They all denied any involvement in Lawrence's disappearance. True Crime With Caledonian Kitty on YouTube! 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 chefs loved ones. On the tenth anniversary of her disappearance cops admitted that the search for Claudia was hampered by the withholding of vital information. It is not too late.. That meant the house was pretty much the same Dna-collection-wise as it was when Claudia went missing. 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. The cigarette was found to have DNA on it years later but that DNA doesn't match anyone already on the database and no familial entries. During the course of the evening Lawrence spoke to both her father and mother on her mobile phone. 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. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. 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.. 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. 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. Absolutely brilliant article! Please do the right thing, come forward and speak to me.. Her father, Peter is a solicitor and her mother, Joan is a stay at home housewife. This person may be someone quite powerful in the criminal fraternity. We want her back.". Detectives soon began to favour this explanation. I do hope there is a positive outcome though the length of time suggests not.seems there's alot to untangle. 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. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. They were not her true friends. In August and September 2021 police engaged in the Lawrence case searched Sand Hutton Gravel Pits, a wooded area around 8 miles (13km) north-east of York city centre. Around the time Claudia disappeared, there was a suspicious character caught on CCTV, but over the years nothing has. [23] On 24 March 2010, NYP began searching areas of Heslington in York, based on new information received "in the last few days". The manager took no further action. Could they not go with that, then look into people who live or have frequented the location? Comments are more than welcome. She has not been seen or heard from since. How we can find what happened to Claudia Elizabeth Lawrence and bring her killers to justice. Claudia Lawrence's disappearance sparked a long running and high profile missing person case by North Yorkshire Police. What happened? Claudia was A 35 Year old who enjoyed the company of middle aged men who were reasonably well off and in the main were already involved in a long term relationship, married or had a girlfriend.. Editors' Note: Jan. 29, 2021 In proposing this essay to The Times, the author, Claudia Lawrence, represented herself as Native American. She initially worked at several hotels and restaurants in York, but became tired of the unsocial hours this involved. I think the guy on CCTV is a red herring, personally. I also believe that she died shortly after her disappearance. The first pictures of Claudia Lawrence's home were released by Joan in February 2017, who showed how the house had barely been touched since her daughter vanished. 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. That is an awfully long time to carry such a burden of guilt. Generally any place has its advantages and disadvantages and I dont think that absolutely safe places exist, some towns/cities, areas, regions and/or countries probably tend to be safer than the others, thats it, but again, its highly likely that no place in the world is absolutely safe. However, as time went on Lawrence's family became increasingly insistent that she would have contacted them had she been able to do so. [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". North Yorkshire Police have conducted two investigations and questioned nine people in relation to Miss Lawrences disappearance and suspected murder but no charges have ever been brought. She was pursuing a degree in liberal studies at that time and looked forward to having a wonderful time in college. March 23 - A man in his 50s is arrested on suspicion of murdering Miss Lawrence and is released on police bail the following day. "Whilst the current review team will and has been scaled down, the new Cleveland and North Yorkshire cold case dedicated team will still have responsibility to review any information that is considered relevant. Although convicted of only two murders Halliwell has been linked to many other violent offences against women involving assaults, rapes, disappearances and murders. In his book, Stephen Fulcher stated that Halliwell had links to Yorkshire because his father lived there, however, his father lived in Huddersfield, some distance from York, and his father had died several years before Lawrence's disappearance. Do you know if there were any other mysterious disappearances around that time? Such a guardian would have the power to, for example, stop direct debits for utilities. York is a pretty safe place in general. His vision is to create chronic health as the new normal instead of chronic disease and to bring holistic health education into the school curriculum. Her manager called her mobile phone number but although the phone rang, the call was directed to voice messaging. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Joan Lawrence, is 76 and lives alone in North Yorkshire. The portrayal of her has definitely harmed the investigation . Officers are currently investigating a popular fishing spot near York as part. All of a sudden the British public were picking up newspapers seeing all of these unsavoury details about relationships Claudia had with married men. Nobody knows who it is and her parents have asked for whoever it is to stop. Stay tuned for details coming soon. For all of my social media links / other content, please click my picture above , Claudia Lawrence Investigation | North Yorkshire Police, Claudia Lawrence CCTV | North Yorkshire Police, #ClaudiaLawrence #Missing #York #Unsolved #CaledonianKitty #TrueCrime, A Match Made In Hell | Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka | Partners In Crime Series (Fourth Instalment) Graphic Content, The Tool Box Killers | Lawrence Bittaker & Roy Norris | Partners In Crime Series (Fifth Instalment) Gaphic Content, The Hillside Stranglers: Kenneth Bianchi & Angelo Buono Jr | Partners In Crime Series (First Instalment) GRAPHIC CONTENT. 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. Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 . I dont believe they were as close of friends as a few of them make out to have been. What do I think happened? The longer you carry it, the greater the anguish you are causing to Claudias family and friends. [47][48] Nevertheless, some observers believe that the NYP's focus on Lawrence's lifestyle and social circle may have been misguided. The newspapers however took a drastic turn from being sympathetic to trashing Claudia's private life. Peter Lawrence, who was 74, died on Thursday at St Leonard's Hospice in York following a. April 24 - Detectives say that Miss Lawrence's disappearance is being treated as a suspected murder investigation. The hours at her new job suited her fine as she started early and would be finished by lunchtime. Awesome post loved it! There was insufficient evidence to bring charges. . I tend to think that something happened between 10PM and midnight on the 18-th of March, 2009. *edited as she did have her purse with her. On 8 March 2016, the Crown Prosecution Service refused to pursue a case submitted by NYP against four men who had been arrested on suspicion of murder, citing lack of evidence. I am not stating that these people did anything its just my theory. This case has a lot of complexity to it but I truly believe that those who call themselves Claudias Best Friends are involved in this case and they know exactly what happens to poor Claudia. Hopefully this could end up being the key. For whatever reason, they have maintained a silence for 12 years. 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. Anyway, what are your thoughts? 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. [20] It was reported that the last text message received by Lawrence was from a man who was on the island. 35-year-old Claudia Lawrence, of York, went missing 11 years ago How you can help. 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. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. Claudia, on the other hand, was an adult woman and disappeared in the area she was local to. Thereafter nobody is known to have seen or heard from Lawrence.[1]. Lawrence's handbag containing her purse, bank cards and passport was in the house. Anyone with information is urged to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101. CLAUDIA Lawrence disappeared a decade ago, sparking a 1million manhunt with cops pouring through phone records and more than 2,500 statements. She spoke to her mother that evening and made plans with her for Mother's Day which was that Sunday. 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. I think he disposed of the body in one of the building sites in York, or on somewhere on the Yorkshire Moors. 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. Picture credit: Well, according to the official timeline of Claudia's last known movements, she finished work as she normally would on the afternoon of the 18th of March 2009. I think he probably has someone on the inside of North Yorkshire Police who has kept him out of the picture. Wow, I didnt know that she started to distance herself from those friends and picked a new place to hang out at its really odd. For 12 long years, the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence has remained one of Britain's most perplexing unsolved mysteries. I exclude the possibility of suicide simply because she had no reason for it. Other theories have beenfloated, with one thatconvicted killer Christopher Halliwell was involved in her disappearance. leaving her mum devastated that she may never find out what happened to her daughter. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. I find it super interesting that someone had been smoking in her car even though her parents said she didn't smoke and hated people smoking around her. Enter your password to log in. But the young woman was never heard from again leaving officers desperately probing into her past, her relationships and her work life in an effort to find her. Im sure most of you have heard of this case. Immediately after Lawrences disappearance on 18 March 2009, searches were focused on the route between her home on Heworth Road and the University of York. 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. Claudias Law otherwise known as the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 came into force on July 31, 2019. They also found a male's DNA in her car on a ciggarette and some additional fingerprints but nothing came of this either. A year after her disappearance, her best friend Suzy Cooper appealed for help, saying: "We want it to end. ''She Had Beautiful Legs, I wanted To Keep Those Legs.'' Cooper telephoned Claudia's father Peter on 20 March to report the situation. Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). 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. Most murder victims know their killer. Peter Lawrence, who devoted himself to helping others with missing relatives, died after never knowing what happened to his daughter. That is an awfully long time to carry such a burden of guilt. 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. What happened to her? In 2007 Lawrence purchased a terraced cottage in the York suburb of Heworth, situated about three miles from her place of work. Generally Im not familiar with Northern England at all, so I have no idea if its safe or dangerous and how high or low the crime rate there is, Id like to find out more about it as well, so Im hoping there is someone from that area who could enlighten me. She had "a number of covert sexual relationships with men, some of whom were married before she disappeared". https://www.gov.uk/government/news/claudia-s-law-to-lift-families-of-missing-people-out-of-legal-limbo. On 19 March, Lawrence was scheduled to start work at 6 am. 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. [21], Later in September, detectives made a search of an area of the University of York campus. 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. She did not report for duty. 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. What are your theories? You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. In June 2019, ten years after Claudia's disappearance, the UK Government introduced the Guardianship (Missing Person's) Act 2017, informally known as 'Claudia's Law'. Police believe Miss Lawrence who was last seen on March 18 2009 has been murdered, although no body has ever been discovered. You will notice that in this post I talk about Claudia very much in the present tense this is because I feel that it would be disrespectful to talk about her in the past tense. 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. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Claudia Lawrence was last seen in March 2009, with questions about her disappearance still left unanswered, Convicted killer Christopher Halliwell may be linked to six other murders, including the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence, New CCTV in Claudia Lawrence case six years on. Claudia Lawrence was last seen near her home in Melrosegate, Heworth, York, on the evening of March 18, 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 15 members Join group About Discussion More About Discussion About this group This private members group is about ONE thing. Could it be the person who abducted her or murdered her? 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. I don't think Christopher Halliwell is linked to this case at all. 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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. March 19 - Miss Lawrence's father, Peter, contacts North Yorkshire Police after his daughter fails to keep an arrangement to meet a friend at the Nags Head pub. 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. He lived close to her home and had been a colleague of hers at the University of York. One of the investigators/journalists was threatened (or told "to back off"). The 35-year-old worked as a chef at the University of York and was reported. From there they continued their search onto a wooded area not far from this site. . 3. It was big news at the time and I know a lot of people were worried that they were in danger as well. Probably much less well-known ones? On August 24, 2021, police began searching a quarry in York. After moving to Heworth in 2007, Lawrence would regularly spend evenings at The Nag's Head pub[1] close to her home. I feel the arrests that were made may have landed in those suspects having tests and being exonerated as they were not a match. 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. Investigators were able to trace some more information from her phone (which was still missing) and established that she had spent a lot of time in a place called Acomb (which is another area of York) in the weeks leading up to her disappearance. Police are on their third day of searching for Claudia Lawrence . The longer you carry it, the greater the anguish you are causing to Claudias family and friends. In my view, there are likely to be several people out there who either know or have strong suspicions as to what happened to Claudia. [17] In late August 2009, NYP and the Lawrence family used the annual Whitby Regatta in North Yorkshire to publicise the campaign. In 2006 she found employment at the University of York's Goodricke College, working as a chef in the canteen of the university's main campus. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. 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. 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. 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[39] The land had been used as fishing ponds since 1969. They have endured unrelenting anguish and trauma throughout this time. That evening she spoke to her parents by telephone, making plans with her mother to spend Mother's Day together. But those concerned were all released and none were charged.[36]. Click the pic above or simply type 'CaledonianKitty' into the search bar , Just incase you want to spoil me, click the pic for my wishlist . Her family were furious and said that it was all lies. I was burgled twice in my second year so I gave some negative memories and can definitely see this kind of disappearance happening. The change in the law means families of missing loved ones will be able to take control of their financial affairs in their absence. The search for Claudia Lawrence is being hampered by the withholding of vital information, police have said 10 years after she was last seen. 5-6 King's Court, Shambles, York YO1 7LD, Selby Superbowl, Bawtry Road, Selby YO8 8NA. He is released on police bail and eventually released without charge on November 17 2014.