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| 'Differences' over dumped bodies | 'Differences' over dumped bodies |
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| The way the bodies of five murdered women were left was "inconsistent", a lawyer for the man accused of killing them has told jurors. | The way the bodies of five murdered women were left was "inconsistent", a lawyer for the man accused of killing them has told jurors. |
| Timothy Langdale QC said the discovery of the last three bodies on land did not match the way the first two were found in a stream. | Timothy Langdale QC said the discovery of the last three bodies on land did not match the way the first two were found in a stream. |
| Steve Wright, 49, denies killing the women, who all worked as prostitutes. | Steve Wright, 49, denies killing the women, who all worked as prostitutes. |
| Mr Langdale told Ipswich Crown Court that his client was "suspicious" but not guilty. | Mr Langdale told Ipswich Crown Court that his client was "suspicious" but not guilty. |
| The naked bodies of Tania Nicol, 19, Paula Clennell, 24, Anneli Alderton, 24, Annette Nicholls, 29, and Gemma Adams, 25, who all worked as prostitutes, were found in and around Ipswich over a 10-day period in December 2006. | The naked bodies of Tania Nicol, 19, Paula Clennell, 24, Anneli Alderton, 24, Annette Nicholls, 29, and Gemma Adams, 25, who all worked as prostitutes, were found in and around Ipswich over a 10-day period in December 2006. |
| 'Hurriedly dumped' | 'Hurriedly dumped' |
| In his closing speech, Mr Langdale told jurors the bodies of Miss Adams and Miss Nicol were found in a stream, and Miss Alderton and Miss Nicholls were laid out in a crucifix shape in woodland. | In his closing speech, Mr Langdale told jurors the bodies of Miss Adams and Miss Nicol were found in a stream, and Miss Alderton and Miss Nicholls were laid out in a crucifix shape in woodland. |
| He said Miss Clennell appeared to have been hurriedly dumped. | He said Miss Clennell appeared to have been hurriedly dumped. |
| "It is hardly consistent with it having been the same person who killed Tania Nicol and Gemma Adams," said Mr Langdale. | "It is hardly consistent with it having been the same person who killed Tania Nicol and Gemma Adams," said Mr Langdale. |
| The prosecution's suggestion is that somehow Steve Wright suddenly started doing this on the spur of the moment and then could not stop killing Timothy Langdale QC | The prosecution's suggestion is that somehow Steve Wright suddenly started doing this on the spur of the moment and then could not stop killing Timothy Langdale QC |
| "If it was the same man you may think the evidence shows that there was no reason to change at that time. | "If it was the same man you may think the evidence shows that there was no reason to change at that time. |
| "If it was the same person why not put the body in that little stream?" | "If it was the same person why not put the body in that little stream?" |
| The prosecution's case was also inconsistent, Mr Langdale said. | The prosecution's case was also inconsistent, Mr Langdale said. |
| "The prosecution's suggestion is that somehow Steve Wright suddenly started doing this on the spur of the moment and then could not stop killing," said Mr Langdale. | "The prosecution's suggestion is that somehow Steve Wright suddenly started doing this on the spur of the moment and then could not stop killing," said Mr Langdale. |
| "You may think the evidence shows actually that whoever was responsible, whether it is one or more, needed a greater degree of planning, skill and knowledge of forensic and scientific matter than Steve Wright had." | "You may think the evidence shows actually that whoever was responsible, whether it is one or more, needed a greater degree of planning, skill and knowledge of forensic and scientific matter than Steve Wright had." |
| Steve Wright, 49, denies killing the five women | Steve Wright, 49, denies killing the five women |
| A killer would have been "barmy" to wear a reflective jacket, as the prosecution had suggested, and 49-year-old Mr Wright was "a pretty ordinary sort of bloke" who would not have had the ability to dispose of the women's clothes without a trace. | A killer would have been "barmy" to wear a reflective jacket, as the prosecution had suggested, and 49-year-old Mr Wright was "a pretty ordinary sort of bloke" who would not have had the ability to dispose of the women's clothes without a trace. |
| Mr Langdale cited vital evidence from Paula Clennell which he said undermined the case against Mr Wright and proved Miss Nicol was killed by someone else. | Mr Langdale cited vital evidence from Paula Clennell which he said undermined the case against Mr Wright and proved Miss Nicol was killed by someone else. |
| Miss Clennell had been questioned after Miss Nicol's disappearance at the end of October. | Miss Clennell had been questioned after Miss Nicol's disappearance at the end of October. |
| The prosecution has said Mr Wright killed Miss Nicol after he picked her up in his car late on 30 October. | The prosecution has said Mr Wright killed Miss Nicol after he picked her up in his car late on 30 October. |
| But Miss Clennell told police she saw the 19-year-old talking to the occupant of a car, which did not match Mr Wright's, in the early hours of 31 October. | But Miss Clennell told police she saw the 19-year-old talking to the occupant of a car, which did not match Mr Wright's, in the early hours of 31 October. |
| 'Candidate' over deaths | |
| "It is plainly, we suggest, vital evidence," said Mr Langdale. | "It is plainly, we suggest, vital evidence," said Mr Langdale. |
| "If it is so it means that Steve Wright did not kill Tania Nicol. Somebody else did, after she left his car." | "If it is so it means that Steve Wright did not kill Tania Nicol. Somebody else did, after she left his car." |
| Mr Langdale referred to Tom Stephens, "a man with an unusual, one might say obsessive, interest in the case" who was arrested and released without charge. | |
| "This is not a trial of Tom Stephens," said Mr Langdale. "But he does remain, does he not, a candidate for being involved in the deaths of these five women, or, at least, some of them." | |
| Regarding the defendant, he said: "There is a lot of evidence giving rise to suspicion. Maybe even a lot of suspicion - but failure to bridge the gap between suspicion and proof." | |
| The trial was adjourned until Monday. | The trial was adjourned until Monday. |