Did the Suffolk Strangler murder FIVE more women, including Suzy Lamplugh? Expert reveals bombshell theories in full

HE was so evil, even his own father branded him a monster. Dubbed The Suffolk Strangler, Steve Wright became one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers when he killed five innocent women. Steve Wright, above in February 2008 when he was found guilty at Ipswich Crown Court, became one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers when he killed five innocent women Credit: PA:Press Association Now a new book suggests that The Suffolk Strangler could have claimed at least five more victims, including Suzy Lamplugh, above, who disappeared 40 years ago Credit: Rex Features Tania Nicol, 19, Gemma Adams, 25, Anneli Alderton, 24, Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, were all murdered in Ipswich from October 30 to December 10, 2006. And in February this year, sick Wright was convicted of killing 17-year-old Victoria Hall as she made her way home from a nightclub in Trimley St Mary, Suffolk, in 1999. Now a new book suggests that he could have claimed at least FIVE more victims — including Suzy Lamplugh who disappeared 40 years ago and remains one of the country’s most high-profile unsolved murders. Karen Bryans, author of The Suffolk Strangler, asks: “Have all of Wright’s crimes been uncovered? “Around 1.4 million people have been stalked in England and Wales. Yet only 8.6 per cent of cases resulted in a charge and only 2.1 per cent end in a conviction. “And many murders and suicides begin with stalking.” “Are women any safer? Is another predator waiting for his own bid at true crime notoriety?” Suzy Lamplugh, a 25-year-old estate agent, left her office in Fulham, South West London, in July 1986 to meet a client referred to in her diary as Mr Kipper and never returned. Wright was first considered a suspect in 2008 as he had been a waiter on the QE2 when Suzy was a beautician on the cruise ship. He attempted to chat her up, but she rejected him. Police spoke to 17 of their crewmates who denied Wright had a relationship with Suzy and said he was on the ship the day she vanished — so they ruled him out. But Wright’s ex-wife Diane later revealed he was on shore leave when Suzy went missing — then, when her disappearance made the news, he denied ever knowing her. Lou, a 28-year-old prostitute, in Ipswich’s red-light district in December 2006 despite police warnings about a serial killer Credit: Times Newspapers Ltd 22-year-old Michelle Bettles’s body was found three days after she disappeared from the Norwich red light area in March 2002, could Wright have killed her? Credit: East Anglia News Service Diane also told how he often used the word kipper as slang for face, saying things like, “What’s up with your kipper?” Now Bryans suspects that Wright could also be responsible for the unsolved murder of Jeanette Kempton who was found strangled off the A12 near Southwold, Suffolk, in February 1989. He may have also killed Amanda Duncan, 26, who was working as a prostitute in July 1993. The single mum-of-two, who was last seen alive in the red light area in Ipswich, has never been found. Kellie Pratt, 28, was last seen outside The Rose Inn pub in Norwich in June 2000 and is another suspected victim Credit: ncjMedia Ltd The Suffolk Strangler may have also killed Amanda Duncan, 26, who was working as a prostitute in July 1993 Credit: ENTERPRISE NEWS AND PICTURES Kellie Pratt, 28, was last seen outside The Rose Inn pub in Norwich in June 2000, while 22-year-old Michelle Bettles’s body was found three days after she disappeared from the Norwich red light area in March 2002. Could Wright also have killed them both? By the mid-2000s, life on the streets of Ipswich had changed because of a tough police crackdown. Sex workers were hit with ASBOs and moved on, meaning they no longer had security in numbers. Gemma Adams’ body was recovered on December 1, 2006. Wright’s youngest victim, Tania Nicol, was the first to vanish — and five weeks later her body was found in the same brook where Gemma had been discovered just days earlier. Wright may also be responsible for the murder of Jeanette Kempton who was found strangled off the A12 near Southwold, in 1989 Credit: Unknown Karen Bryans, author of The Suffolk Strangler, suspects that Wright could also be responsible for more unsolved murders Credit: Unknown Yet entangled in her hair was a tiny flake of evidence — fibres from the interior of Wright’s Ford Mondeo. Two days later, Anneli Alderton’s body had been found, laid out as if suspended on a cross. For three days, drivers had passed her corpse at the side of a busy road, believing it to be a dumped mannequin. The