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Ipswich serial murders, the Glossary

The Ipswich serial murders, commonly known as the work of the Suffolk Strangler, took place between 30 October and 10 December 2006, during which time the bodies of five murdered sex workers were discovered at different locations near Ipswich, Suffolk, England.^[1]

A1156 road

The A1156 road runs through the centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

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A14 road (England)

The A14 is a major trunk road in England, running from Catthorpe Interchange, a major intersection at the southern end of the M6 and junction 19 of the M1 in Leicestershire to the Port of Felixstowe, Suffolk.

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Adoption

Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents.

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Alastair McWhirter

Alastair McWhirter QPM is a British retired senior police officer.

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Alecky Blythe

Alecky Blythe, born 1976, is a British playwright and screenwriter.

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Amberfield School

Amberfield School was a small private school in Nacton, England, coeducational up to the age of 7 years, and for girls up to the age of 16 years, which was established in 1927 and closed in 2011 due to financial problems.

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Appeal

In law, an appeal is the process in which cases are reviewed by a higher authority, where parties request a formal change to an official decision.

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Appellate court

An appellate court, commonly called a court of appeal(s), appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal.

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Asphyxia

Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body which arises from abnormal breathing.

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Attorney general

In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government.

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Autopsy

An autopsy (also referred to as post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death; or the exam may be performed to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present for research or educational purposes.

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Bail

Bail is a set of pre-trial restrictions that are imposed on a suspect to ensure that they will not hamper the judicial process.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Brothel

A brothel, bordello, bawdy house, ranch, house of ill repute, house of ill fame, or whorehouse is a place where people engage in sexual activity with prostitutes.

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Chantry Academy

Chantry Academy (formerly Suffolk New Academy and Chantry High School) is a secondary school with academy status in the Chantry area of Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk.

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Chief constable

Chief Constable is the rank used by the chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except for the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police, as well as the chief officers of the three 'special' national police forces, the British Transport Police, Ministry of Defence Police, and Civil Nuclear Constabulary.

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Chief superintendent

Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces, especially in those organised on the British model.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.

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Cocaine

Cocaine (from, from, ultimately from Quechua: kúka) is a tropane alkaloid that acts as a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant.

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Colchester

Colchester is a city in northeastern Essex, England.

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Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time.

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Copleston High School

Copleston High School is a secondary school for ages 11–18 in Ipswich, England.

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Cosmetology

Cosmetology (from Greek κοσμητικός, kosmētikos, "beautifying"; and -λογία, -logia) is the study and application of beauty treatment.

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Council house

A council house, corporation house or council flat is a form of British public housing built by local authorities.

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Criminal Cases Review Commission

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is the statutory body responsible for investigating alleged miscarriages of justice in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

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Crown Prosecution Service

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the principal public agency for conducting criminal prosecutions in England and Wales.

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Cruciform

Cruciform is a term for physical manifestations resembling a common cross or Christian cross.

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Cyprus

Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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David Smith (murderer)

David Smith (born 1956) is an English repeat murderer, rapist and suspected serial killer who came to national prominence in 1999 when he was convicted of murdering a sex worker six years after having been acquitted of an "almost identical" murder. Ipswich serial murders and David Smith (murderer) are crimes against sex workers in the United Kingdom.

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Deborah Orr

Deborah Jane Orr (23 September 1962 – 19 October 2019) was a British journalist who worked for The Guardian, The Independent and other publications.

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Disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh

Susannah Jane Lamplugh (born 3 May 1961) was a British estate agent reported missing on 28 July 1986 (aged 25) in Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom.

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DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.

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DNA database

A DNA database or DNA databank is a database of DNA profiles which can be used in the analysis of genetic diseases, genetic fingerprinting for criminology, or genetic genealogy.

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East Anglian Daily Times

The East Anglian Daily Times is a British local newspaper for Suffolk and Essex, based in Ipswich.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Erpingham

Erpingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

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Essex

Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties.

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Felixstowe

Felixstowe is a port town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.

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Five Daughters

Five Daughters is a British television drama miniseries starring Ian Hart, Sarah Lancashire, Jaime Winstone and Juliet Aubrey. Ipswich serial murders and Five Daughters are Ipswich.

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Forensic science

Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, is the application of science principles and methods to support legal decision-making in matters of criminal and civil law.

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Foster care

Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home (residential child care community, treatment center, etc.), or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent", or with a family member approved by the state.

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Gordon Brown

James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010.

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Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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Harwich

Harwich is a town in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports on the North Sea coast.

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Heroin

Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the Papaver somniferum plant; it is mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.

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Hintlesham

Hintlesham is a small village in Suffolk, England, situated roughly halfway between Ipswich and Hadleigh.

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Home Office

The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Hostel

A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory sleeping 4–20 people, with shared use of a lounge and usually a kitchen.

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Housing association

In Ireland and the United Kingdom, housing associations are private, non-profit making organisations that provide low-cost "social housing" for people in need of a home.

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Ian Hart

Ian Davies (born 8 October 1964), better known by his stage name Ian Hart, is an English actor.

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Ipswich

Ipswich is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England.

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Ipswich Crown Court

Ipswich Crown Court is a Crown Court venue which deals with criminal cases at Russell Road, Ipswich, England.

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ITV News Anglia

ITV News Anglia is a British television news service for the East of England, broadcast and produced by ITV Anglia.

