Such a guardian would have the power to, for example, stop direct debits for utilities. Claudia Lawrence was a chef at the University of York who vanished from the sleepy village of Hewarth, York, on the 18th of March, 2009. He lived close to her home and had been a colleague of hers at the University of York. Peter Lawrence, at his home near York, holds a photograph of his missing daughter Claudia. True Crime With Caledonian Kitty on YouTube! Do you know if there were any other mysterious disappearances around that time? Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. A detective investigating the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence 12 years ago has said it is not too late for people to come forward and stop the "unrelenting anguish" caused to the chef's loved ones. [49][50] In regard to Halliwell's possible involvement Lawrence's mother stated "The police may not have proved he had anything to do with my daughters disappearance, but they havent disproved it either". Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? All of a sudden the British public were picking up newspapers seeing all of these unsavoury details about relationships Claudia had with married men. I first heard about this case a few years ago, but didnt really know the details, barely had any time to read articles and/or watch YouTube videos regarding Claudias disappearance and wasnt really interested in such stuff back then, so eventually I forgot about it. But in June 2019, it was thought Claudia's mobile phone could hold a clue to the mystery. Lawrence's family became increasingly insistent that she must have been abducted. He complained that the police had excavated a section of the cellar floor of his pub. or someone who had abducted her? This comment has been removed by the author. She was always seen with her friends having a good time and enjoying herself. Anyway, what are your thoughts? Police believe Miss Lawrence who was last seen on March 18 2009 has been murdered, although no body has ever been discovered. Claudia Elizabeth Lawrence (born 27 February 1974) is an English woman who was last seen and heard from on 18 March 2009. Nine people have been arrested or interviewed under caution, and police submitted files to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in relation to a number of individuals. More to the point, in the light of there being no-one brought to justice in the 12 years, there are still one or more people at large in York or maybe somewhere else now who do know what has happened to Claudia and where she is and potentially remain a threat to the communities in which they and we live.. The search was reportedly prompted by new evidence although police would not state what that new evidence was. The investigation itself was like searching for a needle in a haystack because although it's not right to judge someone on what they do in their private life (and Claudia certainly didn't deserve to be abducted, harmed or whatever happened to her) the police had to interview quite a number of men that Claudia had been involved with and that was a nightmare. I have just finished reading the incredible & heartbreaking book 'Blood In The Snow' by John Henderson. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. I pray shes found alive though. [44] However, Razzell's husband was convicted of her murder and her family have stated that they have no doubt over his guilt and conviction. [31], The new investigation, led by Detective Dai Malyn, made a number of arrests. [25] Nothing of significance was discovered. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. (Peter Lawrence with his daughter Claudia. Other theories have beenfloated, with one thatconvicted killer Christopher Halliwell was involved in her disappearance. Monday marks the tenth anniversary of the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence. May 6 - Mr Lawrence calls for an urgent independent inquiry into the police investigation of his daughter's disappearance and suspected murder. [47][48] Nevertheless, some observers believe that the NYP's focus on Lawrence's lifestyle and social circle may have been misguided. What happened? Awesome post loved it! Please do the right thing, come forward and speak to me.. I watched the documentary from CBS Reality online last night, where Donal McIntyre certainly gave the impression that he knew more than he was letting on - and that presumably their legal department would let go. Also i believe his father is local to the area where Lawrence disappeared. This blog is dedicated to the late, best-selling authors, Reg Mckay, Ann Rule & my furbaby, Freddie Mercury. Claudia, on the other hand, was an adult woman and disappeared in the area she was local to. Galloway indicated that the probable explanation for Lawrence's disappearance lay in her lifestyle, principally in the "complexity and mystery" of her relationships with men. A few months and weeks prior to Claudias disappearance, she did start to distance herself from these people and she started to hang out at the Acomb pub more frequently than her local pub the nags head. As for the area I am from Yorkshire and have visited York frequently, its generally a real nice and safe area, attracts a lot of tourists. The fact the they also arrest groups means they probably have a really good idea of what happened but dont want to release too much information to the public. If there was foul play, I guess the guilty one was someone she knew, perhaps also a Local just like her. We may never know. