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So why wasn't outside help brought in faster?
The version I heard (on TV news) was that it wasn't offered, either cash or physical aid from specialists, until just after my first post on the subject. All of a sudden they were reporting how help was now being made available. Up until that point, the Suffolk police were alone.
I don't care who's choice that was, just that it was happening.
Well if what you heard was on TV news- that must be true then.
If there is criticism of Suffolk for not asking for help sooner then it is not fair. They were not to know that they were about to deal with a multiple murder investigation. It is a fairly regular thing for prostitutes and drug addicts to go missing for days at a time. There have been a few instances this week (as recently as today) whereby there has been concern for other missing girls in Ipswich - so far they've all turned up. It would be very unusual to call for help before you actually have it confirmed that you require so many extra resources.
I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking this could be a woman.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robinho
This story has been on our local news since late October when the first girl went missing. Only when the first two girls bodies were found have the national news become interested.
There have been similar cases to this in Norfolk/Sufffolk about 10 years ago some bodies were found some not so it was impossible to link them. Suffolk Police have been liasing with Norfolk Police on this but they want to catch whoever did it first and then they can see if there are any links.
There has been plenty of help how can a force deal with five killings in such quick succession on their own.
I live an hour away and this story has been on my local news since the end of October when the first girl went missing and I can assure you right from the start it was being treated with great concern. The national news have only been reporting on it since the first two bodies were found. Right at the start there was a meeting and it was agreed any help or money would be available. No force would be able to deal with five separate major investigation crimes in one go like this in such a short period of time and they didn't even realise the third girl was missing.
Suffolk have been liaising with Norfolk as about 10 years ago several prostitutes were killed or went missing but they have said the priority is to catch the killer and then see if there are any links. There have even been Officers from Merseyside in Suffolk today reading numberplates so help is here.
Also right from the start there was a local meeting and it was agreed the Police could have all the help and money they required.
As Funks says it is not unusual for someone like this to go missing but when the first girl went missing it was being treated with great concern.
Actually, the day after it kicked off, the top chap from Scotland Yard was already running the case.Quote:
Originally Posted by Funks
There is no case to accuse the police of not doing everything possible as soon as practical in this case. It is and has been taken very seriously from the first instant.
I think some people are just expecting the police to treat this case differently because the girls are prostitutes instead of some rich person :rolleyes: It's a good thing the police aren't as prejudiced as some others ;)
There's a shock - Knock on adding rolling eyes to his post, along with digs at me. :dozey:
Yes, I know people go missing on a regular basis and that help is now available and being used. However, the second a well conected person or pretty girl is killed help does appear faster and the press fuss is vastly scaled up. This story got minimal attention for quite some time after the girls started to go missing. Their friends and the local police were (and I quote from teletext here) "seriously worried" about the first two reported. It simply wasn't normal for them.
Jeez, all I said was that it took a few days too long to make things start rolling. I've never said the police are doing a bad job once all the teams got going, have I? In fact, I'm 100% sure they're throwing all they can at it. Remember, I was messed about something chronic by a police search only last year, which itself was an utter farce, so I've started to notice just how fast things get moving on some cases rather than others.
What else could have been done ? This was dominating our local news and the Police were doing all they could. We knew the girls' backgrounds good and bad right from the start. The third girl was not even reported missing. And there is also the theory that the fourth and fifth may not have been taken from the streets.
Perhaps when people are being murdered it's not the best time for personal vendetta's to be aired......Quote:
Originally Posted by Hazell B