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Woman found in woodland strangled Woman found in woodland strangled
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One of two women found dead in woodland near Ipswich in Suffolk was strangled, a post-mortem examination has revealed.One of two women found dead in woodland near Ipswich in Suffolk was strangled, a post-mortem examination has revealed.
Remains found at Levington on Tuesday are thought to be those of prostitutes Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls but have not yet been formally identified.Remains found at Levington on Tuesday are thought to be those of prostitutes Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls but have not yet been formally identified.
Five women have been found dead in the area since 2 December. One body is still at the site where it was found. Five women have been found dead in the area since 2 December. One body remains in the woodland where it was found.
Officers are trying to establish if a jacket dragged from the River Orwell and a handbag are significant.Officers are trying to establish if a jacket dragged from the River Orwell and a handbag are significant.
They have also said they would like to speak to the driver of a blue BMW car that Annalie Alderton, a murdered prostitute from Essex, was reported as getting into before her body was discovered. They have also said they would like to speak to the driver of a blue BMW car that Anneli Alderton, a murdered prostitute from Essex, was reported as getting into before her body was discovered.
Police have now confirmed that four of the five bodies were those of women who had been murdered.Police have now confirmed that four of the five bodies were those of women who had been murdered.
Three of those have been identified as Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol and Anneli Alderton.
The dead woman whose cause of death was revealed on Thursday has not been formally identified.
Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull said: "Formal identification of the body is taking place. The body of the other woman found near Levington remains at the site and is likely to be recovered later in Thursday.
"It too will be the subject of a Home Office post-mortem examination."
Police have previously said they believed these two bodies to be those of Ms Clennell and Ms Nicholls.
Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull said the force had received a number of calls from the public about clothing found at different locations across Ipswich.Det Ch Supt Stewart Gull said the force had received a number of calls from the public about clothing found at different locations across Ipswich.
"Clearly, we're still looking for confirmed sightings of where the girls were and what they were actually wearing," he said. But he said he still needed more information on certain key things, including the clothing worn by the murdered women.
"So we don't actually know what we've got - but we've seized it and secured it at this time." "When she was last seen on 30 October, Tania Nichol was wearing a light coloured top, mid-blue cut-off jeans, and pink sparkly high heeled shoes. These are this sort of clothing that I'm particularly interested in locating.
When asked about the reports of Miss Alderton getting into a blue BMW car he said: "We would like to speak to the man but we're still trying to confirm Annelie's last movements. "Gemma, last seen on 15 November, was wearing a black waterproof waist-length jacket with a hood and a zip up the front, light blue jeans with studs on the pockets, a red top and white and chrome Nike trainers.
"We know she caught a train last Sunday in Essex but what was she doing between Sunday and Thursday when she was seen at the scene at Nacton." "She was also carrying a black bag.
"If anyone sees any of these items, please contact Suffolk Police immediately."
Map: Where the bodies were foundMap: Where the bodies were found
Paula Clennell has not been seen since Saturday The Suffolk murder trailPaula Clennell has not been seen since Saturday The Suffolk murder trail
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