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Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London, England, in 1888.

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Kesgrave

Kesgrave is a town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.

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Levington

Levington is a small village in the county of Suffolk, England in the East Suffolk district.

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Life imprisonment

Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted criminals are to remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives (or until pardoned, paroled, or commuted to a fixed term).

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Life imprisonment in England and Wales

In England and Wales, life imprisonment is a sentence that lasts until the death of the prisoner, although in most cases the prisoner will be eligible for parole after a minimum term set by the judge.

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List of police forces of the United Kingdom

This is a list of the 45 territorial police forces and 3 special police forces of the United Kingdom.

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List of serial killers by country

This is a list of notable serial killers, by the country where most of the killings occurred.

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List of serial killers by number of victims

A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more people, in two or more separate events over a period of time, for primarily psychological reasons.

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London Road (film)

London Road is a 2015 British musical mystery crime drama film directed by Rufus Norris and written by Adam Cork and Alecky Blythe based on their National Theatre musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the interviews about the Steve Wright killings.

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London Road (musical)

London Road is a musical written by Alecky Blythe (book and lyrics) and Adam Cork (music and lyrics).

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Lorraine Thorpe

Lorraine Thorpe (born 1994) is a British woman who is Britain's youngest female double murderer. Ipswich serial murders and Lorraine Thorpe are Ipswich.

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Lung cancer

Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung.

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Magistrate

The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law.

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Manningtree

Manningtree is a town and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England, which lies on the River Stour.

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Medical prescription

A prescription, often abbreviated or Rx, is a formal communication from a physician or other registered healthcare professional to a pharmacist, authorizing them to dispense a specific prescription drug for a specific patient.

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Merchant navy

A merchant navy or merchant marine is the fleet of merchant vessels that are registered in a specific country.

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Metropolitan Police

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly known as the Metropolitan Police, which is still its common name, serves as the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and crime prevention within Greater London.

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Nacton

Nacton is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.

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Norfolk

Norfolk is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia.

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Northumberland

Northumberland is a ceremonial county in North East England, bordering Scotland.

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Parole

Parole (also known as provisional release or supervised release) is a form of early release of a prison inmate where the prisoner agrees to abide by behavioral conditions, including checking-in with their designated parole officers, or else they may be rearrested and returned to prison.

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Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith

Peter Henry Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith, (born 5 January 1950), is a British barrister who served as Attorney General for England and Wales and Attorney General for Northern Ireland from 2001 and 2007.

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Peter Sutcliffe

Peter William Sutcliffe (2June 1946 – 13November 2020), also known as Peter Coonan, was an English serial killer who was convicted of murdering thirteen women and attempting to murder seven others between 1975 and 1980.

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Policing and Crime Act 2009

The Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Politics of the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy which, by legislation and convention, operates as a unitary parliamentary democracy.

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Pre-trial detention

Pre-trial detention, also known as jail, preventive detention, provisional detention, or remand, is the process of detaining a person until their trial after they have been arrested and charged with an offence.

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Prosecutor

A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the adversarial system, which is adopted in common law, or inquisitorial system, which is adopted in civil law.

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Prostitution in the United Kingdom

In Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), the act of engaging in sex as part of an exchange of various sexual services for money is legal, but a number of related activities, including soliciting in a public place, kerb crawling, owning or managing a brothel, and pimping, are illegal.

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Queen Elizabeth 2

Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is a retired British passenger ship converted into a floating hotel.

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Real Crime

Real Crime is a British documentary television series produced by ITV Studios for the ITV network.

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Red-light district

A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Royal National Theatre

The Royal National Theatre of Great Britain, commonly known as the National Theatre (NT) within the UK and as the National Theatre of Great Britain internationally, is a performing arts venue and associated theatre company located in London, England.

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Sarah Lancashire

Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire (born 10 October 1964) is an English actress.

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Sexual assault

Sexual assault is an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will.

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Simon Heffer

Simon James Heffer (born 18 July 1960) is an English historian, journalist, author and political commentator.

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Solicitor

A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions.

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Steve Wright (serial killer)

Steven Gerald James Wright (born 24 April 1958) is an English serial killer, also known as the Suffolk Strangler.

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Substance abuse

Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is the use of a drug in amounts or by methods that are harmful to the individual or others.

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Suffolk

Suffolk is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia.

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Suffolk Constabulary

Suffolk Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing Suffolk in East Anglia, England.

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Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.

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Surname

A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family.

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Sweden

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.

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The Australian

The Australian, with its Saturday edition The Weekend Australian, is a broadsheet newspaper published by News Corp Australia since 14 July 1964.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)

The Daily Telegraph, also nicknamed The Tele, is an Australian tabloid newspaper published by Nationwide News Pty Limited, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of News Corp.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The Sunday Times

The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.

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Trial

In law, a trial is a coming together of parties to a dispute, to present information (in the form of evidence) in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes.

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Trimley St Martin

Trimley St.

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West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipswich_serial_murders

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See also

2000s in Suffolk

2006 in England

2006 murders in the United Kingdom

Crimes against sex workers

Crimes against sex workers in the United Kingdom

December 2006 crimes

December 2006 events in the United Kingdom

Ipswich

Murder in Suffolk

November 2006 crimes

November 2006 events in the United Kingdom

October 2006 crimes

October 2006 events in the United Kingdom

Serial murders in the United Kingdom

References