Police seek information on Suffolk Strangler Steve Wright's possible earlier offenses

Suffolk Police have issued an appeal for information on serial killer Steve Wright's potential previous offenses following his recent guilty plea for the kidnap and murder of 17-year-old Victoria Hall.

Wright, already serving a whole-life sentence for the murders of five women in 2006, admitted on Monday to abducting and killing Victoria more than 25 years ago.

Victoria disappeared early on 19th September 1999 in a village near Felixstowe.

He was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday to life in prison with a minimum term of 40 years.

Suffolk Police, in a statement following the sentencing, expressed an interest in gathering more information about Wright's past actions.

"In light of the guilty plea by Steve Wright for the murder of Victoria Hall in 1999, the joint major investigation team are appealing for information relating to him and his possible previous offending," the statement said.

"Suffolk and Norfolk constabularies are always alive to new information and how this could assist, alongside modern forensic and investigative techniques, to build an evidential case for court and bring offenders to justice."

Wright, a former QE2 steward, has links to Felixstowe docks and once managed the Ferry Boat Inn in Norwich.

Several unsolved cases have been highlighted for potential connections:

• Jeanette Kempton, 32, last seen in Brixton, London in February 1989, found strangled in Suffolk.
• Natalie Pearman, 16, found dead outside Norwich in November 1992, with asphyxia as the cause of death.
• Amanda Duncan, 26, vanished from Ipswich in July 1993, with no evidence suggesting an abduction.
• Kellie Pratt, 28, missing from Norwich in June 2000, last seen in the red light district.
• Michelle Bettles, 22, found strangled in Norfolk in March 2002, last seen in Norwich's red light district.
• Suzy Lamplugh, 25, disappeared in London in July 1986, presumed abducted and murdered.
• Vicky Glass, 21, found dead in North Yorkshire in November 2000, last seen in Middlesbrough.

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