Stephen Griffiths has been arrested over the suspected murders of three sex workers, including Suzanne Blamires whose body police identified today
Helen Carter
A mature student who researched serial killers as part of his PhD is being questioned by police about the murder of three women, it emerged today.
The man, named locally as Stephen Griffiths, 40, who is studying at the University of Bradford, was arrested on suspicion of the suspected murders of missing Suzanne Blamires, Shelley Armitage and Susan Rushworth.
West Yorkshire police today identified the remains of a woman whose body was found in the river Aire, in Shipley, West Yorkshire, on Tuesday, as Suzanne Blamires, 26, who went missing on Friday.
Armitage, 31, has been missing since 26 April, while 43-year-old Rushworth has been missing since June last year.
Police have been granted extra time, until this evening, to question Griffiths, who was arrested at his home on Monday.
