UK UK - Claudia Lawrence, 35, York Univ, 18 Mar 2009, Media, Maps & Timeline *NO DISCUSSION*

[Tricia]

This thread is for mainstream media and approved sources links for the case of missing Claudia Lawrence.

Please remember NO DISCUSSION.

Please post all media links in this thread.

Thank you,
Tricia


This is the latest from the "Telegraph" about Lawrence. At the bottom, it has links to past articles that you can put in this thread.

Same with this article from Wikipedia. Great source of links at the bottom of the page

 

[Nikynoo]

Claudia Lawrence enquiry moves to reactive phase.
“The case will not be closed until those responsible for Claudia’s disappearance and, we believe, her murder, are brought to justice. 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."

"Despite their exhaustive efforts, the support of national experts, the application of the very latest forensic techniques to exhibits recovered many years ago, and despite the team tracing and speaking to many people who did not come forward in the first enquiry, we have sadly not been able to find that crucial piece of information."

“A total of nine people were arrested or interviewed under caution during the course of the review, and in the summer of 2014, in early 2015 and in December 2015, we submitted files to the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to a number of individuals."

“The CPS concluded we had gathered insufficient evidence to be able to bring any charges against those people."

The last confirmed contact anyone had with the 35-year-old University of York chef was when she spoke to her mother Joan on the phone just after 8pm on Wednesday, 18th March 2009. Claudia failed to attend work the following day, and was reported missing on the Friday.

"There is nothing in the manner of her text messages or from her phone billing that indicated she was going to do anything other than attend work the following morning."

Among many other lines of enquiry, the team:

• Reviewed a large amount of CCTV from local council systems, private premises and buses that was seized by the original team. This, for instance, led to the image of the man in Limes Court being found that Det Supt Malyn and his team consider very relevant
• Assessed and analysed other “passive” data, including mobile phone records
• Conducted extensive checks on Claudia’s finances
• Undertook comprehensive forensic investigations in Claudia’s house and other buildings, on open land, on DNA samples, in cars, garages, and notably on many fingerprint marks. This work included the use of sniffer dogs, ground penetrating radar, the analysis of aerial photography, and the use of geologists and archaeologists
• A review of exhibits seized and fingerprints lifted throughout the investigation was a key piece of work, and more than 4,100 exhibits and over 400 fingerprints have been reviewed
• Produced the North Yorkshire Police microsite dedicated to appeal points and information about the Claudia Lawrence investigation and the use of electronic appeal boards
• Dealt with 7,183 nominals who have come into the enquiry
• Seized 4,114 exhibits
• Raised 8,077 actions
• Taken 2,517 statements with a further 3,815 officers’ reports
• Received 457 messages and recorded another 678 transmissions (emails)
• In total, 627 police officers and staff have played some role or other during the investigation

No crime scene has ever been identified, and based upon the forensic work undertaken and in the view of experts, it does not appear that Claudia was subjected to a violent attack in her home involving the loss of blood.

• Claudia did not have a computer, did not access the internet via her phone and did not have a social media presence.

During the review the team focused on a number of people who – for different reasons – came to attention. Their movements at the time of Claudia’s disappearance needed to be established in order to either eliminate or implicate them in the case.

• This work involved interviews, house searches, review of telephone activity, and speaking with other witnesses to clarify their movements and other work.
• In total, 159 people were fully reviewed.
• The eye-witness sightings of an unknown man and a woman spotted arguing near Claudia’s house remain inconclusive, but an unknown man seen on CCTV footage near Claudia’s home around the time she disappeared remains of very significant interest. Despite extensive enquiries and media appeals, it has not been possible to identify this individual."

“It remains the case that people close to Claudia have not always been entirely truthful with us and have withheld information."
“The review team will now be reduced in line with the reduced demand, but the investigation will always remain open – and regularly reviewed – until Claudia is found and those responsible for her disappearance and murder are brought to justice.”

Claudia Lawrence enquiry moves to reactive phase - North Yorkshire Police

 

[Nikynoo]

Interactive map - Interactive map - Google My Maps

Claudia Lawrence investigation

 

[Nikynoo]

Link to the North Yorkshire Police Claudia Lawrence micro site:- Claudia Lawrence investigation

 

[Nikynoo]

Claudia's route to work - Father of missing chef Claudia retraces daughter's walk to work in desperate plea for information | Daily Mail Online

 

[Nikynoo]

Article written 24th March 2009 - 5 days after Claudia went missing.

