British police arrest 2nd man in prostitute case

"A second man has now been arrested by detectives ... on suspicion of the murder of all five women," Chief Superintendent Stewart Gull of Suffolk police told a news conference.

He said the man was 48 and was arrested at his home in Ipswich in eastern England at 05:00 GMT on Tuesday.

Detectives arrested a 37-year-old man on Monday on suspicion of murdering Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol, Anneli Alderton, Paula Clennell and Annette Nicholls.

The naked bodies of the women were found dumped in various rural locations around the usually quiet town of Ipswich.

The short time span of the murders -- all the women were killed within the last few weeks -- is unprecedented in recent British history and threatened to overwhelm the small local police force in the early days of the inquiry.