Its a big task but NYP did have numerous national experts to consult
There are more than 6,500 names on the Holmes database which shows the sheer scale of the original investigation and review.
Added to this there are 2,326 Criminal Justice Act (CJA) statements made by 1,215 people, including those made by police officers and police staff during the original enquiry.
Also, 3,488 Officers’ Reports that had been logged and 1,771 vehicles also recorded.
The review team has also:
- Conducted 25 video recorded witness interviews
- Conducted 48 video recorded interviews under caution
- Conducted search warrants at seven business premises and 31 private dwellings (this includes multiple searches of individual premises)
- Reviewed more than 500 permissive searches around Claudia’s home and route to work – mainly gardens but some premises
- Forensically examined 64 scenes (39 from original investigation and 25 during the review)
- Examined 337 items for fingerprint evidence (217 from original investigation and 120 during the review)
- Obtained 273 fingerprints (135 from original investigation and 138 during the review)
- Examined 210 items for DNA evidence
- Completed 95% of 7,514 actions that have been raised during the review (the remaining 5% have been risk-assessed and deemed low-priority)
Numerous national experts have helped to support the review, including:
- National Interview Advisor
- National Family Liaison Lead
- Behavioural Intelligence Analyst
- Forensic Psychologist
- Forensic Podiatrist (interpreting the way people walk from CCTV footage)
- National search advisor
- Forensic ecologist for potential scene excavation, including use of ground penetrating radar
- Digital forensics and data recovery consultant
- Specialist communications data advisor (interpreting telecoms data)
- Consultant engineer and expert witness specialising in radio navigation and communications systems (examination of sat-navs)
- Regional Imagery Unit and specialist companies regarding enhancement of CCTV footage
- Regional forensic resources
- Specialist police marine, air support and dog units for searching and obtaining imagery
Unsolved Claudia Lawrence investigation