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Police have tried to allay fears amid a hunt for the killer of landscape architect Joanna Yeates - but warned women not to walk alone after dark.
Chief Superintendent Jon Stratford gave a statement after landlord Chris Jefferies was released on bail.
Jefferies, 65, was freed pending further inquiries after he spent more than two days in custody on suspicion of killing the 25-year-old victim.
Miss Yeates' snow-covered body was found on Christmas Day in the Bristol area.
Ch Supt Stratford said: "Whoever killed Jo remains at large.
"However, I want to reassure the public that, at this time, there is no specific intelligence or information to suggest an increased threat to their safety."
But he advised women to avoid walking home alone at night and householders to try to keep their premises secure, and "just take care when answering the door to strangers".
"Jo's killer is still out there somewhere and we will find them and bring them to justice. We know Jo was murdered," the officer added.
"At the moment we don't know who killed her but we are determined to find out."
Detectives from Avon and Somerset Police are continuing their investigation into the murder and said they were working tirelessly to bring the culprit to justice.
Detective Chief Inspector Phil Jones said earlier: "The incident room has been inundated with thousands of calls from members of the public who have provided us with information.
"This information is being scrutinised and followed up by specially trained officers who are exhausting every lead and avenue that we are provided with."
Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have used Longwood Lane in Failand, Bristol, between December 17, when Miss Yeates went missing, and Christmas Day, when her body was discovered there.
Mr Jefferies, who lives above the Victorian flat Miss Yeates shared with her boyfriend Greg Reardon in Bristol's up-market Clifton area, was arrested on Thursday.
He had been held until Saturday night after police were granted more time to question him.
The flats, on Canynge Road, are about three miles from where the young woman's body was found.
Forensic investigations continue there and a high police presence remains in the neighbourhood.
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