Claudia Lawrence’s mother asks police to interrogate convicted murderer Christopher Halliwell

Claudia Lawrence’s mother has pleaded with police to question convicted murderer Christopher Halliwell on an unsolved case more than a decade after her disappearance.

Joan Lawrence, who on Mother’s Day 2009 marked the 14th anniversary of the then-35-year-old chef’s disappearance, turned to detectives amid fears the case would never be solved. He urged Halliwell to be interrogated.

Halliwell, now 58, admitted to killing Becky Godden Edwards, 20, in 2003, after being questioned about killing another young woman, Sian O’Callaghan, 22, in 2011. was sentenced to life in prison in 2016.

However, some have always suspected that the former taxi driver from Swindon murdered even more women.

Lawrence, 79, believes his daughter’s case requires police to take a closer look at Halliwell.

Detectives believe Claudia, who lived in the Heworth neighborhood of York, was murdered, but no body has been found.

She claims more eyewitnesses have emerged of Halliwell’s connection to York, where her daughter was last seen.

Detectives believe Claudia, who lived in the Heworth neighborhood of York, was murdered, but no body has been found. was questioned, but no charges were filed.

They consider her personal life to be an important aspect of the case and deny any involvement with Halliwell.

But Ms. Lawrence fears they are “blinking” and says she has three witnesses who can link Halliwell to North Yorkshire.

“More and more people keep moving forward,” she said mirror“This is no mere coincidence.”

“I feel like there’s something we’re all missing. Surely the police should see this again?

Ms Lawrence said she was contacted by a woman who had seen Halliwell’s photo in a newspaper. believe.

According to Lawrence, the witness told police about it, but felt that the police were “not taking it seriously.”

“When he saw her, she got so scared and ran home,” Ms Lawrence said.

“Years later, when Halliwell was in the newspaper after he was in court for murder, she recognized his face and contacted me.”

She also asked police to allow her to see a “treasure trove” of items related to Halliwell’s crimes that were found at Lake in Ramsbury in 2014.

She also begged the police to see a picture of his beauty, thinking she might find something to do with her daughter.

“Show me Halliwell’s treasure trove,” she said. “I may recognize something important in Claudia”.

come after Lawrence claimed BBC have legs Tracked missing daughter for licensing fees, threatened to sue.

Halliwell, now 58, admitted to killing Becky Godden Edwards, 20, in 2003, and died in 2016 after being questioned about killing another young woman, Sian O’Callaghan, 22, in 2011. was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Lawrence’s father, Peter (pictured with him), died last year without knowing what happened to his daughter.

She said the request caused “unfathomable heartache” and called on the police to stop the BBC from sending letters to the property.

“You would think they would know by now after all the publicity,” she said.

“They must have been sending two or three letters a year the whole time this was going on. One was nasty and scary. Not paying could affect her credit score.” threatened to be

“I’m someone who has never been in debt and I pay it off right away, so it was terrible to read. It really has to stop.”

The BBC later issued an apology, saying it would apologize directly to Ms Lawrence..

A BBC spokesperson said: “We are deeply sorry for the pain that Mrs Lawrence has caused and apologize directly to her.

“We have taken steps to prevent further letters from being sent to that address.”

In an open call last year, Joanne said she’s been trying to figure out the mystery herself and is reviewing “with a fine-toothed comb” what happened and “the simple things that were missed.”