Right leg could be linked to Wheathampstead arm

During a press conference held today in Stevenage, Detective Chief Inspector Micheal Hanlon admitted that due to the rarity of such cases, it is "highly likely to belong to the same victim".

The gruesome discoveries of three body parts were linked through DNA tests to the same victim.

On March 22, a left leg was found in Stevenage, on March 29, a left arm without the hand was discovered on a verge of Drovers Lane near Wheathampstead and on March 31, the investigations stretched 80 miles across the country after a farmer discovered a head in a Leicestershire field.

DCI Hanlon, from the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: "Extensive searches have taken place at the scene at the A10 in Hertfordshire and a number of lines of inquiry are being looked at, however I would like to appeal to anyone who believes they may have seen any suspicious activity in the area between March 20 and April 7, to contact Hertfordshire Constabulary."

The victim is believed to be a Asian or white adult man, around 5ft 6inches to 5ft 10inches tall and approximately between a size seven and nine in shoe size.

Police have also revealed he has a skin condition which had caused discolouration in the pigmentation of the skin around the ankle.

Tests have concluded the victim suffered from eczema which has caused the skin to scale.

Today it was revealed the man has a "very distinctive feature" on both small toenails, which has caused them to discolour and thicken and the nail is curled under the toe.

He has two front teeth missing, which are believed to have been lost for a couple of years.

DCI Hanlon added: "It is also important to continue our appeals for people to come forward with information about anyone they know who matches the description of our victim and who is believed to be missing."

Anyone with information can contact police on 0845 330 0222.