Serial killer on the loose in ipswich
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Detectives fear a serial killer may be at work in Ipswich after the bodies of two more women were found in the area.
They are expected to be confirmed as missing Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls, bringing the total number of murdered prostitutes to five.
Here is the timeline of events leading up to the gruesome finds:
:: November 7: Detectives say they are "extremely concerned" about the disappearance of 19-year-old prostitute Tania Nicol, who vanished after leaving her home in Ipswich, Suffolk, on October 30.
:: November 16: Police reveal a man has been arrested in Suffolk on suspicion of the attempted abduction of a prostitute.
But detectives say the arrest is not connected to the recent disappearances of two Ipswich prostitutes.
:: December 2: A naked body is found in a brook at Hintlesham, Suffolk, by a member of the public.
:: December 3: Detectives launch a major inquiry after the identity of the body is confirmed as that of prostitute Gemma Adams, 25, who vanished from the red light district of Ipswich in the early hours of November 15.
Her death raises fears for the safety of Miss Nicol.
Tania Nicol :: December 4: Police warn Ipswich prostitutes to "look out for each other" amid fears that the two women may have been killed by the same man.
They also say they are checking similar cases in East Anglia to try to establish whether a serial killer could be at large.
:: December 6: Police say Miss Adams had not been sexually assaulted.
:: December 8: Police announce forensic tests are to be carried out on clothing found in the village where the body of Miss Adams was discovered.
A second naked body of a woman is found by police divers searching areas of water at Copdock Mill, near Ipswich, Suffolk.
:: December 9: Police confirm the second body is that of Miss Nicol.
It is revealed her body was discovered in the same stretch of water as that of Miss Adams, but around two miles away.
:: December 10: Police say there are "striking similities" between the deaths and they have begun a linked murder investigation.
The body of a third prostitute in her 20s is found at Nacton, near Ipswich, raising further fears of a serial killer.
Anneli Alderton :: December 11: Police say they are worried about two other prostitutes. Paula Clennell, 24, of Ipswich, has not seen since late on Saturday. Annette Nicholls, 29, was last seen on December 4.
Assistant Chief Constable of Suffolk Jacqui Cheer tells prostitutes to stay off the streets.
Ipswich businessman Graeme Kalbraier offers a £25,000 reward for information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the killer or killers.
Police move the body of the prostitute found at Nacton. The woman is named locally as Anneli Alderton, 24, from Essex.
:: December 12: Detectives find two more bodies - meaning they are now hunting a major serial killer, who has claimed the lives of five women.
One of the bodies was discovered near Levington, Suffolk, a village about five miles south of Ipswich. Minutes later a police helicopter spots a second corpse nearby.
Police say the "natural assumption" is that the bodies are those of missing prostitutes Miss Clennell and Ms Nicholls.
It appears from a post-mortem examination that Miss Alderton has been strangled and it was possible that DNA evidence may have been left at the scene.
Miss Nicol and Miss Adams knew each other and police say it was likely that Miss Alderton knew both women.
:: December 13: Police say they are considering an appeal to the killer to give himself up.
Source: www.skynews.co.uk
They are expected to be confirmed as missing Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls, bringing the total number of murdered prostitutes to five.
Here is the timeline of events leading up to the gruesome finds:
:: November 7: Detectives say they are "extremely concerned" about the disappearance of 19-year-old prostitute Tania Nicol, who vanished after leaving her home in Ipswich, Suffolk, on October 30.
:: November 16: Police reveal a man has been arrested in Suffolk on suspicion of the attempted abduction of a prostitute.
But detectives say the arrest is not connected to the recent disappearances of two Ipswich prostitutes.
:: December 2: A naked body is found in a brook at Hintlesham, Suffolk, by a member of the public.
:: December 3: Detectives launch a major inquiry after the identity of the body is confirmed as that of prostitute Gemma Adams, 25, who vanished from the red light district of Ipswich in the early hours of November 15.
Her death raises fears for the safety of Miss Nicol.
Tania Nicol :: December 4: Police warn Ipswich prostitutes to "look out for each other" amid fears that the two women may have been killed by the same man.
They also say they are checking similar cases in East Anglia to try to establish whether a serial killer could be at large.
:: December 6: Police say Miss Adams had not been sexually assaulted.
:: December 8: Police announce forensic tests are to be carried out on clothing found in the village where the body of Miss Adams was discovered.
