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| Women's final journeys examined | Women's final journeys examined |
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| Police investigating the murders of five women are examining CCTV footage and may release images showing the last known movements of one of them. | Police investigating the murders of five women are examining CCTV footage and may release images showing the last known movements of one of them. |
| Det Chief Supt Stewart Gull said he was confident of finding footage of prostitute Anneli Alderton. | Det Chief Supt Stewart Gull said he was confident of finding footage of prostitute Anneli Alderton. |
| Assistant Chief Constable Jacqui Cheer said Ms Alderton was pregnant but added this was irrelevant to the inquiry. | Assistant Chief Constable Jacqui Cheer said Ms Alderton was pregnant but added this was irrelevant to the inquiry. |
| She said police were tracking 50 to 100 suspects, adding that officers wanted to track Ms Alderton's final movements. | She said police were tracking 50 to 100 suspects, adding that officers wanted to track Ms Alderton's final movements. |
| ACC Cheer said: "Miss Alderton was three months pregnant. But we do not regard that as having any relevance to the inquiry - however sad it may be." | ACC Cheer said: "Miss Alderton was three months pregnant. But we do not regard that as having any relevance to the inquiry - however sad it may be." |
| She renewed appeals for people in Ipswich to come forward with information. | She renewed appeals for people in Ipswich to come forward with information. |
| ACC Cheer explained that the suspects were in different groups, split between those being spoken to and those who are still to be questioned. | ACC Cheer explained that the suspects were in different groups, split between those being spoken to and those who are still to be questioned. |
| She added: "A good way to describe the progress we are making would be to compare the investigation to a jigsaw. | She added: "A good way to describe the progress we are making would be to compare the investigation to a jigsaw. |
| "We have constructed the edges, now we have to fill in the middle." | "We have constructed the edges, now we have to fill in the middle." |
| Meanwhile, Det Chief Supt Stewart Gull said: "We are looking at many hours of CCTV footage. | Meanwhile, Det Chief Supt Stewart Gull said: "We are looking at many hours of CCTV footage. |
| "We hope to get footage of Anneli - we know she caught a train in Essex last week." | "We hope to get footage of Anneli - we know she caught a train in Essex last week." |
| Football appeal | Football appeal |
| Police are considering staging a reconstruction of the last known movements of one of the women in the hope of jogging people's memories. | Police are considering staging a reconstruction of the last known movements of one of the women in the hope of jogging people's memories. |
| Satellite images of key locations | Satellite images of key locations |
| On Friday the fifth body found was confirmed as that of Annette Nicholls, 29, who worked as a prostitute. | On Friday the fifth body found was confirmed as that of Annette Nicholls, 29, who worked as a prostitute. |
| Her body was discovered naked at Levington near Ipswich, but a post-mortem examination failed to reveal exactly how she died. | Her body was discovered naked at Levington near Ipswich, but a post-mortem examination failed to reveal exactly how she died. |
| The other four murdered women are Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, Anneli Alderton, aged 24 and Paula Clennell, 24. | The other four murdered women are Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, Anneli Alderton, aged 24 and Paula Clennell, 24. |
| Map: Where the bodies were found | Map: Where the bodies were found |
| Later on Saturday police will appeal for help at the start of Ipswich Town's football match against Leeds United. | Later on Saturday police will appeal for help at the start of Ipswich Town's football match against Leeds United. |
| Players and spectators will observe a minute's silence for the victims, and Ipswich officials said police had offered women safety advice in the match programme. | Players and spectators will observe a minute's silence for the victims, and Ipswich officials said police had offered women safety advice in the match programme. |
| On Friday, prayers were said for the women and their families at a church service at Copdock, a village close to where two of the bodies were found. | On Friday, prayers were said for the women and their families at a church service at Copdock, a village close to where two of the bodies were found. |
| Suffolk's chief constable Alastair McWhirter has said his force faced "incredible challenges". | Suffolk's chief constable Alastair McWhirter has said his force faced "incredible challenges". |
| But he said his officers remained determined to carry out investigations "thoroughly and quickly", and morale remained high. | But he said his officers remained determined to carry out investigations "thoroughly and quickly", and morale remained high. |
| Tests | Tests |
| Police said all the women were found naked but said none had been sexually assaulted. | Police said all the women were found naked but said none had been sexually assaulted. |
| Toxicology tests are being carried out on the bodies of all five women, who were all drug users. | |
| Detectives have received more than 7,000 calls from the public. | Detectives have received more than 7,000 calls from the public. |
| Suffolk Police are being helped by 26 other forces, and 250 officers are working on the five murder inquiries. | Suffolk Police are being helped by 26 other forces, and 250 officers are working on the five murder inquiries. |
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