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| Murder police find two more dead | Murder police find two more dead |
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| Two more bodies have been found by police investigating the murders of three prostitutes. | Two more bodies have been found by police investigating the murders of three prostitutes. |
| A woodland area around the village of Levington, near Ipswich, in Suffolk has been sealed off by officers. | A woodland area around the village of Levington, near Ipswich, in Suffolk has been sealed off by officers. |
| Police said it is likely the two bodies are those of two missing women - Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls. | Police said it is likely the two bodies are those of two missing women - Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls. |
| The area is close to where the body of Anneli Alderton was found on Sunday. The bodies of Gemma Adams, and Tania Nicol were also found near Ipswich. | The area is close to where the body of Anneli Alderton was found on Sunday. The bodies of Gemma Adams, and Tania Nicol were also found near Ipswich. |
| Ms Clennell, 24, and 29-year-old Ms Nicholls, have not been heard from since Sunday. | Ms Clennell, 24, and 29-year-old Ms Nicholls, have not been heard from since Sunday. |
| Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull said: "The natural assumption is that these are the two missing women. | Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull said: "The natural assumption is that these are the two missing women. |
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| Suffolk police officers were called to Levington shortly after 1500 GMT after a member of the public reported seeing a body. | |
| The force helicopter was scrambled and a member of the crew spotted a second body. | |
| The site of the find is off the main Felixstowe to Ipswich road, close to a railway line, in a rural area close Ipswich. | |
| Mr Gull said: "We've formally linked the murders of Tania and Gemma on Saturday because of significant similarities, and they continue with Anneli, Paula and Annette. | |
| "Clearly they were all prostitutes from Ipswich, they were found naked and in an open rural environment. | "Clearly they were all prostitutes from Ipswich, they were found naked and in an open rural environment. |
| "We need to catch this person or persons as quickly as possible." | "We need to catch this person or persons as quickly as possible." |
| Annette Nicholls, 29, was reported missing by her familyThe body of Anneli Alderton, 24, was found in woodland at Nacton on 10 December. She had been strangled. | Annette Nicholls, 29, was reported missing by her familyThe body of Anneli Alderton, 24, was found in woodland at Nacton on 10 December. She had been strangled. |
| Ms Adams' body was found on 2 December at Thorpes Hill, Hintlesham, near Ipswich. | Ms Adams' body was found on 2 December at Thorpes Hill, Hintlesham, near Ipswich. |
| Police divers recovered the body of Ms Nicol, 19, six days later from the same stretch of water at Copdock Mill. | Police divers recovered the body of Ms Nicol, 19, six days later from the same stretch of water at Copdock Mill. |
| Mr Gull said no further prostitutes had been reported as missing in Ipswich, but he urged prostitutes to stay off the streets. | Mr Gull said no further prostitutes had been reported as missing in Ipswich, but he urged prostitutes to stay off the streets. |
| "We have got three prostitutes murdered, now possibly another two. I do not know what stronger warning there can be to get off the streets as soon as possible," he said. | "We have got three prostitutes murdered, now possibly another two. I do not know what stronger warning there can be to get off the streets as soon as possible," he said. |