A second naked body of a woman is found by police divers searching areas of water at Copdock Mill, near Ipswich, Suffolk.
:: December 9: Police confirm the second body is that of Miss Nicol.
It is revealed her body was discovered in the same stretch of water as that of Miss Adams, but around two miles away.
:: December 10: Police say there are "striking similities" between the deaths and they have begun a linked murder investigation.
The body of a third prostitute in her 20s is found at Nacton, near Ipswich, raising further fears of a serial killer.
Anneli Alderton :: December 11: Police say they are worried about two other prostitutes. Paula Clennell, 24, of Ipswich, has not seen since late on Saturday. Annette Nicholls, 29, was last seen on December 4.
Assistant Chief Constable of Suffolk Jacqui Cheer tells prostitutes to stay off the streets.
Ipswich businessman Graeme Kalbraier offers a £25,000 reward for information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the killer or killers.
Police move the body of the prostitute found at Nacton. The woman is named locally as Anneli Alderton, 24, from Essex.
:: December 12: Detectives find two more bodies - meaning they are now hunting a major serial killer, who has claimed the lives of five women.
One of the bodies was discovered near Levington, Suffolk, a village about five miles south of Ipswich. Minutes later a police helicopter spots a second corpse nearby.
Police say the "natural assumption" is that the bodies are those of missing prostitutes Miss Clennell and Ms Nicholls.
It appears from a post-mortem examination that Miss Alderton has been strangled and it was possible that DNA evidence may have been left at the scene.
Miss Nicol and Miss Adams knew each other and police say it was likely that Miss Alderton knew both women.
:: December 13: Police say they are considering an appeal to the killer to give himself up.
Source: www.skynews.co.uk
Detectives investigating the suspected murder of five prostitutes near Ipswich have announced their latest findings.
Det Chief Supt Stewart Gull told reporters in Suffolk:
:: Police are following up reports concerning a chubby-faced man in a blue BMW. But Mr Gull stressed this was one of a number of lines of inquiry.
:: Police are compiling a list of men who visit prostitutes in the area. He said they need to volunteer information "before we come knocking on their doors".
:: Officers have received more than 2,000 calls from the public on Tuesday and 500 on Monday. They will be working round the clock to follow these up.
:: The News Of The World has offered a £250,000 reward, thought to be the biggest offered by a newspaper.
:: Three other prostitutes missing overnight have now been accounted for.
:: Mr Gull gave "clear, unequivocal assurances" that vice girls coming forward with information would not be prosecuted for soliciting.
:: Officers across eastern England are now involved in the case and more are being drafted in after an appeal by Suffolk Police.
:: The latest bodies to be found near Levington village were left naked like the other three murdered prostitutes.
:: Mr Gull said it "may seem callous" but both bodies will remain at the crime scenes while forensic officers search for clues.
:: Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt asked whether the fact the Levington bodies were discovered near the roadside suggested the killer was becoming careless.
Mr Gull said it was possible but a number of conclusions could be drawn.
:: Trained officers are ready to any call from the killer, if they contact police.
:: Police have not ruled out calling in experts from Europe and the US.
Source: www.skynews.co.uk
Det Chief Supt Stewart Gull told reporters in Suffolk:
:: Police are following up reports concerning a chubby-faced man in a blue BMW. But Mr Gull stressed this was one of a number of lines of inquiry.
:: Police are compiling a list of men who visit prostitutes in the area. He said they need to volunteer information "before we come knocking on their doors".
:: Officers have received more than 2,000 calls from the public on Tuesday and 500 on Monday. They will be working round the clock to follow these up.
:: The News Of The World has offered a £250,000 reward, thought to be the biggest offered by a newspaper.
:: Three other prostitutes missing overnight have now been accounted for.
:: Mr Gull gave "clear, unequivocal assurances" that vice girls coming forward with information would not be prosecuted for soliciting.
:: Officers across eastern England are now involved in the case and more are being drafted in after an appeal by Suffolk Police.
:: The latest bodies to be found near Levington village were left naked like the other three murdered prostitutes.
:: Mr Gull said it "may seem callous" but both bodies will remain at the crime scenes while forensic officers search for clues.
:: Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt asked whether the fact the Levington bodies were discovered near the roadside suggested the killer was becoming careless.
Mr Gull said it was possible but a number of conclusions could be drawn.
:: Trained officers are ready to any call from the killer, if they contact police.
:: Police have not ruled out calling in experts from Europe and the US.
