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| Accused 'may have picked up trio' | |
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| A man accused of killing five women in Suffolk has admitted he could have picked up three of the women on the nights they vanished, a court heard. | |
| Steve Wright, 49, told Ipswich Crown Court he might have had sex with Gemma Adams and Anneli Alderton on the nights they disappeared in 2006. | |
| He said it was "quite possible" he picked up Tania Nicol on 30 October, 2006, the day she was last seen alive. | He said it was "quite possible" he picked up Tania Nicol on 30 October, 2006, the day she was last seen alive. |
| Mr Wright denies the murder of five women, who all worked as prostitutes. | Mr Wright denies the murder of five women, who all worked as prostitutes. |
| The naked bodies of Miss Nicol, 19, Miss Adams, 25, Miss Alderton, 24, Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, were all found in the Ipswich area in December 2006. | |
| 'Unaware women missing' | 'Unaware women missing' |
| Police began an inquiry in early November after Miss Nicol was reported missing. | Police began an inquiry in early November after Miss Nicol was reported missing. |
| A CCTV camera in the Ipswich red light district captured footage of a woman approaching a dark car late on October 30, 2006 - the night Miss Nicol disappeared. | |
| Mr Wright said it was "quite possible" that the footage showed Miss Nicol walking towards his blue Ford Mondeo car. | |
| On his second day in the witness box, Mr Wright told jurors he recalled having sex in his car with Miss Adams either late on 14 November or early on 15 November. | On his second day in the witness box, Mr Wright told jurors he recalled having sex in his car with Miss Adams either late on 14 November or early on 15 November. |
| He dropped Miss Adams back in the red light district after having sex and he did not know how fibres linked to him came to be found on her body, jurors heard. | |
| Mr Wright and his partner Pam Wright moved into a flat in Ipswich's red light district on 1 October 2006. | Mr Wright and his partner Pam Wright moved into a flat in Ipswich's red light district on 1 October 2006. |
| Steve Wright, 49, denies killing the five women | Steve Wright, 49, denies killing the five women |
| He began picking up prostitutes in the area in the third week of October 2006, the court heard. | He began picking up prostitutes in the area in the third week of October 2006, the court heard. |
| The defendant said he was unaware that any prostitutes had gone missing until "sometime late in November" as he said he did not really buy newspapers, adding "I very rarely watch the news". | The defendant said he was unaware that any prostitutes had gone missing until "sometime late in November" as he said he did not really buy newspapers, adding "I very rarely watch the news". |
| Defence barrister Timothy Langdale, QC, asked Mr Wright why he did not contact police when he realised they were looking for Miss Adams and Miss Nicol. | Defence barrister Timothy Langdale, QC, asked Mr Wright why he did not contact police when he realised they were looking for Miss Adams and Miss Nicol. |
| "Because, basically, Pam. I was trying to keep the secret from her," Mr Wright said. | "Because, basically, Pam. I was trying to keep the secret from her," Mr Wright said. |
| Jurors heard that Mr Wright's car was twice captured by security camera technology on the night Miss Alderton disappeared - 3 December. | |
| His car was seen in the red light district at 2318 GMT and then spotted heading out of Ipswich at 0141 GMT on 4 December. | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |