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Re:viewing 2006: Suffolk murders

Updated on 18 December 2006

By Channel 4 News

The murder of five young women in Suffolk has led to a murder hunt involving hundreds of officers.


Suffolk Police (Reuters)

The story
The disappearance of five girls in the Ipswich area shocked the nation. Police now suspect that a serial killer is on the loose and, at the time of writing on the 18 December 2006, they had arrested a man in connection with the crime.

When the third body was found, police began to fear they were looking for a serial killer:
11 Dec 2006: Third woman's body found

On December 12, two more bodies were found:
11 Dec 2006: Suffolk police find two more bodies

Police warnings are issued:
11 Dec 2006: Serial killer hunt widens

We asked whether a small police force in Suffolk up to the job of finding the killer?
12 Dec 2006: Suffolk constabulary under focus

And our ongoing coverage is being collected here:
Ipswich murder reports

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