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| Suffolk killer 'will die in jail' | |
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| Steve Wright will spend the rest of his life in jail for murdering five women in Suffolk. | |
| Wright killed Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls before dumping their bodies around Ipswich. | Wright killed Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls before dumping their bodies around Ipswich. |
| Mr Justice Gross, sitting at Ipswich Crown Court ordered 49-year-old Wright to serve the maximum sentence. | |
| He said: "This was a targeted campaign of murder. It is right you should spend your whole life in prison." | |
| Wright, of Ipswich, said during his trial that he had had sex with four of the five women, who were working as prostitutes, but denied killing them. | Wright, of Ipswich, said during his trial that he had had sex with four of the five women, who were working as prostitutes, but denied killing them. |
| The naked bodies of the women, aged between 19 and 29, were found over a 10-day period in December 2006. | |
| 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 had admitted having sex with four of the victims but denied killing them. | Wright 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. |
| Missing women | Missing women |
| "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." |
| Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull led the police investigation | Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull led the police investigation |
| Police will now check outstanding cases in the region to see whether there could be links to Wright. | Police will now check outstanding cases in the region to see whether there could be links to Wright. |
| In 1992, Natalie Pearman, 16, was found strangled after disappearing from the red-light area of Norwich. | In 1992, Natalie Pearman, 16, was found strangled after disappearing from the red-light area of Norwich. |
| A year later Mandy Duncan, 26, of Woodbridge, Suffolk, vanished while working as a prostitute in Ipswich. | A year later Mandy Duncan, 26, of Woodbridge, Suffolk, vanished while working as a prostitute in Ipswich. |
| In 2000, Kellie Pratt, 29, disappeared from the red-light area of Norwich and in 2002 Michelle Bettles, 22, was found strangled three days after disappearing from the red-light area of Norwich. | In 2000, Kellie Pratt, 29, disappeared from the red-light area of Norwich and in 2002 Michelle Bettles, 22, was found strangled three days after disappearing from the red-light area of Norwich. |
| Wright also worked on the QE2 in the 1980s, along with missing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh, 25. | Wright also worked on the QE2 in the 1980s, along with missing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh, 25. |
| She disappeared after leaving her offices in Fulham, west London, in 1986 and her body has never been found. | She disappeared after leaving her offices in Fulham, west London, in 1986 and her body has never been found. |
| The Metropolitan Police refused to be drawn on any possible links to Wright saying: "We are not prepared to discuss who we may or may not wish to interview in connection with any on-going investigation." | The Metropolitan Police refused to be drawn on any possible links to Wright saying: "We are not prepared to discuss who we may or may not wish to interview in connection with any on-going investigation." |