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| Accused 'victim of coincidences' | Accused 'victim of coincidences' |
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| A man accused of killing five women has admitted he could have picked up all of them on the nights they vanished. | A man accused of killing five women has admitted he could have picked up all of them on the nights they vanished. |
| But Steve Wright told jurors at Ipswich Crown Court he had had nothing to do with their disappearances or deaths and was a "victim of coincidences". | But Steve Wright told jurors at Ipswich Crown Court he had had nothing to do with their disappearances or deaths and was a "victim of coincidences". |
| Mr Wright said he may have had sex with four of the women on the nights they vanished but was "singularly unfortunate" to have been accused. | Mr Wright said he may have had sex with four of the women on the nights they vanished but was "singularly unfortunate" to have been accused. |
| Mr Wright, 49, denies the murder of all five women, who worked as prostitutes. | Mr Wright, 49, denies the murder of all five women, who worked as prostitutes. |
| The naked bodies of Tania Nicol, 19, Gemma Adams, 25, Anneli Alderton, 24, Annette Nicholls, 29, and Paula Clennell, 24, were all found in the Ipswich area in December 2006. | |
| Mr Wright said it was "quite possible" he had picked up Miss Nicol on 30 October, 2006, the day she was last seen alive. | Mr Wright said it was "quite possible" he had picked up Miss Nicol on 30 October, 2006, the day she was last seen alive. |
| 'Put off' sex | 'Put off' sex |
| A CCTV camera in the Ipswich red light district captured footage of a woman approaching a dark car late in the evening. | A CCTV camera in the Ipswich red light district captured footage of a woman approaching a dark car late in the evening. |
| Mr Wright said it was "quite possible" that the footage showed the teenager walking towards his blue Ford Mondeo car. | Mr Wright said it was "quite possible" that the footage showed the teenager walking towards his blue Ford Mondeo car. |
| However, he said he did not have sex with her because he was "put off" by her acne. | However, he said he did not have sex with her because he was "put off" by her acne. |
| On his second day in the witness box, Mr Wright said 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 said 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 afterwards and did not know how fibres linked to him came to be found on her body, jurors heard. | He dropped Miss Adams back in the red light district afterwards and 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. | Jurors heard that Mr Wright's car was twice captured by security camera technology on the night Miss Alderton disappeared - 3 December. |
| Blood on jacket | Blood on jacket |
| 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. | 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. |
| Mr Wright said he could not remember when he had picked up Miss Nicholls but it might have been on 8 December 2006, when she was last seen alive. | Mr Wright said he could not remember when he had picked up Miss Nicholls but it might have been on 8 December 2006, when she was last seen alive. |
| Her blood was found on a reflective jacket belonging to Mr Wright. He said he could not account for this, but he had not injured her during sex. | Her blood was found on a reflective jacket belonging to Mr Wright. He said he could not account for this, but he had not injured her during sex. |
| Blood from Miss Clennell, who he also admitted picking up around the time of her disappearance, was also found on the jacket. | Blood from Miss Clennell, who he also admitted picking up around the time of her disappearance, was also found on the jacket. |
| Mr Wright could not explain how this had got there, but said she had told him that she had "bit her tongue" while laying down on a sofa in his home. | Mr Wright could not explain how this had got there, but said she had told him that she had "bit her tongue" while laying down on a sofa in his home. |
| Jurors heard he had probably slept with one other girl before his arrest on 19 December 2006. | Jurors heard he had probably slept with one other girl before his arrest on 19 December 2006. |
| 'Singularly unfortunate' | 'Singularly unfortunate' |
| Mr Wright's DNA was found on three of the women's bodies. Blood from two of the women was found on one of his coats and fibres from his home or car were found on all five. | Mr Wright's DNA was found on three of the women's bodies. Blood from two of the women was found on one of his coats and fibres from his home or car were found on all five. |
| But under cross-examination the defendant denied having anything to do with their deaths. | But under cross-examination the defendant denied having anything to do with their deaths. |
| Peter Wright QC, prosecuting, said: "It would seem that in terms of picking up prostitutes in Ipswich you have been singularly unfortunate." | Peter Wright QC, prosecuting, said: "It would seem that in terms of picking up prostitutes in Ipswich you have been singularly unfortunate." |
| Mr Wright replied: "It would seem so, yes". | Mr Wright replied: "It would seem so, yes". |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |