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17/01/2008
Forensic Evidence Link To Multiple 'Killer'
Forensic evidence linking multiple murder accused, Steve Wright, 49, to the deaths of five prostitutes is "beyond coincidence", Ipswich Crown Court was told today
Wright, of Ipswich, Suffolk, denies murdering Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, Anneli Alderton, 24, Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29.
However, it has been admitted that it might never be known what drove the forklift truck driver to embark on an alleged "campaign of murder" in which he is accused of killing the five women,
Closing the Crown's opening statement, prosecutor Peter Wright QC told the jury: "As to what drives a man to embark upon a campaign such as this, we may never know.
"But we submit that one thing you can be certain of from the evidence in this case is that in late October 2006 something caused Steve Gerald James Wright to engage in such a campaign, and that he is guilty of the murder of each of these women."
The former pub landlord accused of murdering five prostitutes will not dispute that fibres and DNA linked to him were found on their bodies, his defence team said.
Timothy Langdale QC, defending, said Steve Wright, 49, admits having sex with four of the five women but he said he had not had intercourse with Tania Nicol.
(BMcC)
Wright, of Ipswich, Suffolk, denies murdering Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, Anneli Alderton, 24, Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29.
However, it has been admitted that it might never be known what drove the forklift truck driver to embark on an alleged "campaign of murder" in which he is accused of killing the five women,
Closing the Crown's opening statement, prosecutor Peter Wright QC told the jury: "As to what drives a man to embark upon a campaign such as this, we may never know.
"But we submit that one thing you can be certain of from the evidence in this case is that in late October 2006 something caused Steve Gerald James Wright to engage in such a campaign, and that he is guilty of the murder of each of these women."
The former pub landlord accused of murdering five prostitutes will not dispute that fibres and DNA linked to him were found on their bodies, his defence team said.
Timothy Langdale QC, defending, said Steve Wright, 49, admits having sex with four of the five women but he said he had not had intercourse with Tania Nicol.
(BMcC)
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Serial Killer Jailed For Life
Serial killer Steve Wright has been jailed for life for murdering five women. Yesterday, Wright was convicted of killing Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, Anneli Alderton, 24, Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29. Wright denied murdering the women, but admitted to having sex with four of the five women.
Serial Killer Jailed For Life
Serial killer Steve Wright has been jailed for life for murdering five women. Yesterday, Wright was convicted of killing Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, Anneli Alderton, 24, Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29. Wright denied murdering the women, but admitted to having sex with four of the five women.
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