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LONDON, England (CNN) -- The trial of a man accused of killing five prostitutes in the southeastern England town of Ipswich began Monday.
The murder of five prostitutes in Ipswich in December 2006 sparked nationwide speculation.
Steve Wright, 49, was charged with the murders following a massive police investigation involving the cooperation of up to 40 separate police forces.
The nude bodies of Tania Nicol, 19; Paula Clennell, 24; Gemma Adams, 25; Anneli Alderton, 24; and Annette Nicholls, 29, were found in rural areas near Ipswich over a 10-day period in December 2006. All of the women worked as prostitutes in the local area.
Police first began their investigations after the mother of Nicol reported her missing in November.
Her body was discovered just over a month later, a few days after investigators found the remains of Adams in a brook near the village of Hintlesham.
Wright, a former forklift truck driver from Ipswich, denies the charges.
He arrived at Ipswich Crown Court in a police van early Monday for the trial that is expected to last at least six weeks, Jane Ware, a spokeswoman for the court told CNN.
Ware said jury selection would take place Monday and that no evidence is expected to be heard until later in the week. E-mail to a friend 
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