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| Police investigating the murders of five women in Suffolk have stopped and questioned drivers to establish the last movements of one of the victims. | Police investigating the murders of five women in Suffolk have stopped and questioned drivers to establish the last movements of one of the victims. |
| Officers were talking to motorists in Ipswich's red light area to work out the last movements of Paula Clennell. | Officers were talking to motorists in Ipswich's red light area to work out the last movements of Paula Clennell. |
| Miss Clennell, 24, was thought to be working on Handford Road a week ago. | Miss Clennell, 24, was thought to be working on Handford Road a week ago. |
| Drivers were asked if they were in the area at the time. The prostitute's naked body was found in woodland at nearby Levington on 12 December. | Drivers were asked if they were in the area at the time. The prostitute's naked body was found in woodland at nearby Levington on 12 December. |
| The last known sighting Miss Clennell is thought to have been late on 9 December or early on 10 December. | The last known sighting Miss Clennell is thought to have been late on 9 December or early on 10 December. |
| The other four murdered women are Anneli Alderton, 24, Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, and Annette Nicholls, 29. | The other four murdered women are Anneli Alderton, 24, Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, and Annette Nicholls, 29. |
| Police said all the women were found naked. | Police said all the women were found naked. |
| Map: Where the bodies were found | Map: Where the bodies were found |
| Miss Clennell was strangled and Miss Alderton died from a "compression to the neck". | Miss Clennell was strangled and Miss Alderton died from a "compression to the neck". |
| The causes of death for Misses Nicol and Adams have not yet been ascertained. | The causes of death for Misses Nicol and Adams have not yet been ascertained. |
| Questioning drivers is the latest attempt by police to jog the memories of members of the public. | Questioning drivers is the latest attempt by police to jog the memories of members of the public. |
| On Saturday, detectives investigating the murders released CCTV images showing the final train journey taken by Miss Alderton. | On Saturday, detectives investigating the murders released CCTV images showing the final train journey taken by Miss Alderton. |
| She caught the 1753 GMT train from Harwich to Colchester on 3 December - a week before her body was found near Ipswich. | She caught the 1753 GMT train from Harwich to Colchester on 3 December - a week before her body was found near Ipswich. |
| Satellite images of key locations | Satellite images of key locations |
| Police said Miss Alderton was three months pregnant when she died. | Police said Miss Alderton was three months pregnant when she died. |
| In a press conference, Det Chf Supt Stewart Gull said none of the murdered women had suffered "self defence wounds". | In a press conference, Det Chf Supt Stewart Gull said none of the murdered women had suffered "self defence wounds". |
| Nor had any of the women showed any evidence of sexual assault. | Nor had any of the women showed any evidence of sexual assault. |
| Describing the CCTV images, Det Chf Supt Gull renewed an appeal for information on where Miss Alderton went when she left the train. | Describing the CCTV images, Det Chf Supt Gull renewed an appeal for information on where Miss Alderton went when she left the train. |
| Meanwhile, Conservative leader David Cameron has told the BBC the killings have highlighted the dangers posed by drugs and the lack of treatment centres to help addicts. | |
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| He said: "In many of our towns and cities there is this terrible connection between drugs and prostitution where young women are put at incredible risk. | |
| "We have got to have more treatment, particularly residential treatment, to get people off the streets." | |
| On Saturday police appealed for help at the start of Ipswich Town's football match against Leeds United. | On Saturday police appealed for help at the start of Ipswich Town's football match against Leeds United. |
| A minute's silence was held at Portman Road and prayers said for the dead women. | A minute's silence was held at Portman Road and prayers said for the dead women. |
| Police confirmed they were interested in speaking to 50 to 100 people and explained they were in different groups, split between those being spoken to and those who were still to be questioned. | Police confirmed they were interested in speaking to 50 to 100 people and explained they were in different groups, split between those being spoken to and those who were still to be questioned. |
| POLICE PHONE NUMBERS Suffolk hotline: 0800 096 1011Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111 | POLICE PHONE NUMBERS Suffolk hotline: 0800 096 1011Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111 |
| ACC Cheer added: "A good way to describe the progress we are making would be to compare the investigation to a jigsaw. | ACC Cheer 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." |
| Officers have also contacted more than 300 registered sex offenders in the county. | Officers have also contacted more than 300 registered sex offenders in the county. |
| Suffolk Police said a detective inspector was liaising with members of the press in case they found out information which could help catch the killer. | Suffolk Police said a detective inspector was liaising with members of the press in case they found out information which could help catch the killer. |
| 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. |
| They have also said they want to speak to a man who attended a memorial service for the five women in the company of a teenage prostitute. | They have also said they want to speak to a man who attended a memorial service for the five women in the company of a teenage prostitute. |
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