Chef Missing in York: Where is Claudia Lawrence?
She vanished without a trace and investigators believe she was a victim of foul play.
Claudia Lawrence planned to get up earlier than usual on Thursday, March 19, 2009. The 35-year-old had to be to work at 6:00 am and her car was in the shop, so she was going to walk to her job as a chef at the University of York’s Goodricke College. Claudia spoke to her mother, Joan, on Wednesday night and told her that she was going to have to get up before 5:00 am to make the three-mile walk to the university. She never showed up for work in the morning, however, and when her boss tried to call her cell phone, she didn’t answer.
Claudia, who had been working at the university for three years, was normally a reliable employee who never failed to show up for work. Although her absence was worrying, co-workers assumed she would soon rush in the door with a good explanation for where she had been. By the end of the day, there had still been no word from Claudia but her boss didn’t call anyone from her family to let them know.
Claudia had plans to meet her best friend, Suzy Cooper, at a pub Thursday night. When she didn’t show up, Suzy tried calling her but got no answer. Knowing she had to get up early that morning, Suzy assumed Claudia had simply fallen asleep when she…
