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Prostitute Murders: Man Arrested Monday December 18, 01:56 PM

Supermarket worker Tom Stephens is the man arrested on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes in Suffolk, Sky News has learnt. The 37-year-old was arrested at his home in Trimley, a small town near the port of Felixstowe, at 7.20am.

Det Chief Supt Stewart Gull told a press conference in Ipswich that an unnamed man had been arrested.

But sources have told Sky the man being held is Stephens.

Police have not said where he is being held but he will be questioned later today.

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Gull said: "He has been arrested on the suspicion of murdering all five women - Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls."

Police have until Wednesday morning to charge Stephens or apply for more time to hold him in custody.

Stephens was interviewed by the Sunday Mirror yesterday.

He told the newspaper he knew the girls well, had been interviewed by police four times but was completely innocent.

"I'm not worried about being charged - I am innocent," he said.

He also has his own page on the myspace website, in which he has posted several pictures of himself.

Stephens describes himself on the site as "fit", enjoying 80s music and as not interested in TV.

Describing himself as "The Bishop", he puts his occupation as a "team leader" at a local Tesco store, he is after 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 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.

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.