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| Accused 'was sloppy' over clues | |
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| A man accused of the murder of five women in Suffolk became "sloppy" in his "campaign of murder", jurors heard. | A man accused of the murder of five women in Suffolk became "sloppy" in his "campaign of murder", jurors heard. |
| Prosecutors told Ipswich Crown Court how red fibres on some of the women pointed to how Steve Wright disposed of their bodies in a blanket. | Prosecutors told Ipswich Crown Court how red fibres on some of the women pointed to how Steve Wright disposed of their bodies in a blanket. |
| Peter Wright, prosecuting, said Mr Wright's sloppiness had meant he left vital clues leading police to charge him with the five murders. | Peter Wright, prosecuting, said Mr Wright's sloppiness had meant he left vital clues leading police to charge him with the five murders. |
| Mr Wright denies killing the women, who were all discovered around Ipswich. | Mr Wright denies killing the women, who were all discovered around Ipswich. |
| Annette Nicholls, Paula Clennell, Tania Nicol, Gemma Adams and Anneli Alderton, who all worked as prostitutes, were found dead during a 10-day period in December 2006. | Annette Nicholls, Paula Clennell, Tania Nicol, Gemma Adams and Anneli Alderton, who all worked as prostitutes, were found dead during a 10-day period in December 2006. |
| Insomnia sufferer | |
| In cross-examination, the prosecutor asked Mr Wright about the red fibres: "They came from the blanket in which you carried some of the bodies. That's where they came from, didn't they?" | |
| Mr Wright denied this. | |
| The court heard how Mr Wright's Ford Mondeo car, which he previously said he cleaned weekly and "vigorously", was found with a Mars bar wrapper and cigarette butts in at the time of his arrest. | |
| Fibres and DNA linked to the women's bodies were also discovered. | |
| The prosecutor said: "Is it that the position you had reached was this, Mr Wright? So successful had you been at picking up these women and killing them that you were getting sloppy?" | |
| Mr Wright said: "No way. I had nothing to do with their deaths." | |
| The counsel continued: "You engaged in a campaign of murder for a little over six weeks. That's the truth, isn't it? You selected women with which to have sex with and to kill." | |
| "No, I did not," Mr Wright replied. | |
| Mr Wright told jurors he suffered from insomnia and had gone for a drive when they were shown a photograph of his car leaving Ipswich shortly after Miss Alderton and Miss Nicol were last seen. | |
| Blood evidence | Blood evidence |
| The defendant was earlier asked: "How did [Miss Nicholls'] blood get on the outside of the back of the right sleeve of your jacket?" | |
| Mr Wright replied: "I couldn't say." | Mr Wright replied: "I couldn't say." |
| The counsel then said: "How did [Miss Clennell's] blood get on the back of your left shoulder? | The counsel then said: "How did [Miss Clennell's] blood get on the back of your left shoulder? |
| "I have no idea," Mr Wright responded. | "I have no idea," Mr Wright responded. |
| Finishing giving evidence, Mr Wright denied that he had tried to "tailor" his explanations to fit prosecution evidence. | Finishing giving evidence, Mr Wright denied that he had tried to "tailor" his explanations to fit prosecution evidence. |
| The trial adjourned. |