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Steve Wright has been found guilty of murdering five women in Suffolk.Steve Wright has been found guilty of murdering five women in Suffolk.
The bodies of Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls were found in Ipswich over a 10-day period in December 2006.The bodies of Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls were found in Ipswich over a 10-day period in December 2006.
Wright, 49, of Ipswich, said during his trial that he had sex with four of the five women, who were working as prostitutes, but denied killing them.Wright, 49, of Ipswich, said during his trial that he had sex with four of the five women, who were working as prostitutes, but denied killing them.
The jury at Ipswich Crown Court found him guilty of all five murders and he will be sentenced on Friday.The jury at Ipswich Crown Court found him guilty of all five murders and he will be sentenced on Friday.
Suffolk police began an inquiry after Miss Nicol vanished in late October 2006. 'Systematically murdered'
Prosecutors said Wright "systematically selected and murdered" the prostitutes over a six-and-a-half-week period. The trial heard that two of the bodies were found arranged with their arms outstretched in a crucifix pose.
The prosecution said Wright "systematically selected and murdered" all five women over a six-and-a-half-week period.
Suffolk police began an inquiry after Miss Nicol, 19, vanished in late October 2006.
Two weeks after Miss Nicol disappeared Miss Adams, 25, vanished and detectives began a "major inquiry", saying there were "obvious similarities".
This was followed by the disappearance of Miss Alderton, 24, Miss Clennell, 24, and 29-year-old Miss Nicholls.
The court heard Wright stalked the red-light district near his home when his partner was working nights at a call centre.The court heard Wright stalked the red-light district near his home when his partner was working nights at a call centre.
Peter Wright QC, prosecuting, said the decision by the women to turn to prostitution "was ultimately to prove fatal".