffe’s letters showed he had a love of wildlife programmes. The murderer and rapist revealed his fondness for bee keeping, referring to them as ‘marvellous wee creatures.’

Ostriches were ‘absolutely beautiful wonderful creatures.’ His favourite dog was a spaniel as they were: ‘a good natured dog and so very loyal.’

The nightmare images of 16th century Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch, which depicts people being graphically tortured in hell, were ‘weird…but fascinating’ according to Sutcliffe.

He repeatedly requested Lester to send his pictures by surrealist painter Salvador Dali.

Sutcliffe’s favourite classical music was produced by legendary German composer Wolfgang Mozart and he described the music of Mozart’s symphony 41 as ‘pure genius’.

Crude: An oil painting by Peter Sutcliffe has his signature PWS on the bottom right corner

Looking for laughter: Sutcliffe was obviously a fan of Hancokck’s Half Hour, adding some of the comedian’s BBC’s shows to his collection of tapes

Prison art: An oil painting by Sutcliffe is signed with the initials PWS (Peter William Sutcliffe)

Keeping in contact: Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe had this old Roberts radio to maintain contact with the outside world

Possessive: Sutcliffe put his initials on nearly all his belongings – including inside his prized Roberts radioDespite complaining of being ‘drugged’ by members of staff at Broadmoor Hospital, Sutcliffe showed off his physical prowess to Lester, declaring that he completed 15miles on the communal exercise bike each day and had a body, ‘as strong as stainless steel’.

He even penned a threat to one female psychiatrist when complaining of how lethargic the medicines she was prescribing for Sutcliffe’s schizophrenia, saying he would tell her about it: ‘when I seize her – tee hee (sic).’

On show: An old Roberts radio used by Peter Sutcliffe after he changed his name to Peter Coonan is now displayed at Littledean Jail, Gloucestershire

At the end of his letters to Lester, Sutcliffe would sign off by gushing his gratitude across the page: ‘Thank you dearly for your soopa doopa exquisitely utopian lovely letter.’

Other items include Sutcliffe’s radio, a cassette of radio legend Tony Hancock’s hugely popular comedy sketch show, ‘Hancock’s Half Hour’.

The Crime through Time Museum at Little Dean Jail, Gloucestershire is home to memorabilia relating to some of Britain’s most notorious murderers and criminals.

Crime through Time curator Andy Jones said: ‘We are Britain’s most politically incorrect visitor attraction.’

‘The museum contains material that is unsuitable for families, including taboo and very scandalous subjects.

‘We do not glorify crime or murder and none of the items are collected for profit through sales.

‘We take great care to inform all potential visitors of what to expect to see.

‘It is not for families and people who are easily offended, disturbed or of a sensitive nature are strongly advised not to visit.’

All items on display have been authenticated by Sutcliffe’s brother, Carl Sutcliffe.

Glimpse into Sutcliffe’s cell: An old lamp used by Peter Sutcliffe while at Broadmoor Secure Mental Hospital is now displayed at Littledean Jail, Gloucestershire

Signed: The old lamp bears Sutcliffe’s initials and name, his prisoner number and ward name

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2197324/Chilling-insight-Yorkshire-Rippers-world-Never-seen-prison-possessions-killer-Peter-Sutcliffe-public-display.html#ixzz25aYNAwPJ

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DARK TOURISM UK. GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S EVIL & ALLEGED SATANIC SERIAL KILLERS, FRED & ROSE WEST ARE FEATURED HERE ALONG WITH MUCH MORE TRUE CRIME, MURDERABILIA, MAIMERABILIA & DISMALABILIA, AT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION, LITTLEDEAN JAIL ….

AS AN INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND INSIGHT  INTO THE LIVES OF FRED AND ROSE WEST HERE IS SOME  INTERACTIVE , VERY DISTURBING , THOUGH VERY INTERESTING  DOCUMENTARY FOOTAGE ON THE NOTORIOUS BRITISH SERIAL KILLERS  . HERE TOO  ARE SOME IMAGES OF VARIOUS PERSONAL ITEMS THAT BELONGED TO THEM BOTH, INCLUDING VARIOUS SIGNED EPHEMERA AND DOCUMENTATION, WHICH ARE HERE ON DISPLAY IN AMONGST OUR TRUE CRIME AND MURDERABILIA COLLECTIONS.

ABOVE: ORIGINAL POLICE MUGSHOT OF FRED WEST. BELOW ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING BY PAUL BRIDGMAN DEPICTING FRED WEST .