Father of missing chef Claudia retraces daughter's walk to work in desperate plea for information | Daily Mail Online

 

[Nikynoo]

CCTV of Thursday March 19th 2009 @ 5.07am

 

[Nikynoo]

CCTV Wednesday March 18th 2009 @ 7.15 (starts about 1.36 )

 

[Nikynoo]

Significant new lead in Claudia Lawrence inquiry
Article which discusses new lead from work colleague - Claudia out until 5am . Quotes from Suzie and Peter Lawrence on their thoughts in relation to the new information.

also here - Colleague of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence comes forward with fresh lead

Colleague claims that Claudia out until 5am Tuesday March 17th with new boyfriend. Colleague was known to the police from the outset.

Police reveal that Claudia in casual relationship with man from York. Police know who casual boyfriend is and are checking if it was him she was out with, but they think unlikely.

 

[Mrs Marple]

CLAUDIA LAWRENCE: Man, 59, arrested on suspicion of murder - 2 houses searched - Car seized - Friends and family tell of shock and hope - 8.30pm UPDATE

A 59-YEAR-OLD man arrested today on suspicion of murdering York chef Claudia Lawrence has been named as Michael Snelling.

Police have this afternoon boarded up a house in Burnholme Grove, beside Burnholme Community College, after a day of searching the property.

Miss Lawrence has not been seen since March 2009.

Mr Snelling is understood to have been arrested this morning at a relative's house in North Shields. Officers have searched that property but searches have primarily focussed on the back garden of the house in York and on a paved area behind the garage as well as the inside ot the property.

 

[Mrs Marple]

Police 'fed me to the wolves', says York landlord after pub searched in Claudia Lawrence investigation

A man arrested in connection with the inquiry into missing chef Claudia Lawrence claims he has been “fed to the wolves” by police as he revealed officers dug up a section of his cellar and removed doors and a chest of drawers from his pub.

Claudia Lawrence went missing more than five years ago as she walked home from her job as a chef at the University of York.

On Wednesday police swooped on the Acomb Hotel, owned by Paul Harris, with police dogs, hammers and drilling equipment.

They also arrested Mr Harris, 46, at his home in Acomb on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. He was held for 12 hours at Harrogate Police Station before being released on bail.

 

[Sillybilly]

Father of missing chef Claudia Lawrence dies at 74

Peter Lawrence, campaigner for families of missing people, has died without learning what happened to his daughter

Peter Lawrence, a retired solicitor and campaigner for the families of missing people, died on Thursday in St Leonard’s Hospice in York after a brief illness, his family said in a statement.

His daughter, a 35-year-old chef at the University of York, was reported missing on 19 March 2009 after she did not show up for her shift that morning. Police believe she was murdered, but her body has never been found.

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[Seattle1]

Father of missing Claudia Lawrence dies never knowing daughter's whereabouts | ITV News

15 Feb 2021

The father of missing chef Claudia Lawrence has died, after a 12-year campaign to find out what happened to his daughter.

Peter Lawrence OBE, who was 74, passed away at a hospice in York on Thursday, following a short illness, his family said in a statement.

His daughter vanished on March 18, 2009, after a shift at the University of York, where she worked as a chef.

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"He was a very private person thrust into the full glare of the media, and despite a tireless campaign to find her he also selflessly devoted himself to helping others with missing relatives trough the charity Missing People."

Mr Lawrence's friend and spokesperson Martin Dales said: "He will be sorely missed by his family and friends who request privacy at this sad time."

• Missing Claudia Lawrence
  
  
• Timeline: Claudia Lawrence disappearance
  

Mr Lawrence lobbied the government to introduce the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill, also known as Claudia's Law, which allows relatives to take control of the financial affairs of their missing loved one.

Families can apply for the guardianship of the affairs of a person who has been missing for 90 days or more.

Claudia's Law came into force in July 2019. Mr Lawrence, a retired solicitor who worked tirelessly on the campaign, was awarded an OBE for his work in 2018.

 

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[shadwell]

Sunday Mirror 29/03/09

Missing Claudia Lawrence's last words to pal revealed
The best friend of Claudia Lawrence has revealed that the missing chef was desperate for a holiday and had booked one just days before she vanished.

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A man came in here on Friday night believing he had pictures of Claudia's bag, shoe and scarf. We told him to go to the police but he hasn't been seen since

Missing Claudia Lawrence's last words to pal revealed

 

[shadwell]

SC and JK interviews.

“Jen, an office administrator, said: "Her horse, Cobweb, had to be put down due to old age last year and although she was terribly upset she soon bounced back. She never got depressed about anything.”

INSIDE THE PUB THAT'S CRYING FOR CLAUDIA LAWRENCE

 

[Trooper147]

Comprehensive medium article with lots of case info
Claudia Lawrence-Who took her?

 

[Nikynoo]

Crimewatch 2014

 

[Nikynoo]

Claudia Lawrence's dad and Detective Superintendent Ray Galloway speak about Claudia Lawrence, who went missing six months ago.

Sept 2009 -

 

[Nikynoo]

Contains interview with Peter Lawrence and also some clips from Crimewatch 2009.