"The 17-year-old sixth former was walking home from a night out with her best friend at a club in Felixstowe in 1999 when she was kidnapped by the predator, then aged 41. Her naked body was found by a dog walker five days later in a ditch in Creeting St Peter, around 25 miles from where she was last seen."
"Her horrific murder remained unsolved for 26 years until Wright known as the Suffolk Strangler shockingly changed his plea and admitted his guilt on Monday. He also admitted attempting to kidnap Emily Doherty, 22, the night before. It is the first time Wright, who is already serving a whole life sentence for strangling five women in Ipswich seven years later, in 2006 - has ever taken responsibility for any of his crimes."
"Prosecutor Jocelyn Ledward KC said: On the weekend of 18-19 September 1999, the defendant, driving his burgundy Ford Granada Scorpio, was on the prowl in Felixstowe, a port town on the Suffolk coast. Almost undoubtedly sexually motivated, he was a predator stalking for his prey: looking for a young woman to kidnap. The Old Bailey heard that Wright, who was employed on the mooring team at Felixstowe docks at the time of the attacks, was very physically strong."
Steve Wright abducted and murdered 17-year-old Victoria Hall after she left a club in Felixstowe in 1999. Her naked body was discovered five days later in a ditch in Creeting St Peter, about 25 miles from where she was last seen. Wright admitted guilt and also admitted attempting to kidnap 22-year-old Emily Doherty the night before; Doherty escaped after arming herself with a stick and seeking refuge. Wright, known as the Suffolk Strangler, is already serving a whole-life sentence for five Ipswich murders in 2006. The confession closes a 26-year cold case and was addressed at a sentencing hearing at the Old Bailey.
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