Ipswich (England): British police said on Friday that they have identified the fifth woman believed to be the victim of a serialkiller targeting sex workers, but were uncertain of the cause of her death.
The last of the five victims to be formally identified was Annette Nichols, 29, said Detective Chief Superintendent Stewart Gull of Suffolk Police.
''A post mortem last night failed to reveal a clear cause of death,'' Gull said.
Police have linked the five cases, in which all the victims' bodies were found naked in rural areas, but separate teams are investigating each death, Gull said.
On Thursday, police confirmed the death of 24-year-old Paula Clennell, who told reporters days before her death that she was afraid, but that she needed to carry on working to support her heroin habit.
Police said that she died from ''compression to the neck,'' but refused to elaborate.
The bodies were discovered in a 10-day span, beginning December 2 when 25-year-old Gemma Adams was found in a stream.
The body of 19-year-old Tania Nicol was found in a pond six day later.
On December 10, the naked body of 24-year-old Anneli Alderton was spotted in the woods, after initially being mistaken for a discarded mannequin.
The two final bodies were found close together on Tuesday.
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