Tania Nicola (19):Vanished on October 30th. Naked body found in pond at Copdock on December 8th.
She grew up on the outskirts of Ipswich, where she lived with her mother and brother. Her uncle, Alhusain Nicol, said: "She was just a normal, loving family girl who got in with the wrong crowd, I suppose. Her mother did not know what she was doing. She did not know until the police told her.
"Despite the label she has been given, she was a nice girl. She is still someone's daughter, someone's niece and we are a close family...
"I would just remember her as a nice family girl. But once you get hooked on something, that is it."
Gemma Adams (25):Vanished on November 14th. Naked body found in a stream at Hintlesham on December 2nd. Her family lives in an Ipswich suburb. Her parents describe her as a normal child until the age 17, when she became addicted to heroin. She is thought to have turned to prostitution to fund her drug habit.
Anneli Alderton (24):from Colchester, Essex. Naked body found in woods at Nacton on December 10th.
Police say she worked as a prostitute in Ipswich. Sources said she had no fixed address. Her family has refused to comment.
Paula Clennell (24):Her body is believed to have been found yesterday near Levington, Suffolk. Police say she spoke to a friend late on Sunday. Just days ago, she told a TV interview that she was prepared to take her chances on the street because "I need the money".
She said the killings had made her "a bit wary about getting into cars" but she would probably still do it anyway. She admitted that she had "a couple of nasty experiences" including being beaten up once. Her father, Brian, told of his shock that his daughter, whom he has not seen for several years, was working as a prostitute.
Annette Nicholls (29):The second body found near Levington yesterday is believed to have been hers. Reported missing on Monday. She had not been seen since last Thursday. - (PA)