Disappearance of Claudia Lawrence

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Claudia Elizabeth Lawrence was a 35-year-old chef at the University of York's Goodricke College, who disappeared without trace around 18 March 2009. Lawrence grew up in Malton, North Yorkshire, England and had a close relationship with her parents, sister and best friends. She was educated at the York College for Girls before training as a chef. She was seen leaving work in Heworth, York on 18 March, and spotted near her home later that day. She also spoke to both of her parents by phone that evening, and demonstrated her usual good spirits. After failing to report for work the following day, she has not been seen or heard from since. Initially treating the case as a missing person, North Yorkshire Police upgraded it to murder around five weeks later. They speculated a series of complex relationships with men may have been a motive, and the leading police theory is that she was likely abducted and murdered by somebody she knew in this group. Despite several arrests, nobody has ever been...

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