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| Massive response in murders probe | Massive response in murders probe |
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| Officers investigating the murder of three prostitutes and the discovery of two more bodies have said they have had a massive response from the public. | Officers investigating the murder of three prostitutes and the discovery of two more bodies have said they have had a massive response from the public. |
| Suffolk Police said it was likely the bodies found near Ipswich on Tuesday were those of two prostitutes. | Suffolk Police said it was likely the bodies found near Ipswich on Tuesday were those of two prostitutes. |
| Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, have been missing for several days. | Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, have been missing for several days. |
| A reward of £250,000 has been offered by a national newspaper to catch the killer of the Ipswich prostitutes. | A reward of £250,000 has been offered by a national newspaper to catch the killer of the Ipswich prostitutes. |
| Police have already linked the murders of three women whose bodies were found near Ipswich within 10 days. | Police have already linked the murders of three women whose bodies were found near Ipswich within 10 days. |
| Map: Where the bodies were found | Map: Where the bodies were found |
| Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull said a number of people are helping police with their inquiry, but no-one has been arrested. | Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull said a number of people are helping police with their inquiry, but no-one has been arrested. |
| Officers are trawling through 2,199 calls made in five hours on Tuesday and will be working "24-7" on the investigation. | Officers are trawling through 2,199 calls made in five hours on Tuesday and will be working "24-7" on the investigation. |
| It is important that if anyone has concerns for the safety of a prostitute in Ipswich that they contact us immediately Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull | It is important that if anyone has concerns for the safety of a prostitute in Ipswich that they contact us immediately Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull |
| Mr Gull said specialists, including blood and soil experts, were at the woodland in Levington where the two bodies were found. | |
| But he said it was unlikely police would confirm on Wednesday the identities of the bodies. | |
| Mr Gull said: "We have not found what appear to be murder scenes. We are dealing with sites where the bodies have been dumped and left." | |
| He added: "It is important that if anyone has concerns for the safety of a prostitute in Ipswich that they contact us immediately." | He added: "It is important that if anyone has concerns for the safety of a prostitute in Ipswich that they contact us immediately." |
| Paula Clennell has not been seen since Saturday Home Secretary John Reid and Downing Street have contacted Suffolk's Chief Constable Alastair McWhirter to make sure he has enough resources to deal with the current murder inquiry. | |
| The prime minister's spokesman said officials were assured that Mr McWhirter was "happy" with the level of resources he had. | The prime minister's spokesman said officials were assured that Mr McWhirter was "happy" with the level of resources he had. |
| The sites where the two bodies were found on Tuesday is off the main A14 trunk road between Ipswich and Felixstowe docks close to a railway line, the Orwell estuary and a marina. | |
| It is near to where the body of Anneli Alderton, 24, who had moved to the area from Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, was found on Sunday in Nacton. | |
| The naked body of Gemma Adams, 25, was found on 2 December in woodland at Hintlesham, on the outskirts of Ipswich. She had last been seen on 15 November. | |
| On 8 December the body of Tania Nicol, 19, was found in nearby Copdock. She was the first to go missing and had last been seen on 30 October. | |
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