Source: www.skynews.co.uk
Criminologist David Wilson has told Sky News the Suffolk serial killer is becoming erratic.
The bodies of the latest two victims were dumped fairly quickly in comparison to three other dead prostitutes hidden near Ipswich.
Professor Wilson said: "I've been able to visit the sites where all five bodies were disposed of.
"I had to be brought here because, frankly, I would have got lost. This killer knows these motorways, the A12, the A14, the highways and by-ways, really well.
"It implies there's some planning, some calculation. He's quite organised.
"However, what's been interesting about these last two bodies is that they were disposed of quite quickly, as the body count goes up and the time-span between victims narrows.
"That implies he is moving out of control. He's behaving quite erratically, which is a great opportunity for police to actually catch this person and stop him killing again."
The last bodies to be discovered were left just a few yards from a road near Levington village.
Prof Wilson continued: "It says that he's now begun to accelerate the process of killing.
"It might be these will be the final set of victims because he's satiated, he's had enough, he wants to stop the killing process.
"Equally, it might also mean that he himself does something to harm himself. Often killers take their own lives."
Prof Wilson said the killer was most probably male because serial killers are nearly always men in Britain.
There have been 19 serial killers in the UK since 1960 and only one was a woman acting alone - Beverly Allitt.
He said: "Crime is a man's business and serial killing is a man's business."
Source:www.skynews.co.uk
The bodies of the latest two victims were dumped fairly quickly in comparison to three other dead prostitutes hidden near Ipswich.
Professor Wilson said: "I've been able to visit the sites where all five bodies were disposed of.
"I had to be brought here because, frankly, I would have got lost. This killer knows these motorways, the A12, the A14, the highways and by-ways, really well.
"It implies there's some planning, some calculation. He's quite organised.
"However, what's been interesting about these last two bodies is that they were disposed of quite quickly, as the body count goes up and the time-span between victims narrows.
"That implies he is moving out of control. He's behaving quite erratically, which is a great opportunity for police to actually catch this person and stop him killing again."
The last bodies to be discovered were left just a few yards from a road near Levington village.
Prof Wilson continued: "It says that he's now begun to accelerate the process of killing.
"It might be these will be the final set of victims because he's satiated, he's had enough, he wants to stop the killing process.
"Equally, it might also mean that he himself does something to harm himself. Often killers take their own lives."
Prof Wilson said the killer was most probably male because serial killers are nearly always men in Britain.
There have been 19 serial killers in the UK since 1960 and only one was a woman acting alone - Beverly Allitt.
He said: "Crime is a man's business and serial killing is a man's business."
Source:www.skynews.co.uk
Criminologist David Wilson has been speaking to Sky News Online about the profile of the man who may have carried out the Ipswich murders.
Here are his key points:
:: The killer is probably white and aged between 25-49.
:: Killers tend to target intra-class, not inter-class, in other words, they select victims in their racial group.
:: He knows the Ipswich area and could work there - but is not necessarily a local man.
:: The killer could be enjoying the attention that he is getting in the media.
:: He preys on prostitutes because they are accessible and vulnerable.
:: He is probably known to the police because he has a history of violence.
:: He will not target non-prostitutes because he is not comfortable with them.
:: He is confident of disposing of the bodies.
:: He may move to a different area to continue killing, possibly the Norwich area.
:: As the body count increases he will begin to make mistakes.
The expert: Prof Wilson :: Police have revealed that the third dead prostitute, Annelli Alderton, was asphyxiated, probably strangled. Prof Wilson says the killer could have left some of his DNA on the body.
:: Strangulation is an intimate act. Death is not instantanious. The killer feels a sense of power.
:: The first victim and her acquaintances are very important in the case because the killer could know the first girl.
:: Therefore police need to establish which girl was killed first because they often provide the most clues to the case.
:: He clearly knows the roads of Ipswich well because the bodies were dumped near the main A12 and A14.
:: The third body was found near a car park and he could have stopped there.
The case is similar to two others
:: One is Scottish serial killer Robert Black who murdered three girls during the 1980s. Their bodies were found in locations that were far apart.
:: His job was to sell advertising posters and by working across the country he got to know the roads well.
:: The other is Peter Moore, a Welsh serial killer who was a cinema manager. He killed four men in 1995.
Professor Wilson works at the University of Central England in Birmingham.
Source: www.skynews.co.uk
Here are his key points:
:: The killer is probably white and aged between 25-49.
