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| Multiple killer theory on murders | Multiple killer theory on murders |
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| More than one person might have been involved in the killing of five women in Suffolk, a jury was told. | More than one person might have been involved in the killing of five women in Suffolk, a jury was told. |
| Prosecutor Peter Wright QC said police could not rule out the theory "another or others" may have played a part. | Prosecutor Peter Wright QC said police could not rule out the theory "another or others" may have played a part. |
| But the counsel said the defendant "simply could not restrain himself" and "needed more than sex". | |
| Steve Wright, 49, denies the murder of Tania Nicol, Paula Clennell, Anneli Alderton, Annette Nicholls and Gemma Adams, who all worked as prostitutes. | |
| The naked bodies of the five women were all found in and around Ipswich over a 10-day period in December 2006. | |
| Mere suspicions in respect of Tom Stephens cannot be converted into evidence Peter Wright QC | Mere suspicions in respect of Tom Stephens cannot be converted into evidence Peter Wright QC |
| The admissions were made as the prosecutor was making his closing speech at forklift truck driver Steve Wright's trial. | |
| The prosecutor said one particular individual - supermarket worker Tom Stephens - could not be eliminated, but that suspicions did not equate to evidence. | |
| "Was more than one person involved?" Mr Wright said. | "Was more than one person involved?" Mr Wright said. |
| "We say the answer is simple. We may never know. No one saw the crimes being committed. | |
| "The offences may be the work of one man but we cannot exclude the possibility that another or others may have had a hand in each of these deaths." | "The offences may be the work of one man but we cannot exclude the possibility that another or others may have had a hand in each of these deaths." |
| 'Common denominator' | 'Common denominator' |
| He said the defence team had "raised the spectre of Tom Stephens" who was arrested on suspicion of murder and released without charge. | He said the defence team had "raised the spectre of Tom Stephens" who was arrested on suspicion of murder and released without charge. |
| "There is no evidence that provides him with an independent verifiable alibi that would conclusively rule him out," the counsel said. | "There is no evidence that provides him with an independent verifiable alibi that would conclusively rule him out," the counsel said. |
| Steve Wright, 49, denies killing the five women | |
| "Mere suspicions in respect of Tom Stephens cannot be converted into evidence." | "Mere suspicions in respect of Tom Stephens cannot be converted into evidence." |
| Steve Wright was the one "common denominator" in the case, he said. | |
| Jurors have been told the defendant's DNA was found on three of the women's bodies and forensic evidence from his clothes, home or car links him to all five. | Jurors have been told the defendant's DNA was found on three of the women's bodies and forensic evidence from his clothes, home or car links him to all five. |
| "The reality is Steve Wright simply could not restrain himself," said Mr Wright. | |
| "He embarked on a course of conduct that deprived these women of their lives. | |
| "Sex with them was not sufficient. He needed more and he achieved it at their expense," he added. | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |