One Sky News journalist stated, "Claudia apparently lived a significant part of her life in secret. leaving her mum devastated that she may never find out what happened to her daughter. [51], Lawrences disappearance caused difficulty arising out of her family's inability to manage her assets and liabilities. During the course of the evening Lawrence spoke to both her father and mother on her mobile phone. In another sinister bit of information on this case, every year since 2009, someone has been placing a wreath on Claudia's doorstep. The 35-year-old, who worked as a chef at the University of York, had spoken to her mum on the phone that night, giving no hint anything was wrong. [7] It was determined that the phone had been connected to a mast in the Heworth area of York throughout the morning of 19 March and up to the point it was switched off. Halliwell killed O'Callaghan two years to the day later on March 18 2011. That Lawrence had been the victim of a person known to her. The investigation continues and there's no word as of yet about who tipped the police off to search these areas or what, if anything has been found. Morbidology Podcast The article continues below Morbidology is a weekly true crime podcast created and hosted by Emily G. Thompson. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. If you are in the UK and happen to have any information about this case, please pass it on to the police (no matter how small) by dialling 101 (North Yorkshire Police), select option 1 and pass the details onto the Force Control Room, quoting ''Claudia Lawrence''. The route from her home to place of work was checked at an early stage and no trace of her was found. She completed her shift at 2pm and was recorded on CCTV leaving the college on foot a few minutes later. The Bill, which came into force in July 2019, allows the family of a missing person to apply to the court for guardianship of that person's estate 90 days after the disappearance. Nobody knows who it is and her parents have asked for whoever it is to stop. A 10,000 reward was offered for anyone who could come forward with any information. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. We may never know. Any information we glean will be passed to the police. March 23 - Mr Lawrence describes his daughter's disappearance as a "living nightmare" during a news conference in York. A group of officers were sent to Cyprus to talk to some of the people who knew her including the man who sent her the text on the 18th of March. Malyn said the investigation had so far been hindered by a lack of CCTV around Lawrences home, as well as the fact that she had neither a smartphone nor a social media profile when she vanished. In June 2019, ten years after Claudia's disappearance, the UK Government introduced the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017, informally known as 'Claudia's Law'. That Lawrence had left with a new lover or to take up a new job or merely to take a break. She also has a sister called Ali. It is notable that OCallaghan was murdered by Halliwell on 19 March 2011 and her body was concealed. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. But those concerned were all released and none were charged.[36]. [4] Lawrence was discreet about this and her family knew little about her relationships with men. Podcast Coming Soon!! We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. How we can find what happened to Claudia Elizabeth Lawrence and bring her killers to justice. True Crime With Caledonian Kitty on YouTube! 5-6 King's Court, Shambles, York YO1 7LD, Selby Superbowl, Bawtry Road, Selby YO8 8NA. [40][41] Police drained one of the lakes on site to allow a fingertip examination of the lake's bed. [16] Also in June, 100 days after his daughter went missing, Peter Lawrence launched a YouTube appeal for information. [32] Searches were made of the suspect's house in York and his mother's house in North Shields, Tyneside. I'm now on TikTok, hope to see you there! The father of missing Claudia Lawrence has died without ever knowing what happened to his daughter. Claudia Lawrence was born in Malton, North Yorkshire in 1974. Lawrence is passionate about all aspects of wellness including nutrition, exercise and mindset. Claudia Lawrence was last seen on the night of March 18 2009. Absolutely brilliant article! I think cops know the perpetrators but dont have sufficient evidence to prosecute. Because of the newspaper articles and the rumours flying around, the arrests of the men and all the talk of older married men, a lot of the public lost sympathy and interest in the case and it went cold and now here we are 11 years later. Most murder victims know their killer. At 9:12pm a text was sent to her phone from a male friend in Cyprus, there was no response from Claudia. I know that its no ones business, but where did all those accusations of dating married men come from? "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 bed was made and there were unwashed dishes in the kitchen sink, suggesting she had eaten breakfast. I pray shes found alive though. That Lawrence had suffered an accident or medical emergency on her way into work. The law came into force in 2019 but Mr Lawrence died last month without ever knowing what happened to his daughter. The only CCTV camera on Lawrence's most direct route to work was at the Melrosegate Post Office, and the recording from the morning of 19 March did not show Lawrence passing. Harris stated that Lawrence had been a customer at his pub in the weeks before her disappearance and he had spoken to her, but stated that was his only connection with her. 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. Mr Fox said some of the information received by the force appears extremely interesting and sparks a whole new line of investigation, and he urged anyone providing this information to get back in touch with as much detail as possible. Campaigners say this is a huge step forward in recognising the responsibilities placed on relatives when someone disappears and the current legal difficulties in obtaining permission to act on their behalf. . I feel the arrests that were made may have landed in those suspects having tests and being exonerated as they were not a match. It is not too late.. Using what were described as "advanced techniques not available in 2009",[30] the MCU found additional fingerprints and a man's DNA on a cigarette end in her car. Also the fact that her phone was deliberately turned off kind of freaks me out if Im not mistaken, it was traced by the police and its location was discovered (it was several miles away from her place). She was also said to have had a taste for older men and even had affairs with her friends husbands. Do you know if there were any other mysterious disappearances around that time? I remember looking at this pretty woman and wondering what had happened to her. She spent her early life with her father Peter (died 2021),[2] mother Joan and older sister Ali. I agree I think she was having an affair with one of her best friends husbands and i believe he was arrested and released. Claudia was always popular and very pretty, as she grew older she was never short of admirers and had plenty of friends, male and female. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Lawrence's handbag containing her purse, bank cards and passport was in the house. These were just theories. Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). The police seem to know what happened and who was involved, they just don't have the hard evidence or witness cooperation to forward it to a prosecution. 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. On the anniversary of Miss Lawrences disappearance, Mr Fox urged anyone with information to do the right thing and speak to him. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. 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. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Mr Fox, who took charge of the investigation in October following the retirement of Detective Superintendent Dai Malyn, said: Today, on the 12th anniversary of her disappearance, our hearts go out to Claudias loved ones. 15 members Join group About Discussion More About Discussion About this group This private members group is about ONE thing. Oh I agree with you. However, as time went on Lawrence's family became increasingly insistent that she would have contacted them had she been able to do so. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. [1], Lawrence remained single throughout her life while enjoying a gregarious social life. She loved socialising and loved having a drink with her friends in the local pubs around York or going to a nightclub. 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. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. Claudia, it seems, was acquainted with some of them. The chef, 35, failed to arrive for work at York University on 18 March . Talk of her being abducted on her way to work, but after seeing pictures of a man walking past her home several times the night she sent her last texts, makes me wonder if she was lured outside her. The original NYP investigation of Lawrence's disappearance considered various possibilities, including: One critical piece of evidence was that Lawrence's mobile phone remained on until 12:10pm on 19 March, at which time it was deliberately switched off. Cooper attempted to contact Lawrence again on the morning of 20 March, but again without success. 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. March 19 - Five years on from Miss Lawrence's disappearance, officers discover at her home the fingerprints of people who have still not come forward to the investigation. She was pursuing a degree in liberal studies at that time and looked forward to having a wonderful time in college. That is an awfully long time to carry such a burden of guilt. 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. He was released on police bail the following day[33] and then released from his bail without charge in November of that year. [13] NYP received over 1,200 calls offering information. The only significant items missing were her mobile phone, a set of hair straighteners and a rucksack which she normally used to carry her chef's whites to and from work. [24] On 24 March, land near to a children's play area, near a muddy farm track, was searched, and on 25 March the search was relocated to a field near to the university, an area of land which is bordered by a playing field and student accommodation. I first came across the Claudia Lawrence case way back in 2010 when I saw one of her 'Missing' posters which was on an information board at York Minster. [38] The second investigation then ended having achieved little. Peter Lawrence, who devoted himself to helping others with missing relatives, died after never knowing what happened to his daughter. Hopefully this could end up being the key. March 18 - Miss Lawrence speaks with her parents over the phone and, at 8.23pm, sends her friend a text. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. [28] In July 2013, NYP said the unit would assess several "stalled" cases when it opened in October, including Lawrence's disappearance. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? 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. Stay tuned for details coming soon. 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I dont think these friends were truly her friends but some mutual people she met and knew from her local pub which was a few doors down from her home. The search was reportedly prompted by new evidence although police would not state what that new evidence was. [19] Galloway also stated that some people who had been interviewed had been "reluctant and less than candid" when spoken to, and that a team of officers had been sent to Cyprus to interview people whom Lawrence met there. [7][8] The two men found the house to be in an orderly state. The dreadful lies told over Claudia Lawrence's . In his 2017 book, Catching a Serial Killer: My hunt for murderer Christopher Halliwell, Stephen Fulcher, the senior investigating officer in the murder of Sian O'Callaghan, suggests there are similarities between the Lawrence and O'Callaghan cases. [9], The North Yorkshire Police (NYP) was contacted at around 2 pm on 20 March in order to report Lawrence as a missing person. Im sure most of you have heard of this case. On the tenth anniversary of when she was last seen, police said they were still waiting for information from the public to help them make significant progress. [47] Both NYP and Wiltshire Police have stated that there is no direct evidence linking Halliwell to the Lawrence case, and Wiltshire Police have disclosed that they have CCTV evidence of Halliwell buying petrol at a petrol station in Swindon on the evening before Lawrence disappeared. But in June 2019, it was thought Claudia's mobile phone could hold a clue to the mystery. 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. 35-year-old Claudia Lawrence, of York, went missing 11 years ago About Claudia Claudia Elizabeth Lawrence was born in Malton, North Yorkshire on 27th February 1974. However, NYP officers checked her route to work and sent out a public request for information. It looks, from various other sources, that she may have spent the evening with one of her lovers, and an argument or killing jealous rage resulted in her unfortunate demise. They have endured unrelenting anguish and trauma throughout this time. Peter had a spare key for her house and was worried sick, he raced over to the house and his fears were realised when he found that Claudia was nowhere to be seen. In recent years there have been an average of around 3,500 missing persons reports per year in the NYP area. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. There were also swabs taken from her house years later (think the case was reexamined in 2013). The new law became popularly known as "Claudia's Law".[52]. 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. University chef Ms Lawrence was last seen at 15:05 on Wednesday 18. [30] On the fifth anniversary of the disappearance, a new appeal was made on Crimewatch, which aired on 19 March 2014. Claudia has always been very close with her family and had a happy childhood. 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. Could it still somehow be related to her disappearance? The force said members of the public were still coming forward with information. DETECTIVES investigating the death of missing Claudia Lawrence have been handed a floral tribute claiming that she is "in the water" of a beauty spot. 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Picture credit: The investigation into what happened to Claudia Lawrence began, there was apppeals and missing posters everywhere. It was considered likely that her killer was a local man known to her. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. Do you think that some information has not been released to the public? Peter Lawrence, at his home near York, holds a photograph of his missing daughter Claudia. (Peter Lawrence with his daughter Claudia. It is 12 years since the 35-year-old went missing in York. Here you will find many cases covering serial killers to deadly cults, obsessed stalkers & beyond I hope you find it all interesting I post on Sunday evenings so I hope you will join me For all enquiries, come say hello at jocaledoniankitty@gmail.com, Please help support my content (I'm a one woman show!) On the 12th anniversary of Claudias disappearance today (Thursday, 18 March), Mr Fox urged anyone with information to do the right thing and speak to him. At one point, detectives believed she had been with 12 lovers over five years, with some of them married. Her family made an emotional plea for help days after she was last seen. . Instead of taking OCallaghan home Halliwell drove her to a secluded place where he murdered her. She has not been seen or heard from since. After moving to Heworth in 2007, Lawrence would regularly spend evenings at The Nag's Head pub[1] close to her home. January 17 - Mr Lawrence says he is "hugely depressed and disappointed" as the investigation into his daughter's disappearance is scaled down. March 23 - A man in his 50s is arrested on suspicion of murdering Miss Lawrence and is released on police bail the following day. View our online Press Pack. This aspect of her lifestyle would later cause some media speculation and would also influence the police investigation of her disappearance. Picture credit: It didn't help matters when the investigators kept saying that she had a ''secret life''. Cooper then attempted to contact Lawrence by telephone. March 8 - Police say the CPS has decided the four men will not face charges. 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. [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. Police in York are searching a flooded quarry for the remains of Claudia Lawrence, who went missing in 2009. I dont believe they were as close of friends as a few of them make out to have been. By clicking Accept, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. Peter (Claudia's father) sadly passed away earlier this year without fully getting to the bottom of what happened to his daughter despite years of tiresome searching. She was raised in the Hewton area of York by her father Peter Lawrence, a solicitor, and mother Joan. 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. Her father Peter spent years campaigning for the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill, also known as Claudias Law, which allows relatives to take control of their missing loved ones financial matters. If you have any information that could assist the investigation, please contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 1, and pass details to the Force Control Room, quoting "Claudia Lawrence". I think he disposed of the body in one of the building sites in York, or on somewhere on the Yorkshire Moors. [37] The NYP complained about a lack of co-operation from witnesses. 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! Claudia's story was front page news and everyone wanted to know what happened to her and if she would ever be found. OCallaghan left a Swindon nightclub at near 3am and started the 20 minute walk to her home. Probably much less well-known ones? We know also that her mobile phone didnt leave the area before it left the phone network, he added This again is a reason I dont believe she fell victim to an attack by a stranger. York is a lovely place with some great scenery but, as with anywhere, there are some rough areas. She'd reportedly had 40 lovers in the space of 3 years and a lot of them were married. She spoke to her mother that evening and made plans with her for Mother's Day which was that Sunday. On 19 March, Lawrence was scheduled to start work at 6 am. It was like she had just vanished without a trace. Her family were furious and said that it was all lies. I DON'T think she was killed at home - I think DNA evidence would have turned something up. Her mother described Lawrence's mood as normal and relaxed. 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. 3. Lawrence's solicitor father Peter campaigned for the law to be modified in order to allow the appointment of guardians for the affairs of missing people. These cookies do not store any personal information. [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. I hope you'll join me in this post and give me your opinion on what you think may have happened to her. Lawrence's family became increasingly insistent that she must have been abducted. In late August 2021, Investigators began searching an area outside of York known as former gravel pits fishing lakes. Claudia, on the other hand, was an adult woman and disappeared in the area she was local to. You might have been burgled more times than is the norm if you lived in a predominately student area. She later attended a local catering college and qualified as a chef. You have drinking mates, who are more acquaintances. The suspects had all been regular customers of The Nag's Head. 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. I think he probably has someone on the inside of North Yorkshire Police who has kept him out of the picture. 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. What's even more sinister is that her mobile phone was deliberately switched off at 12:08pm by someone, could it have been Claudia? | The Jimmie Sue Finger Story | The Real Case Behind The TV Movie ''Stay The Night'' | Part Two. I remember a journalist mentioning that in all his decades of working as a reporter on missing persons cases he had never faced such hostility from the locals in the area or been literally threatened and warned off covering the story before as he had been with this one. One of the investigators/journalists was threatened (or told "to back off").
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