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| Serial killer Steve Wright will find out later if he is to spend the rest of his life in jail or serve a minimum of 30 years for the murders of five women. | Serial killer Steve Wright will find out later if he is to spend the rest of his life in jail or serve a minimum of 30 years for the murders of five women. |
| The judge said he would consider impact statements submitted by families of the women, who had worked as prostitutes. | The judge said he would consider impact statements submitted by families of the women, who had worked as prostitutes. |
| Defence counsel said Wright would pose no danger if released after 30 years. | Defence counsel said Wright would pose no danger if released after 30 years. |
| The 49-year-old was found guilty on Thursday of murdering Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls in 2006. | |
| The naked bodies of the women, aged between 19 and 29, were found over a 10-day period in December of that year. | The naked bodies of the women, aged between 19 and 29, were found over a 10-day period in December of that year. |
| The Ipswich Crown Court jury of nine men and three women heard Wright had "systematically selected and murdered" his victims over a six-and-a-half-week period. | The Ipswich Crown Court jury of nine men and three women heard Wright had "systematically selected and murdered" his victims over a six-and-a-half-week period. |
| Killer steeped in viceLucky girl who survivedIpswich reacts to murders | Killer steeped in viceLucky girl who survivedIpswich reacts to murders |
| They took less than eight hours to deliver guilty verdicts on all five charges. | They took less than eight hours to deliver guilty verdicts on all five charges. |
| Two of the women, 24-year-old Anneli Alderton, who was from Essex, and 29-year-old Annette Nicholls, were found with their arms outstretched in what was described in court as a "cruciform pose". | Two of the women, 24-year-old Anneli Alderton, who was from Essex, and 29-year-old Annette Nicholls, were found with their arms outstretched in what was described in court as a "cruciform pose". |
| Wright, from Ipswich, had admitted having sex with four of the victims but denied killing them. | Wright, from Ipswich, had admitted having sex with four of the victims but denied killing them. |
| But analysis by forensic science experts revealed his DNA on three of the women and fibres linking him to all five. | But analysis by forensic science experts revealed his DNA on three of the women and fibres linking him to all five. |
| His DNA was then matched with a profile held on the national database which had been taken in 2001 for an £80 theft conviction for stealing from a Felixstowe pub. | His DNA was then matched with a profile held on the national database which had been taken in 2001 for an £80 theft conviction for stealing from a Felixstowe pub. |
| Wright was arrested less than three weeks after the discovery of the first body, that of 25-year-old Gemma Adams, in a stream at Hintlesham. | Wright was arrested less than three weeks after the discovery of the first body, that of 25-year-old Gemma Adams, in a stream at Hintlesham. |
| I am very relieved and pleased for all of the families that this is now over and we can now start to get on with our lives Brian Adams, Gemma's father Victims' families' reaction | I am very relieved and pleased for all of the families that this is now over and we can now start to get on with our lives Brian Adams, Gemma's father Victims' families' reaction |
| Michael Crimp, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said one "telling piece of evidence" had been a carpet fibre from the footwell of Wright's Ford Mondeo which was found in the hair of Tania Nicol. | Michael Crimp, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said one "telling piece of evidence" had been a carpet fibre from the footwell of Wright's Ford Mondeo which was found in the hair of Tania Nicol. |
| She was also found in water, at Copdock on 8 December. | She was also found in water, at Copdock on 8 December. |
| "Her killer failed to destroy this significant piece of evidence," he said speaking after Thursday's verdict. | "Her killer failed to destroy this significant piece of evidence," he said speaking after Thursday's verdict. |
| Mr Crimp said the victims' families had sat through harrowing evidence and he hoped they could take some comfort from the verdicts. | Mr Crimp said the victims' families had sat through harrowing evidence and he hoped they could take some comfort from the verdicts. |
| Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull, who led the investigation, said Wright's "appalling crimes" had left a community, a county and a nation "in a state of profound shock". | Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull, who led the investigation, said Wright's "appalling crimes" had left a community, a county and a nation "in a state of profound shock". |
| Gemma Adams' father Brian said: "I am very relieved and pleased for all of the families that this is now over and we can now start to get on with our lives. | Gemma Adams' father Brian said: "I am very relieved and pleased for all of the families that this is now over and we can now start to get on with our lives. |
| "I can't speak highly enough about the police in this case. | "I can't speak highly enough about the police in this case. |
| "I don't have any feelings about Wright." | "I don't have any feelings about Wright." |
| Prosecuting counsel, Peter Wright QC, said the decision by the women to turn to prostitution "was ultimately to prove fatal" and he called on Mr Justice Gross to impose a "whole life term" on Thursday. | Prosecuting counsel, Peter Wright QC, said the decision by the women to turn to prostitution "was ultimately to prove fatal" and he called on Mr Justice Gross to impose a "whole life term" on Thursday. |
| The families of two of the five women have called for the death penalty to be reinstated. | The families of two of the five women have called for the death penalty to be reinstated. |
| Relatives of Paula Clennell, 24, and Tania Nicol, 19, demanded Wright suffered "the ultimate punishment". | Relatives of Paula Clennell, 24, and Tania Nicol, 19, demanded Wright suffered "the ultimate punishment". |