Shades Of 'The Ripper'

A hooded forensics expert lifts a bag on London Road, Ipswich, Eastern England, after a 48-year-old man later identified as Steve Wright, was arrested at his home on the street Tuesday Dec. 19, 2006. Wright was arrested in connection with the murder of five women working as prostitutes whose naked bodies were found dumped in rural areas around Ipswich, over 11 days. He was charged with the murders on Dec. 21.

The front page of the British Sunday Mirror newspaper Dec. 17, 2006, featuring an interview and pictures of 37-year-old supermarket worker Tom Stephens, who was arrested Monday, Dec. 18, 2006 in connection with the murders of five prostitutes in the Ipswich area of Suffolk, England. Stephens strenuously denied being behind the murders. He was released by authorities on Dec. 21.

Police cordon off Jubilee Close in Trimley St. Martin, England, where supermarket worker Tom Stephens was arrested at his home in connection with the murders of five prostitutes in Suffolk Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Stephens was released by authorities on Dec. 21.

Forensic officers search a house in Eye, England, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, following the arrest 37-year-old Tom Stephens in Trimley, St Martin, in connection to the deaths of five women in Ipswich. Police hunting a suspected serial killer following the murders of five prostitutes in eastern England arrested Stephens at his house Monday, but he was released Dec. 21 when another man was charged with the murders.

Police officers patrol near where prostitutes work in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006. With five dead prostitutes found in 11 days, this provincial town in eastern England has been gripped by fear following a killing spree that is rivaling the so-called Yorkshire Ripper, one of Britain's worst serial murderers who spent five years killing 13 women in the 1970s.

Forensic officers at the scene in Levington, England, Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006, as investigations take place where two bodies were found. Detectives hunting a serial killer who preys on prostitutes discovered two more bodies Tuesday, bringing to five the number of women found dead this month in a small area of eastern England.

A police officer stands in the undergrowth on a path near crime scene where the bodies of two women were found murdered beside a road near the village of Levington, England, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006. Detectives hunting a serial killer were expected to identify the two victims on Wednesday, as police warned prostitutes to stay off the streets for their own safety. Five bodies have been discovered in the past 11 days.

A policewoman seals the entrance to a forest area in Levington, south of Ipswich in Suffolk, England, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, after police discovered two more dead bodies. British police probing the murders of three prostitutes discovered the additional bodies on Tuesday, further fueling fears that a serial killer was at large. Women in Ipswich are being warned to take care at night as the holiday party season warms up.

Police stand guard at the sealed entrance to a wooded area south of Ipswich in Suffolk, England, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006. Police probing the murders of three prostitutes around a quiet English town discovered two more bodies Tuesday, further fueling fears that a serial killer is at large. The murders have revived fears of the horrors of Jack the Ripper, the infamous 19th-century murderer of London prostitutes.

A board bearing the images of three murdered and two missing prostitutes is pictured at Suffolk police headquarters, in Martlesham, in Suffolk, England, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006. Police admitted Wednesday they "fear the worst" after the latest grisly findings in a feared serial killer probe, as they race against time to prevent the death toll from rising further.

Police Underwater Search and Recovery Divers search a stream, Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, in Copdock, near Ipswich in Suffolk, England, where the body of prostitute Tania Nicol was recovered after she went missing Oct. 30, 2006. Fears mounted that a serial killer could be at large after the naked corpse of a third prostitute was found within weeks near Ipswich, and a fourth sex worker went missing.

Police Underwater Search and Recovery Divers search a stream, Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, in Copdock, near Ipswich in Suffolk, where the body of prostitute Tania Nicol was recovered after she went missing Oct. 30, 2006. Police issued an alert after the latest grisly find near Ipswich, some 80 miles northeast of London, advising all prostitutes to stay off the streets for their own safety.

A police cordon surrounds a crime scene in Nacton, in Suffolk, in southeast England, Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, after the body of a third prostitute was discovered Sunday. Fears mounted that a serial killer could be at large after the naked corpse was found near Ipswich, and a fourth sex worker went missing. Police issued an alert after the latest grisly find advising prostitutes to stay off the streets for their own safety.

Detective Chief Superintendent Stewart Gull addresses a press conference near Nacton, in Suffolk, in southeast England, Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, after the body of a third prostitute was discovered Sunday. Fears mounted that a serial killer could be at large after the naked corpse was found near Ipswich, some 80 miles northeast of London. Police advised all prostitutes to stay off the streets for their own safety.

An undated photo made available by police of Annette Nicholls, 29, one of two women who have been missing for about a week near Ipswich, England, where police are hunting a suspected serial killer, Tuesday Dec. 12, 2006. The naked bodies of three women, all of whom were prostitutes have already been discovered in the area.

An undated photo made available by police of Paula Clennell, 24, one of two women who have been missing for about a week near Ipswich, England, where police are hunting a suspected serial killer, Tuesday Dec. 12, 2006. The naked bodies of three women, all of whom were prostitutes have already been discovered in the area.

An undated photo made available by police of Gemma Adams, 25, whose body was discovered on Saturday Dec. 2, 2006 - one of three prostitutes whose naked bodies were discovered recently near Ipswich, England. Police hunting a suspected serial killer, discovered the bodies of two more prostitutes, who had been missing for about a week, in the area, Tuesday Dec. 12, 2006.

An undated photo of Tania Nicol, 19, whose body was discovered on Friday Dec. 8, 2006, one of three prostitutes whose naked bodies were discovered recently near Ipswich, England, where police are hunting a suspected serial killer. In addition to the three women whose bodies have already been discovered in a rural area, two other women had been missing for about a week.

An undated photo of Anneli Alderton, 24, whose body was discovered on Sunday Dec. 10, 2006, one of three prostitutes whose naked bodies were discovered recently near Ipswich, England, where police are hunting a suspected serial killer. In addition to the three women whose bodies have already been discovered in a rural area, two other women had been missing for about a week.

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