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| Detectives investigating the murders of five women whose bodies were found at sites near Ipswich are continuing to question a 37-year-old man. | Detectives investigating the murders of five women whose bodies were found at sites near Ipswich are continuing to question a 37-year-old man. |
| Supermarket worker Tom Stephens was arrested on Monday at his home at Trimley St Martin, near Felixstowe. | Supermarket worker Tom Stephens was arrested on Monday at his home at Trimley St Martin, near Felixstowe. |
| He is being held on suspicion of murdering prostitutes Gemma Adams, Anneli Alderton, Tania Nicol, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls. | He is being held on suspicion of murdering prostitutes Gemma Adams, Anneli Alderton, Tania Nicol, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls. |
| Mr Stephens is in custody at an unnamed police station in Suffolk. | Mr Stephens is in custody at an unnamed police station in Suffolk. |
| Detectives can hold him for up to 96 hours, through permission from the courts. | Detectives can hold him for up to 96 hours, through permission from the courts. |
| Forensic scientists have been carrying out searches at his home, in Jubilee Close, and his mother's home in the market town of Eye, Suffolk. | Forensic scientists have been carrying out searches at his home, in Jubilee Close, and his mother's home in the market town of Eye, Suffolk. |
| Satellite images of key locations in the caseEnlarge Image | Satellite images of key locations in the caseEnlarge Image |
| Police have said the inquiry is ongoing and have not withdrawn advice to women on the streets of Ipswich. | Police have said the inquiry is ongoing and have not withdrawn advice to women on the streets of Ipswich. |
| Mr Stephens has said he knew the women who died. | Mr Stephens has said he knew the women who died. |
| Speaking in an interview with BBC News last week for background purposes, Mr Stephens said he "was probably the closest thing Tania [Nicol] had as a boyfriend". | Speaking in an interview with BBC News last week for background purposes, Mr Stephens said he "was probably the closest thing Tania [Nicol] had as a boyfriend". |
| Mr Stephens, who worked for Tesco in Martlesham, said he had spoken to Miss Nicol's mother in the days following her disappearance. | Mr Stephens, who worked for Tesco in Martlesham, said he had spoken to Miss Nicol's mother in the days following her disappearance. |
| He said he had known Miss Nicol for about six months but had known Miss Adams for 18 months, "about as long as I've known any of the girls". | He said he had known Miss Nicol for about six months but had known Miss Adams for 18 months, "about as long as I've known any of the girls". |
| Police interviewed him at his home earlier in the investigation and had taken his mobile phone and laptop computer, he added. | Police interviewed him at his home earlier in the investigation and had taken his mobile phone and laptop computer, he added. |
| Former Scotland Yard Commander, Roy Ramm, stressed officers will not be jumping to conclusions. | Former Scotland Yard Commander, Roy Ramm, stressed officers will not be jumping to conclusions. |
| Tom Stephens - important dates November 2 - interviewed voluntarily by policeNovember 22 - house searched by policeDecember 12 - interviewed by the BBCDecember 18 - arrested by police | Tom Stephens - important dates November 2 - interviewed voluntarily by policeNovember 22 - house searched by policeDecember 12 - interviewed by the BBCDecember 18 - arrested by police |
| "In any investigation like this, when you've got a number of young women who are all doing the same kind of thing, they're all acting as prostitutes in a very small area," he told BBC News. | |
| "It's not inconceivable that a number of people will know all these young women, and could know them innocently. So I think the police will be proceeding very cautiously here." | "It's not inconceivable that a number of people will know all these young women, and could know them innocently. So I think the police will be proceeding very cautiously here." |
| The five dead women were all found naked in rural settings, within 10 miles of Ipswich and close to the A14. | The five dead women were all found naked in rural settings, within 10 miles of Ipswich and close to the A14. |
| The body of Miss Adams, 25, who went missing on 15 November, was found in a brook at Hintlesham, Suffolk, on 2 December. | The body of Miss Adams, 25, who went missing on 15 November, was found in a brook at Hintlesham, Suffolk, on 2 December. |
| Nineteen-year-old Tania Nicol's body was found by police divers at Copdock Mill, near Ipswich, on 8 December. | Nineteen-year-old Tania Nicol's body was found by police divers at Copdock Mill, near Ipswich, on 8 December. |
| The body of Anneli Alderton, 24, from Essex, was found in woodland in Nacton, near Ipswich, on 10 December. | The body of Anneli Alderton, 24, from Essex, was found in woodland in Nacton, near Ipswich, on 10 December. |
| On 12 December detectives found the bodies of Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, near the village of Levington. | On 12 December detectives found the bodies of Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, near the village of Levington. |