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| Police investigating the murders of two Ipswich prostitutes say the body of a third woman is also that of a sex worker in the town. | Police investigating the murders of two Ipswich prostitutes say the body of a third woman is also that of a sex worker in the town. |
| The woman's body was discovered by a walker on Sunday afternoon in trees at Nacton, outside the Suffolk town. | |
| Police said it was too early to link the death to those of Gemma Adams, and Tania Nicol, who were found two miles apart in the same stretch of water. | |
| Detectives said the discovery was being treated as an "unexplained death". | Detectives said the discovery was being treated as an "unexplained death". |
| Ms Adams, 25, and Ms Nicol, 19, worked together and went missing from the red light area of Ipswich. | Ms Adams, 25, and Ms Nicol, 19, worked together and went missing from the red light area of Ipswich. |
| Tania Nicol, aged 19, disappeared on 30 October | Tania Nicol, aged 19, disappeared on 30 October |
| Ms Adams vanished on 15 November and her body was found in a stream at the village of Hintlesham, Suffolk, on 2 December. | Ms Adams vanished on 15 November and her body was found in a stream at the village of Hintlesham, Suffolk, on 2 December. |
| Ms Nicol disappeared on 30 October and her body was discovered on Friday in the same stream at Copdock, near Ipswich. | Ms Nicol disappeared on 30 October and her body was discovered on Friday in the same stream at Copdock, near Ipswich. |
| Both were found naked and Det Supt Andy Henwood said they were treating the deaths as "linked investigations" and that there were "obvious similarities" between the disappearances and subsequent deaths. | Both were found naked and Det Supt Andy Henwood said they were treating the deaths as "linked investigations" and that there were "obvious similarities" between the disappearances and subsequent deaths. |
| He said it was "very rare" to have a linked murder investigation and they were now reliant on information from the public to help move the inquiry forward. | He said it was "very rare" to have a linked murder investigation and they were now reliant on information from the public to help move the inquiry forward. |
| "We still need to hear from people who saw Tania and Gemma on the evening they disappeared, or saw suspicious activity in the Hintlesham area where Gemma's body was found or indeed along the stretch of water known as Belstead Brook," he added. | "We still need to hear from people who saw Tania and Gemma on the evening they disappeared, or saw suspicious activity in the Hintlesham area where Gemma's body was found or indeed along the stretch of water known as Belstead Brook," he added. |
| Gemma Adams was last seen on 15 November | Gemma Adams was last seen on 15 November |
| BBC correspondent Steve Martin said the third body was found by a woman out walking in a wooded area just off the A14 around two miles outside Ipswich. | BBC correspondent Steve Martin said the third body was found by a woman out walking in a wooded area just off the A14 around two miles outside Ipswich. |
| He said the body was found on the opposite side of the town to the two previous discoveries. | He said the body was found on the opposite side of the town to the two previous discoveries. |
| Post-mortem examinations have been carried out on both murdered women but police said more tests were now needed and these could take up to six weeks. | Post-mortem examinations have been carried out on both murdered women but police said more tests were now needed and these could take up to six weeks. |
| Detective Chief Inspector John Quinton said there was no evidence either woman had been sexually assaulted and there were no obvious signs of injury. | Detective Chief Inspector John Quinton said there was no evidence either woman had been sexually assaulted and there were no obvious signs of injury. |
| The clothing worn by the two women on the nights they went missing has yet to be found. | The clothing worn by the two women on the nights they went missing has yet to be found. |
| DCI Quinton said Suffolk detectives were liasing with colleagues in Norfolk where police had investigated the murder of three prostitutes in recent years and the disappearance of a fourth. | DCI Quinton said Suffolk detectives were liasing with colleagues in Norfolk where police had investigated the murder of three prostitutes in recent years and the disappearance of a fourth. |
| Police have also appealed for the clients of both Ms Nicol and Ms Adams to come forward. | Police have also appealed for the clients of both Ms Nicol and Ms Adams to come forward. |