Cypriot-born prostitute had been strangled. After the three deaths were reported, panic broke out in Nacton, the quiet village where the bodies were found. Rape alarms were handed out. Police launched Operation Sumac, the biggest manhunt in 20 years which involved 300 officers from 40 forces, 176 searches and fielding 13,000 calls from the public. Prostitutes were offered incentives to stay off the streets — but most ignored the warnings and instead put weapons such as kitchen knives and bricks in their handbags. Annette Nicholls, who kept working even after Gemma and Tania went missing, was the oldest victim and the last to be found. Mum-of-three Paula Clennell had been found strangled earlier the same day. Like all the victims, she was naked except for her jewellery. Bryans says: “The killings were outpacing the inquiry.” The speed of the deaths became the fastest murder spree in British criminal history. It had taken Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe two years to kill his first five victims — Wright had murdered three in ten days. Wright had paid for sex since the Seventies as he travelled the world as a waiter on a cruise liner. Scammed by a Thai prostitute he fell for, he returned home penniless and attempted to kill himself. Wright’s youngest victim, Tania Nicol, 19, was the first to vanish Credit: Frank Barratt Gemma Adams, 25, was killed by Wright and her body was recovered on December 1, 2006 Credit: PA:Press Association Bryans asks: “Was that the moment that lit the fuse of a rage against women who sell sex?” Wright developed a fetish for cross dressing, getting into his Mondeo in a PVC miniskirt, basque-style corset, high heels and dark wig night after night. Local sex workers’ nicknames for him included Silverback Gorilla, Mondeo Man and The Soldier due to his camouflage trousers. His unsuspecting partner Pam was oblivious to his double life, believing she was simply a golf widow. Anneli Alderton, 24, was strangled by the monster and her body was laid out as if suspended on a cross Credit: PA:Press Association Mum-of-three Paula Clennell, 24, was also found strangled and like all the victims, she was naked except for her jewellery Credit: Suffolk Police When she was at work, he took women to their flat and had sex on the floor, avoiding the bed in case Pam noticed. Police had stopped Wright early in their investigation but let him go, just two days before another woman went missing. But when they found a DNA match for Wright on file from a 2001 theft conviction, cops swooped and arrested him on December 19. Pam insisted her boyfriend was innocent and provided an alibi, saying she had been off sick when Tania Nicol went missing. In fact, the two-week gap between Tania and Gemma disappearing was because Pam had been off work and Wright could not get away. Records from Pam’s office showed she was working each time he killed. Annette Nicholls, 29, was Wright’s oldest victim and the last to be found Credit: Suffolk Police In February this year, sick Wright was convicted of killing 17-year-old Victoria Hall as she made her way home from a nightclub in 1999 Credit: SUFFOLK POLICE/UNPIXS A mouth swab from Wright matched three of his victims. Two pairs of semen-stained gardening gloves were found in his car, containing DNA from Anneli and Annette. Fibres from both of them and Paula and Tania’s hair were present on the tracksuit he was wearing when arrested. Wright claimed he had sex with all the victims, hence the DNA matches, but had not killed them. He told cops he preferred street workers because “you get two girls for the price of one.” He haggled them down to £20 each. In her book, which is published on Thursday, Bryans also explains how Wright resented his nurse mum Patricia for leaving his policeman dad Conrad when he was seven, and he never liked his stepmum Val, although she defended him when he was arrested. When he was working on the QE2, Wright became infatuated with ship window dresser Diane Cole. They married in 1987 but he was controlling and violent — banging her head against the wall when she didn’t fold their bedsheets straight. He then had a daughter with barmaid Sarah Whiteley but they split before the baby’s first birthday. Yet he always maintained his two vices, paying for sex and gambling. Bryans said: “Whenever his gambling caused some calamity — the loss of a pub, bankruptcy over unpaid loans — sex with a working girl was there to distract him. “Was it the simplicity of it — pay your money, receive satisfaction? Or the control? “If women could leave you high and dry, was it better to buy them instead?” The Suffolk Strangler by Karen Bryans is published by Mirror Books on 10 September, £10.99