:: Killers tend to target intra-class, not inter-class, in other words, they select victims in their racial group.
:: He knows the Ipswich area and could work there - but is not necessarily a local man.
:: The killer could be enjoying the attention that he is getting in the media.
:: He preys on prostitutes because they are accessible and vulnerable.
:: He is probably known to the police because he has a history of violence.
:: He will not target non-prostitutes because he is not comfortable with them.
:: He is confident of disposing of the bodies.
:: He may move to a different area to continue killing, possibly the Norwich area.
:: As the body count increases he will begin to make mistakes.
The expert: Prof Wilson :: Police have revealed that the third dead prostitute, Annelli Alderton, was asphyxiated, probably strangled. Prof Wilson says the killer could have left some of his DNA on the body.
:: Strangulation is an intimate act. Death is not instantanious. The killer feels a sense of power.
:: The first victim and her acquaintances are very important in the case because the killer could know the first girl.
:: Therefore police need to establish which girl was killed first because they often provide the most clues to the case.
:: He clearly knows the roads of Ipswich well because the bodies were dumped near the main A12 and A14.
:: The third body was found near a car park and he could have stopped there.
The case is similar to two others
:: One is Scottish serial killer Robert Black who murdered three girls during the 1980s. Their bodies were found in locations that were far apart.
:: His job was to sell advertising posters and by working across the country he got to know the roads well.
:: The other is Peter Moore, a Welsh serial killer who was a cinema manager. He killed four men in 1995.
Professor Wilson works at the University of Central England in Birmingham.
Source: www.skynews.co.uk
The mother of a prostitute murdered in 1992 claims police are probing a link between her daughter's death and that of five Ipswich women.
Since December 2, five women have been found dead after being dumped in the Ipswich area, prompting a massive manhunt by Suffolk Police.
Lin Pearman's daughter Natalie was murdered in Norwich.
She said: "The police have contacted me. I believe there may have been things done to the bodies of the women that could link them to what happened to Natalie."
Natalie's body hair had been shaved off, according to the Daily Mail.
Shotley: Clothes found in river Police say they cannot comment on other reports that the Ipswich women's body hair had been shaved but their jewellery left on.
Officers are trying to establish whether clothing found in the River Orwell at Shotley - and a handbag found in the centre of Ipswich - are significant.
Detectives say they are desperate to find the clothes the three murdered prostitutes were wearing when they vanished.
The findings of a post-mortem on one of the five women is expected to be announced today.
The body of a second woman is due to be removed from woodland and examined in the next few hours.
Paula Clennell, Annette Nicholls It is believed the two women - found naked around 150 metres apart in woods at Levington - are missing Ipswich prostitutes Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29.
Police have received more than 2,500 calls from the public in the past three days.
Officers are checking a report that one of the victims - Anneli Alderton - was seen getting into a blue BMW in the Ipswich red-light area last week.
The Prime Minister has pledged full support for officers working on the case, as the News of the World offered a £250,000 reward.
:: For more on this story go to our special section on the Suffolk Murders
Source:www.skynews.co.uk
Since December 2, five women have been found dead after being dumped in the Ipswich area, prompting a massive manhunt by Suffolk Police.
Lin Pearman's daughter Natalie was murdered in Norwich.
She said: "The police have contacted me. I believe there may have been things done to the bodies of the women that could link them to what happened to Natalie."
Natalie's body hair had been shaved off, according to the Daily Mail.
Shotley: Clothes found in river Police say they cannot comment on other reports that the Ipswich women's body hair had been shaved but their jewellery left on.
Officers are trying to establish whether clothing found in the River Orwell at Shotley - and a handbag found in the centre of Ipswich - are significant.
Detectives say they are desperate to find the clothes the three murdered prostitutes were wearing when they vanished.
The findings of a post-mortem on one of the five women is expected to be announced today.
The body of a second woman is due to be removed from woodland and examined in the next few hours.
Paula Clennell, Annette Nicholls It is believed the two women - found naked around 150 metres apart in woods at Levington - are missing Ipswich prostitutes Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29.
Police have received more than 2,500 calls from the public in the past three days.
Officers are checking a report that one of the victims - Anneli Alderton - was seen getting into a blue BMW in the Ipswich red-light area last week.
The Prime Minister has pledged full support for officers working on the case, as the News of the World offered a £250,000 reward.
