The quote: “I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure” is often misattributed to Mark Twain, but with news of the demise of the evil serial killer Peter Sutcliffe (AKA ‘The Yorkshire Ripper’), that quote most definitely rang true for many.

Whilst, according to The Atlantic, the sentiment itself actually closest relates to the words of the lawyer Clarence Darrow – whom in 1932 stated: “All men have an emotion to kill; when they strongly dislike someone they involuntarily wish he was dead. I have never killed anyone, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction” – Sutcliffe’s death was quite rightly described as bringing “some kind of closure for victims’ families” this morning in the Guardian.

As we begin to prepare The Steeple Times’ annual Heroes & Villains list of the best and worst people of 2020, we can guarantee that Peter Sutcliffe will make it towards the top of the year’s “One’s Who Won’t Be Missed,” but whether he’ll replace last year’s winner Jeffery Epstein remains to be seen.

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The List That Many Would Rather Be Missed – Epstein address book – ‘The Steeple Times’ obtains the Epstein-Maxwell contact book; it makes for very interesting reading.
The same people in the Steeple archive

The List That Many Would Rather Be Missed

‘The Steeple Times’ obtains the Epstein-Maxwell contact book; it makes for very interesting reading That Jeffrey Epstein knew just about everyone was widely known, but after seeing a copy of a 95-page address book that was used by him and his ‘madam’ Ghislaine Maxwell we can reveal that some of his connections are more telling […]

Heroes & Villains – The Best & The Worst People of 2019 – ‘The Steeple Times’ chooses the 25 best and worst people of the last year and the 25 who’ll be missed and the 25 who won’t. Winners: Lorraine Kelly, Larysa Switlyk, Clive Swift and Jeffrey Epstein.
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Heroes & Villains – The Best & The Worst People of 2019

‘The Steeple Times’ chooses the 25 best and 25 worst people of the last year and the 25 who’ll be missed and the 25 who won’t Happy New Year to all our readers. Our ‘Heroes & Villains’ list went down a storm in 2018, so as we move into 2020 today we’ve expanded it further […]

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Readers are invited to submit their nominations for The Steeple Times’ Heroes and Villains list by email to [email protected]. There are twenty-five spots to be allocated in each of the following categories:

  • The Best People of 2020.
  • The Worst People of 2020.
  • The One’s Who’ll Be Missed.
  • The One’s Who Won’t Be Missed.

In advance, we thank you for your contributions.

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Sutcliffe Won’t Be Missed – ‘Yorkshire Ripper’ Peter Sutcliffe dead – As serial killer Peter Sutcliffe dies, ‘The Steeple Times’ invites readers to submit their nominations for the best and worst people of 2020 – he’ll definitely be joining ‘The Ones Who Won’t Be Missed.”
Sutcliffe Won’t Be Missed – In 2020, our readers and selection committee chose Lorraine Kelly as the best person of 2020 and the barbarian bear slayer Larysa Switlyk as the worst. Please join the 7,000 who’ve already signed the petition to ban Switlyk from Instagram by clicking here.
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Sutcliffe Won’t Be Missed – ‘Yorkshire Ripper’ Peter Sutcliffe dead – As serial killer Peter Sutcliffe dies, ‘The Steeple Times’ invites readers to submit their nominations for the best and worst people of 2020 – he’ll definitely be joining ‘The Ones Who Won’t Be Missed.”
Sutcliffe Won’t Be Missed – In 2020, our readers and selection committee chose Jeffrey Epstein as the winner of our “not missed” category (here he is pictured with the equally filthy fleabag and deservedly incarcerated Ghislaine Maxwell) and ‘Keeping Up Appearances’ star Clive Swift as the winner of our “missed” category (here he is pictured with his brilliant co-star Dame Patricia Routledge).