UK UK - Claudia Lawrence, 35, Chef, York University, 18 March 2009 #16

[chimpface]

Imo only I think the perpetrator of the Sarah Everard case may be more involved and this theory shouldn't be dismissed. Whilst there is nothing obvious on Google linking him to York. He was in the Territorial Army. Are there any TA links with York that would have given him local knowledge of Sand Hutton? His trial is coming up and new intel may have come from his direction connecting him to this case.

Totally disagree, and it's a massive leap.

The police have already told us who's involved in not so many words, they know what happened.

 

[Nikynoo]

Yes, my guess is that the farmer went from processing silage in the normal way, to using it for biogas. Can anyone work out when that happened?

The structure, likely a silage pit, which is visible in the 2011 photographs , and on whose position they are now searching, might have been removed as part of the transition to anaerobic processing.

looking at the info on companies house, I would say around about 2012.

 

[Gotmethinking]

Totally disagree, and it's a massive leap.

The police have already told us who's involved in not so many words, they know what happened.

 

[Gotmethinking]

We'll see. Uncanny timing don't you think?

 

[ArcadeFire]

No. I don’t think. You could link any murderer awaiting trial in this country on that basis. The police arrested and tried to bring those men to court but were unsuccessful due to lack of evidence at the time. That tells you something…

 

[FreddieDogg]

Imo only I think the perpetrator of the Sarah Everard case may be more involved and this theory shouldn't be dismissed. Whilst there is nothing obvious on Google linking him to York. He was in the Territorial Army. Are there any TA links with York that would have given him local knowledge of Sand Hutton? His trial is coming up and new intel may have come from his direction connecting him to this case.

Massive Territorial Army (now Army Reserve) links in York.

Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall - Wikipedia

Recruit training is carried out in York

Imphal Barracks - Wikipedia

 

[Gotmethinking]

Massive Territorial Army (now Army Reserve) links in York.

Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall - Wikipedia

Recruit training is carried out in York

Imphal Barracks - Wikipedia

 

[Gotmethinking]

Thankyou. There's the link.

 

[Grouse]

I’ve just been looking at the ground penetrating equipment and it’s used to look at sewage pipes, drains, tunnels , underground waterways etc

<RSBM>

Do you mean Ground penetrating radar in general, or have you seen pictures of specific equipment being used in this instance?

In the wikipedia article, in addition to engineering applications, it states "GPR is used by criminologists, historians, and archaeologists to search burial sites." --> Ground-penetrating radar - Wikipedia

 

[TheBlueGuardian]

Imo only I think the perpetrator of the Sarah Everard case may be more involved and this theory shouldn't be dismissed. Whilst there is nothing obvious on Google linking him to York. He was in the Territorial Army. Are there any TA links with York that would have given him local knowledge of Sand Hutton? His trial is coming up and new intel may have come from his direction
connecting him to this case.

There was sighting of a Light colored possible silver Ford Focus near the CL residency that was of interest near the time she went missing. When LE searched Kent for SE they did come across a burnt out Silver Ford Focus. That and the fact the perp had a job that allows for travel across the UK are the only theories could be a link but could be a coincidence. Just theories and opinions

 

[tulip182]

No. I don’t think. You could link any murderer awaiting trial in this country on that basis. The police arrested and tried to bring those men to court but were unsuccessful due to lack of evidence at the time. That tells you something…

True. You could equally link CH due to his interest in fishing.

Like you say, the police are confident they know who was involved but need the evidence. Hopefully this time they find it.

 

[Novosti]

It's a curious situation. The hypothesis being that a body and / or personal items were deliberately stored under a silage pit. This suggests a very high degree of local knowledge about the site and the farm operations.

Farm-related evidence disposals are known in serious crimes. Happened in Ireland, especially in connection with paramilitaries and serious OCGs. In areas like South Armagh, the farmers would often be members of the group. But this kind of thing very unusual in GB.

Rather than a big conspiracy, however, it may just have been the result of exceedingly good local knowledge by the perpetrator(s).

All speculation of course.

looking at the info on companies house, I would say around about 2012.

 

[Nikynoo]

a question I meant to ask earlier. Is this site within the 9 miles of the phone tower (located at the uni)?

"A mast next to the university places her handset in an area covering nine miles."
Mum of Claudia Lawrence shocked as new clue to disappearance emerges 10 years on

 

[Novosti]

Almost exactly nine miles from city centre; tiny bit closer to university. Not sure of exact phone mast location

a question I meant to ask earlier. Is this site within the 9 miles of the phone tower (located at the uni)?

"A mast next to the university places her handset in an area covering nine miles."
Mum of Claudia Lawrence shocked as new clue to disappearance emerges 10 years on

 

[Grouse]

a question I meant to ask earlier. Is this site within the 9 miles of the phone tower (located at the uni)?

"A mast next to the university places her handset in an area covering nine miles."
Mum of Claudia Lawrence shocked as new clue to disappearance emerges 10 years on

As the crow flies it is 6.65 miles from the Uni campus.

ETA: as measured on my local mapping application.

 

[Nikynoo]

DBM - quoted post did not appear

 

[Nikynoo]

As the crow flies it is 6.65 miles from the Uni campus.

Fantastic! Thanks.

 

[Nikynoo]

Almost exactly nine miles from city centre; tiny bit closer to university. Not sure of exact phone mast location

Thanks! Phone mast was reported to be at or very near the university, as per the article.

 

[GwenChristie]

I don’t know the area, who would have the right to build a silage pit on the land? And surely it would have to be the person using the pit who put the body there, otherwise there was a risk that someone might of found it when he opened it/added to it. Was there a suspect who fits this bill?

 

[Bethan]

I don’t really know what an environmental study consists of but the stretch of area they are searching looks to specific so I’d wage my money on it being a tip of due to her father passing.

The blue tent is exciting but this could just be standard practise for privacy when working. Hopefully today will bring more concrete news…

I can answer this question as my daughter is an ecologist, currently working for a government body, who report directly back to DEFRA ( the government department responsible for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs)

She is part of a team carrying out environmental studies, monitoring protected species & advising the government of measures necessary to safeguard & encourage these species, whose numbers & habitat are under threat from construction work, land development or pollution from chemicals ( fertilizers, weed killers, pest control) used in current farming methods.

Before a site can be developed, the owners have to arrange a survey, to ensure the potential building site is not an important site or the breeding ground for a protected species, and obtain a licence before they can proceed.

Examples of endangered species in this area are bats, barn owls, badgers, otters, water vole & greater-crested newts.

I suspect in this area ( flooded gravel pits) it may be the greater-crested newt population that is being monitored, but that’s an educated guess.

Monitoring a species would involve the team periodically catching/counting/recording numbers of the ‘key species’ & other species in the same environment & also taking samples of water from various areas of the pond/lake to check for pollutants/algae & the like ( Presumably this would require the use of boats and nets.)

Link to a BBC report from 2013 to illustrate the point

Breeding newts delay York Monks Cross shop development