ABOVE AND BELOW: Fred and Rose West with their family pictured at their daughter Anne-Marie’s wedding .

The tie Fred West is wearing is here on display at the jail . Previously also worn by him when with one of his victims, Shirley Robinson , who was pregnant with his unborn child , who he murdered at 25 Cromwell Street …. (see pic of hem together below)

 

Below : A brief gallery showing a various array of whips belonging to the sexually sadistic and evil serial killers Fred and Rose west . For the record these were removed from their family home at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester  along with various other  personally owned, used and worn paraphernalia. All of which have long been on display at The Crime Through Time Collection , now at Littledean jail .

 

These whips were well recorded as being used by the West’s on many of their victims and undoubtedly on their children too for sexual pleasures

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Infamous sexually sadistic and evil British  serial killers , Fred and Rose West

Copy of original police handwritten confession statement SIGNED BY FRED WEST  With Fred being illiterate and having very poor reading and writing skills , he had to have the note written by others , for him to sign . 4 March 1994

 

THE INFAMOUS HANDMADE SIGN AT THE ENTERANCE TO 25 CROMWELL STREET , PURPORTED TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY FRED WEST AND NOW APPARANTLY  DESTROYED .

 

THESE ARE GENUINE SET OF KEYS FOR 25 CROMWELL STREET .

 

Handwriten and signed letter from Rose West sent whilst in prison .

Rent book and other paperwork relating to 214 Southgate Street Glos owned by Fred & Rose West .and rented to Mrs Wagner as a cafe , It is highly rumoured that there are more bodies buried here.This building was demolished years ago and the sight redevopled . The records form part of the collection kept at the Crime Through Time Museum at Littledean Jail

 

Rent book and other paperwork relating to 214 Southgate Street Glos owned by Fred & Rose West .and rented to Mrs Wagner as a cafe , It is highly rumoured that there are more bodies buried here.This building was demolished years ago and the sight redevopled . The records form part of the collection kept at the Crime Through Time Museum at Littledean Jail

Christmas card  handwritten by Rose West to Family friend sent during the early 1990’s

 

 

 

Christmas card  handwritten by Rose West to Family friend sent during the early 1990’s

Christmas card  handwritten by Rose West to Family friend sent during the early  1990’s

Front of With Sympathy card given to Rose’s close friend and neighbour Margaretta Dix who lived opposite the West’s at 28 Cromwell Street. This being after  the sudden death of her husband Charlie , aged 64 back in 1992 . He suffered a fatal  heart attack in the family bathroom . Margaretta called on the Wests for help , Fred tried to save him , whilst awaiting ambulance. This is documented in various books and articles relating to the  later Rose West trial .  This card was kindly sourced from the Dix Family and is now on display at the Crime Through Time Collection , along with various other related material .

of With Sympathy card given to Rose’s close friend and neighbour Margaretta Dix who lived opposite the West’s at 28 Cromwell Street. This being after  the sudden death of her husband Charlie , aged 64 back in 1992 . He suffered a fatal  heart attack in the family bathroom . Margaretta called on the Wests for help , Fred tried to save him , whilst awaiting ambulance. This is documented in various books and articles relating to the  later Rose West trial .  This card was kindly sourced from the Dix Family and is now on display at the Crime Through Time Collection , along with various other related material .

Handwritten and signed by Rose west  inset page of With Sympathy card given to Rose’s close friend and neighbour Margaretta Dix who lived opposite the West’s at 28 Cromwell Street. This being after  the sudden death of her husband Charlie , aged 64 back in 1992 . He suffered a fatal  heart attack in the family bathroom . Margaretta called on the Wests for help , Fred tried to save him , whilst awaiting ambulance. This is documented in various books and articles relating to the  later Rose West trial .  This card was kindly sourced from the Dix Family and is now on display at the Crime Through Time Collection , along with various other related material .

 

 

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Postcard  handwritten by Rose West sent to Family sent during the 1990’s signed Mum and Dad

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Postcard  handwritten and sent  by Rose West addressed to ” THE WEST WILLIAMS MENAGERIE, 16 BELGRAVE ROAD, GLOUCESTER (which was home to the Williams family at the time ).  ” to their children  and also seemingly to the children of their “partners in crime ” The Williams family ( David and Pauline who were jailed in October 2015  for child abuse see HERE ) sent during the 1990

The card is signed by Rose West as Mum and Dad whilst Fred and Rose were away on holiday . The postcard depict images of the Cheshire Ring , however the postmark clearly shows that it was posted 14 October 1990 with a Wye Valley , Gloucestershire postal stamp !!!