:: For more on this story go to our special section on the Suffolk Murders
Source:www.skynews.co.uk
I have a pretty strange troop in my shop. More than one person has asked him if he's been hanging around Ipswich lately (it's like 30-45 minutes away). The headlines around here have been "Prostitutes Asked To Stay Off Streets!" which strikes me as funny because ~what were they asking the prostitutes to do before?~
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes in Suffolk.
The 37-year-old was arrested where he lived in Trimley, a small town near the port of Felixstowe, at 7.20am.
The news was delivered by Det Chief Supt Stewart Gull at a press conference in Ipswich.
The man is in custody at a police station in Suffolk and will be questioned later today.
Mr Gull did not name the man or say exactly where he was being held.
Gemma Adams and Tania Nicol He said: "He has been arrested on the suspicion of murdering all five women - Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls."
The bodies of the women were found naked in rural locations south of Ipswich.
Gemma Adams, 25, was found in Belstead Brook at Hintlesham on December 2.
Tania Nicol was found at Copdock on December 8; Paula Clennell, 24, at Levington on December 12, and Annette Nicholls, 29, also at Levington on the same day.
Anneli Alderton Police have not said how Miss Adams, Miss Nicol and Miss Nicholls died but Miss Clennel was killed as a result of "compression" to the neck.
The inquests into four of the deaths have been postponed.
The murders sparked a major police manhunt and created massive public interest.
Vicky Hall, 17, was murdered after vanishing from her home in Trimley St Mary in 1999. Her naked body was found in a water-filled ditch 25 miles away five days later. Police believe she died of asphyxia. A 27-year-old Felixstowe businessman was accused of her murder but found not guilty by a jury.
Police have not linked the murders to Ms Hall's killing.
Source: www.skynews.co.uk
The 37-year-old was arrested where he lived in Trimley, a small town near the port of Felixstowe, at 7.20am.
The news was delivered by Det Chief Supt Stewart Gull at a press conference in Ipswich.
The man is in custody at a police station in Suffolk and will be questioned later today.
Mr Gull did not name the man or say exactly where he was being held.
Gemma Adams and Tania Nicol He said: "He has been arrested on the suspicion of murdering all five women - Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls."
The bodies of the women were found naked in rural locations south of Ipswich.
Gemma Adams, 25, was found in Belstead Brook at Hintlesham on December 2.
Tania Nicol was found at Copdock on December 8; Paula Clennell, 24, at Levington on December 12, and Annette Nicholls, 29, also at Levington on the same day.
Anneli Alderton Police have not said how Miss Adams, Miss Nicol and Miss Nicholls died but Miss Clennel was killed as a result of "compression" to the neck.
The inquests into four of the deaths have been postponed.
The murders sparked a major police manhunt and created massive public interest.
Vicky Hall, 17, was murdered after vanishing from her home in Trimley St Mary in 1999. Her naked body was found in a water-filled ditch 25 miles away five days later. Police believe she died of asphyxia. A 27-year-old Felixstowe businessman was accused of her murder but found not guilty by a jury.
Police have not linked the murders to Ms Hall's killing.
Source: www.skynews.co.uk
Yeah just came on the news, he did a bunch of radio interviews basically pleading to get arrested lol he knew them all... But I suppose he could just be crazy and not the guy.. We'll see.
Police shouldn't be so quick to convict an attention male whore... you'd be surprised how many innocent "guilty" men go to prison.
Another person has been arrested in connection with the murders of five prostitutes in Suffolk, police have announced.
This morning's announcement follows yesterday's arrest of Tom Stephens at his home in Trimley, Suffolk.
Detectives are continuing to question the 37-year-old on suspicion of murdering the five women.
They have been given another 12 hours to either charge Stephens, release him or apply for more time for questioning.
Former special constable Stephens told a Sunday newspaper he knew all five women and lacked alibis for some of the nights they went missing.
But he insisted he was innocent.
The supermarket worker also works as a part-time taxi driver.
He was arrested on Monday morning at his home near Felixstowe.
Former prostitute Jacci Goldsmith told Sky News that Stephens looked after the women on the street.
Tom Stephens was arrested on Monday Stephens also has his own page on the MySpace website, in which he has posted several pictures of himself.
He describes himself on the site as "fit", enjoys 80s music and is not interested in TV.
Calling himself "The Bishop", he puts his occupation as a "team leader" at a local Tesco store, he wants a "serious relationship" and his hero is "Hong Kong Phooey".
