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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 linked the murders of Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, and Anneli Alderton, 24, whose bodies were found in nearby villages within 10 days. | Police have linked the murders of Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, and Anneli Alderton, 24, whose bodies were found in nearby villages within 10 days. |
| Map: Where the bodies were found | Map: Where the bodies were found |
| Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull said all five deaths bore "striking similarities" in that the women had been found naked and in a rural environment. | Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull said all five deaths bore "striking similarities" in that the women had been found naked and in a rural environment. |
| 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 A number of people are helping police with their inquiries, 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. |
| Mr Gull said specialists, including blood and soil experts, were at the woodland in Levington where the two bodies were found. | Mr Gull said specialists, including blood and soil experts, were at the woodland in Levington where the two bodies were found. |
| Home Office pathologist Dr Nat Carey, who carried out post-mortems examinations on the three murdered prostitutes, will examine the bodies. | Home Office pathologist Dr Nat Carey, who carried out post-mortems examinations on the three murdered prostitutes, will examine the bodies. |
| The women's bodies were dumped in woodland near the A14But Mr Gull said it was unlikely police would confirm on Wednesday the identities of the bodies. | |
| "We have not found what appear to be murder scenes. We are dealing with sites where the bodies have been dumped and left." | "We have not found what appear to be murder scenes. We are dealing with sites where the bodies have been dumped and left." |
| A picture of the prostitutes working in the area and their clients was gradually being built up, the officer said. | A picture of the prostitutes working in the area and their clients was gradually being built up, the officer said. |
| 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." |
| 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. | |
| Paula Clennell has not been seen since Saturday | |
| 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. | 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 Miss Alderton who had moved to the area from Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, was found on Sunday in Nacton. | It is near to where the body of Miss Alderton who had moved to the area from Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, was found on Sunday in Nacton. |
| The body of Miss Adams was found on 2 December in woodland at Hintlesham, on the outskirts of Ipswich. She had last been seen on 15 November. | The body of Miss Adams 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 Miss Nicol was found in nearby Copdock. She was the first to go missing and had last been seen on 30 October. | On 8 December the body of Miss Nicol was found in nearby Copdock. She was the first to go missing and had last been seen on 30 October. |
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