 

PAULINE AND DAVID WILLIAMS WITH FRED AND ROSE WEST INSET

This image depicts Fred West’s  spade and fork which he used during the burials of his victims at various locations including Cromwell St and other locations around the County of Gloucestershire . He would use the spade to also remove the fingers and toes of his victims , as is well documented . These tools came from 25 Cromwell St along with various other personal items  owned , used and worn by Fred and Rose. All of which are on display here at The Crime Through Time Collection , Littledean Jail .

Original photograph of the inside of the bathroom at 25 Cromwell Street , Gloucester

 

POLICE OUTSIDE THE FRONT OF NO 25, CROMWELL STREET, GLOUCESTER KEEP AN EYE OUT AS THE SEARCH CONTINUES IN THE REAR GARDEN.

Frederick West, accused of murdering his daughter Heather West (far R) is pictured with his second wife Rosemary (far L) at a wedding party for his daughter Anna in 1986. Police have dug up Heather’s remains and a further two unidentified bodies in West’s garden. ? QUALITY DOCUMENT – RTXFF2Z

Picture By: Jules Annan / Retna Pictures Picture Shows: Rent book and other paperwork relating to 214 Southgate Street Glos ownen by Fred & Rose West .and rented to Mrs Wagner as a cafe , It is highly rumourrd that there are more bodies buried here., ths building was demolished years ago and rebuilt The records form part of the collection kept at the Crime Through Time Museum , Little Dean- Date:10th January 09 Job: Ref: JSN – Non-Exclusive *World Rights Only* *Unbylined uses will incur an additional discretionary fee!*

Picture By: Jules Annan / Retna Pictures Picture Shows: Rent book and other paperwork relating to 214 Southgate Street Glos ownen by Fred & Rose West .and rented to Mrs Wagner as a cafe , It is highly rumourrd that there are more bodies buried here., ths building was demolished years ago and rebuilt The records form part of the collection kept at the Crime Through Time Museum , Little Dean- Date:10th January 09 Job: Ref: JSN – Non-Exclusive *World Rights Only* *Unbylined uses will incur an additional discretionary fee!*

HERE ARE PARTS 1-3 OF THIS “MUST SEE”….VERY  IN DEPTH INTERACTIVE (WITH OUR CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTIONS HERE AT LITTLEDEAN JAIL) REMARKABLE THOUGH VERY DISTURBING….  DOCUMENTARY FOOTAGE  INTO THE LIVES AND CRIMES OF FRED AND ROSE WEST. INCLUDING ROSE WEST PROSTITUTING HERSELF AT HOME AT 25 CROMWELL STREET , GLOUCESTER . VIDEOED BY HER HUSBAND FRED WEST AND POLICE INTERVIEW TAPE RECORDINGS WITH FRED AND ROSE WEST .

FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN TRUE CRIME  DO VIEW  ALL 9 PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENTARY WHICH ALSO INCLUDES FOOTAGE OF THE WEST FAMILY VISITING THE FOREST OF DEAN AREAS … CLOSE TO THE JAIL

WHILST VERY INTRIGUING AND INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTARY FOOTAGE …. PLEASE BE WARNED THAT THERE IS CONSIDERABLE FOUL LANGUAGE IN SEVERAL PARTS FROM BOTH FRED AND ROSE WEST .ALSO IN THE MAIN , VERY DISTURBING CONTENT

HERE AT THE JAIL WE EXHIBIT AND DISPLAY A NUMBER OF PERSONAL ITEMS , WORN  CLOTHING AND ALSO TOOLS OF THE TRADE USED BY FRED WEST . THIS BEING A SMALL PART OF OUR TRUE  CRIME COLLECTIONS

WARNING…. PLEASE DO BE AWARE THAT A LOT OF THE FOOTAGE ON THIS POST  (AND THE OTHER PARTS (4-9) BELOW) , CONTAIN VERY DISTURBING MATERIAL .

DO COME VISIT THE CRIME THROUGH TIME COLLECTION HERE AT         LITTLEDEAN JAIL  AND SEE OUR EXTENSIVE AND DIVERSE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF TRUE CRIME MURDERABILIA , MEMORABILIA , THE TABOO AND MUCH MUCH MORE .

AS WE ALWAYS SAY …… IF EASILY OFFENDED, DISTURBED OR OF A SENSITIVE NATURE PLEASE DO AVOID VISITING THE JAIL