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. She left behind her passport, bank cards and purse but her rucksack, chef whites and mobile phone were missing. Harris was quickly released without charge. You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number, I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. Claudia Drury was just 19 years old when she first came across Lawrence Ray at the Sarah Lawrence College dorm. This possibility was eventually dismissed. Lawrence's handbag containing her purse, bank cards and passport was in the house. [29], The MCU subsequently assessed the Lawrence case and carried out new forensic searches at her home on Heworth Road. Like the rest of the public at the time, I read the news articles and watched the Crimewatch reports and I saw how some of the public's interest in the case went from sympathetic to lacking interest. But in January 2017 officers said they were scaling back the probe, leaving her mum devastated that she may never find out what happened to her daughter. Available on Amazon as paperback or audible. Her manager called her mobile phone number but although the phone rang, the call was directed to voice messaging. Im pretty sure the police and the family know more than everyone else. It was also Claudias very last conversation. I was burgled twice in my second year so I gave some negative memories and can definitely see this kind of disappearance happening. Claudia Lawrence was last seen nearing her home in Heworth, York, on the afternoon of 18 March 2009, as she returned from her work as a chef at the University of York. Podcast Coming Soon!! I remember a few years ago the Police arrested a man over Claudia's disappearance and the newspapers were making out that he was guilty. [45] In 2018 highly-regarded miscarriage of justice organisation Inside Justice investigated the Razzell case (and the alleged links to Halliwell) as part of a BBC documentary, Conviction, but it concluded that the conviction was safe and stated there was nothing linking Halliwell to the crime other than speculation. Det Supt Dai Malyn said: It remains the case that we strongly suspect key and vital information is being withheld that could provide the breakthrough that we all want to see, not least Claudias heartbroken family. Claudia and Ali were obsessed with horses growing up and each of them had a pony which they adored. Her parents say they dont know anything about that. Hopefully this could end up being the key. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. Please do the right thing, come forward and speak to me.. One such case is the disappearance of Swindon teacher Linda Razzell on 19 March 2002 while walking to work. That Lawrence had been the victim of a chance encounter with a. Claudia Lawrence was last seen near her home in Melrosegate, Heworth, York, on the evening of March 18, 2009. It was like she had just vanished without a trace. She was probably going to see someone that night. Distraught Joan Lawrence, 76, said it was impossible for cops to investigate convicted killer Halliwell with "such a small amount of money". I know that its no ones business, but where did all those accusations of dating married men come from? Detectives soon began to favour this explanation. I'm excited to announce that I am currently working on a true crime podcast which will feature cases that I have already featured here on my blog as well as new cases + guests & more! Peter Lawrence, who devoted himself to helping others with missing relatives, died after never knowing what happened to his daughter. Although the police have treated Lawrence's case as that of murder, with various people arrested but later released, her fate is unclear. 3. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. If we take a look at the most well-known unsolved peoples disappearances in the UK well see that the majority of those missing are boys and young men who could likely meet foul play due to the fact that most of them were last spotted in somewhat dodgy places/areas and at least a little far away from home. Peter then entered Claudia's home using his own key in company with George Forman. Claudia owned her own house and seemed to have the world at her feet so when she suddenly vanished on the 18th of March 2009 nobody could understand why. An appeal for help was made by John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York. Officials had not confirmed why the area was being trawled but said the search will take a "number of days". Im not sure what it was about Claudia that caught the public attention so much but, unfortunately, I dont think shes alive and probably wasnt for very long after going missing. There was a theory that Claudia may have had some trouble with one of the married men, maybe threatened to tell someone's wife or maybe the wife found out? Detective Superintendent Wayne Fox the new senior investigating officer on the case, said he believes several people know, or have suspicions about, what happened to the 35-year-old when she went missing in York in 2009. Based in Harrogate, the MCU was to be tasked from October 2013 to handle crimes including rape and kidnap, and review cold cases. More than a month after the missing person's report was opened, police upgraded the investigation to suspected murder. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. https://northyorkshire.police.uk/news/claudia-lawrence-investigation/ theres a huge separate section dedicated to the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence on the official website of the police of North Yorkshire, it contains quite a few summaries about each further step in the investigation. [35] Other arrests were made later. [21], Later in September, detectives made a search of an area of the University of York campus. The father of missing Claudia Lawrence has died without ever knowing what happened to his daughter. 