The bodies of the five women were found naked in rural locations south of Ipswich.
Gemma Adams, 25, was found in Belstead Brook at Hintlesham on December 2.
Tania Nicol, 19, was found at Copdock on December 8; Anneli Alderton, 24, at Nacton on December 10; Paula Clennell, 24, at Levington on December 12, and Annette Nicholls, 29, also at Levington on the same day.
Source: www.skynews.co.uk
This morning's announcement follows yesterday's arrest of Tom Stephens at his home in Trimley, Suffolk.
Detectives are continuing to question the 37-year-old on suspicion of murdering the five women.
They have been given another 12 hours to either charge Stephens, release him or apply for more time for questioning.
Former special constable Stephens told a Sunday newspaper he knew all five women and lacked alibis for some of the nights they went missing.
But he insisted he was innocent.
The supermarket worker also works as a part-time taxi driver.
He was arrested on Monday morning at his home near Felixstowe.
Former prostitute Jacci Goldsmith told Sky News that Stephens looked after the women on the street.
Tom Stephens was arrested on Monday Stephens also has his own page on the MySpace website, in which he has posted several pictures of himself.
He describes himself on the site as "fit", enjoys 80s music and is not interested in TV.
Calling himself "The Bishop", he puts his occupation as a "team leader" at a local Tesco store, he wants a "serious relationship" and his hero is "Hong Kong Phooey".
The bodies of the five women were found naked in rural locations south of Ipswich.
Gemma Adams, 25, was found in Belstead Brook at Hintlesham on December 2.
Tania Nicol, 19, was found at Copdock on December 8; Anneli Alderton, 24, at Nacton on December 10; Paula Clennell, 24, at Levington on December 12, and Annette Nicholls, 29, also at Levington on the same day.
Source: www.skynews.co.uk
Multiple murder suspect Tom Stephens put himself in the frame when he was interviewed by a Sunday newspaper.
Sky News crime correspondent Martin Brunt said police had no choice but to interview the 37-year-old after he gave an emotional interview to the the Sunday Mirror in which he said he knew the girls intimately.
"I understand that it was this interview that really prompted his arrest," Brunt said.
"Clearly he said enough to justify him being arrested. He knew the girls. He says he has no alibi for the time they disappeared.
"He put himself in the frame and I think he was an irresistible target for detectives."
However, Brunt said there was doubt among the media pack about whether Stephens was reliable.
"He claims to have been interviewed by police four times, once under caution, but police said they had not interviewed anyone under caution," Brunt said.
"He spoke to a newspaper earlier in the week and they came to the conclusion he was an attention seeker.
"I think that's a phrase we can all use."
Brunt added: "He has been talking to newspapers and has his own webpage. This is someone who clearly likes people knowing about him."
Brunt said a DNA match, CCTV footage or phone call from a member of the public may also have triggered the arrest.
"It could have been science, DNA samples coming back that threw up a match.
"It could have been technology. It could have been the spotting of a car that was in a number of places around the disappearance of some of the girls.
"It could have been a phone call this morning from somebody with a vital lead or information."
Source: www.skynews.co.uk
Sky News crime correspondent Martin Brunt said police had no choice but to interview the 37-year-old after he gave an emotional interview to the the Sunday Mirror in which he said he knew the girls intimately.
"I understand that it was this interview that really prompted his arrest," Brunt said.
"Clearly he said enough to justify him being arrested. He knew the girls. He says he has no alibi for the time they disappeared.
"He put himself in the frame and I think he was an irresistible target for detectives."
However, Brunt said there was doubt among the media pack about whether Stephens was reliable.
"He claims to have been interviewed by police four times, once under caution, but police said they had not interviewed anyone under caution," Brunt said.
"He spoke to a newspaper earlier in the week and they came to the conclusion he was an attention seeker.
"I think that's a phrase we can all use."
Brunt added: "He has been talking to newspapers and has his own webpage. This is someone who clearly likes people knowing about him."
Brunt said a DNA match, CCTV footage or phone call from a member of the public may also have triggered the arrest.
"It could have been science, DNA samples coming back that threw up a match.
"It could have been technology. It could have been the spotting of a car that was in a number of places around the disappearance of some of the girls.
"It could have been a phone call this morning from somebody with a vital lead or information."
Source: www.skynews.co.uk
his myspace has been taken down, was pretty easy to find just searched "tom stephens" in the search bar.
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