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| Police investigating the murders of five women in Suffolk have questioned drivers in an area where one of the victims, Paula Clennell, was last seen. | Police investigating the murders of five women in Suffolk have questioned drivers in an area where one of the victims, Paula Clennell, was last seen. |
| The 24-year-old is thought to have been on Handford Road, Ipswich, a week ago. | The 24-year-old is thought to have been on Handford Road, Ipswich, a week ago. |
| Meanwhile, the release of CCTV images of another victim, Anneli Alderton, on Saturday, led to 60 calls to police. | |
| The police have declined to confirm or deny newspaper reports that a senior officer had been a client of two of the prostitutes killed in Ipswich. | The police have declined to confirm or deny newspaper reports that a senior officer had been a client of two of the prostitutes killed in Ipswich. |
| Assistant Chief Constable Jacqui Cheer told the BBC: "We've said repeatedly that we have not interviewed anybody. We have spoken to a number of people. | Assistant Chief Constable Jacqui Cheer told the BBC: "We've said repeatedly that we have not interviewed anybody. We have spoken to a number of people. |
| "I'm not prepared to be drawn into how many and who and what types of people we are speaking to." | "I'm not prepared to be drawn into how many and who and what types of people we are speaking to." |
| Map: Where the bodies were found | Map: Where the bodies were found |
| Motorists travelling along the Handford Road were asked if they were in the area a week ago, where Miss Clennell is believed to have worked. | Motorists travelling along the Handford Road were asked if they were in the area a week ago, where Miss Clennell is believed to have worked. |
| Her naked body was found in woodland at nearby Levington on 12 December. | Her naked body was found in woodland at nearby Levington on 12 December. |
| Anneli Alderton was pictured on a train from Harwich on 3 DecemberThe other four murdered women are Anneli Alderton, 24, Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, and Annette Nicholls, 29, who all worked as prostitutes. | Anneli Alderton was pictured on a train from Harwich on 3 DecemberThe other four murdered women are Anneli Alderton, 24, Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, and Annette Nicholls, 29, who all worked as prostitutes. |
| Det Ch 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. | Det Ch 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. |
| On Saturday, police released CCTV images showing a train journey taken by Miss Alderton on 3 December. | |
| Mr Gull said 60 calls had been received by detectives as a result. | |
| He added that Miss Alderton had left the Harwich to Colchester train at Manningtree station at 1815 GMT. | |
| Satellite images of key locations | Satellite images of key locations |
| It is then believed she took a train to Ipswich at 1843 GMT, but officers appealed for people who were at Manningtree station around that time to come forward. | |
| ACC Cheer said: "We have lots of new information that has come in overnight. That will now be analysed." | |
| Miss Alderton caught the 1753 GMT train from Harwich to Colchester on 3 December - a week before her body was found near Ipswich. | Miss Alderton caught the 1753 GMT train from Harwich to Colchester on 3 December - a week before her body was found near Ipswich. |
| Police said Miss Alderton was three months pregnant when she died. | Police said Miss Alderton was three months pregnant when she died. |
| 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. | Police confirmed they were interested in speaking to 50 to 100 people. |
| POLICE PHONE NUMBERS Suffolk hotline: 0800 096 1011Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111 | POLICE PHONE NUMBERS Suffolk hotline: 0800 096 1011Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111 |
| Some had been spoken to and some were still to be questioned, but no-one has been interviewed under caution about the murders. | Some had been spoken to and some were still to be questioned, but no-one has been interviewed under caution about the murders. |
| More than 300 registered sex offenders in the county have also been contacted. | More than 300 registered sex offenders in the county have also been contacted. |
| Detectives revealed they also want to speak to a man named as Andrew Purdy, 44, a property developer from Holbrook, who attended a memorial service for the five women in the company of a prostitute. | Detectives revealed they also want to speak to a man named as Andrew Purdy, 44, a property developer from Holbrook, who attended a memorial service for the five women in the company of a prostitute. |
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