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She later attended a local catering college and qualified as a chef. York is a beautiful city and one that I have visited many times. North Yorkshire police have been treating the case as a suspected murder investigation. I have no idea what happened to her, definitely foul play but where? I don't think Christopher Halliwell is linked to this case at all. More to the point, in the light of there being no-one brought to justice in the 12 years, there are still one or more people at large in York or maybe somewhere else now who do know what has happened to Claudia and where she is and potentially remain a threat to the communities in which they and we live.. It was so out of character for her, she loved her job and was happy with her life and friends so what happened? Picture credit: Hi, I'm Jo, welcome to my true crime blog. Both of Halliwells victims died on the 19th. She was pursuing a degree in liberal studies at that time and looked forward to having a wonderful time in college. The police took down the reward for the 10,000 stating that time had run out for people to come forward anonymously and they were also annoyed about the fact that the people who Claudia did have some form of contact with, were not being cooperative. "Disappointing news though this is for Claudias family, we have not given up hope, and I do believe that one day we will be able to tell them what happened to Claudia.". The mother of missing Claudia Lawrence has said she is in "utter shock" over the new police search for her daughter. A 10,000 reward was offered for anyone who could come forward with any information. From there they continued their search onto a wooded area not far from this site. Enter your password to log in. Areas of York were searched but nothing came of that either. However, as time went on Lawrence's family became increasingly insistent that she would have contacted them had she been able to do so. Unless we get information or intelligence to suggest that Claudia came to harm as a result of an opportunity taken by someone unconnected to her, me and the team still strongly believe the answer lies locally. The hours at her new job suited her fine as she started early and would be finished by lunchtime. By clicking Sign up you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. So the thing that gets me is that with todays phones, you can see pretty much EXACTLY where that phone is and maybe where its been historically down to feet. A lot of questions are really left unanswered in this investigation and the focus that was put on her private life by the press and the investigators during the investigation probably hindered the investigation more than it helped. Nobody wanted to talk, a number of them were married and obviously they didn't want their wives to find out. Police have launched search in gravel pits in York for missing chef Claudia Lawrence, who vanished in 2009 Miss Lawrence failed to arrive for work at the University of York on March 18, 2009. The appeals to the public for information continued and the police were interested to talk to an owner of a Ford Focus which was caught on CCTV just outside Claudia's house but sadly nothing came of this but it is still of major interest to the police. [42] Ground-penetrating radar equipment and cadaver dogs were used in the search. I don't know whether all four men got together to kill her, or if one killed her and the other three know about it or what, but I think it is one of those cases where police know but can't do anything. For whatever reason, they have maintained a silence for 12 years. I think it's plain for all to see (as much as Claudia's family found it hard to accept and I don't hold that against them, nobody wants to think of their loved one being talked about in such a manner and it must have been so horrible to see all of that stuff splashed all over the newspapers) that Claudia did have a private life (we all do) but it seemed that she had quite a few more relationships or encounters than usual. Nobody is perfect and we don't know the full circumstances. At 9:12pm a text was sent to her phone from a male friend in Cyprus, there was no response from Claudia. He also alluded to the fact that the police kept the location of the phone back. Claudia Elizabeth Lawrence (born 27 February 1974) is an English woman who was last seen and heard from on 18 March 2009. The law would allow for a guardian to be appointed to manage the affairs of a person who has been missing for 90 days or more. York is a lovely place with some great scenery but, as with anywhere, there are some rough areas. She also has a sister called Ali. I get an impression the recent police on this case had worked out whats gone on but no evidence as of yet. dug up by cops in the search for more victims. She'd reportedly had 40 lovers in the space of 3 years and a lot of them were married. Maybe the police know or at least clearly presume what happened and/or who might be responsible for that all, but cannot make any statements at the moment due to lack of evidence? [43] At the end of the search detective Wayne Fox, senior investigating officer in the Lawrence case, stated that nothing significant had been found. On the eve of the 12th anniversary, Martin Dales, a friend of Mr Lawrence, said: Despite the exhaustive efforts of (Claudias) late father Peter, family and friends, and North Yorkshire Police, there are still no answers and it is tragic that Peter has died not knowing what has happened to her. I do think the police know who killed her, but can't prove it.
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