Claudia Lawrence

Voices for Justice

Sarah Turney

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.8 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In 2009, Claudia Lawrence lived in the idyllic city of York in North Yorkshire, England. At 35 years old, she seemed to have a great routine going for her. She worked as a chef at the University of York’s Goodricke College Roger Kirk Center, about two miles from her home. Every day, she woke up, went to work, and came home. Several nights a week, she met her regular group of friends at her favorite pub, The Nag’s Head, which was only four doors down from her two-story townhome. She kept a routine so tight that some likened it to the film “Groundhog Day.” But this routine was interrupted on March 19, 2009, when she seemingly stood up her best friend Suzy Cooper for a night at the Nag’s Head. But Suzy knew this was not like Claudia. Then Suzy found out Claudia hadn’t shown up for work that day either. Suzy says she could have never imagined that her best friend would go missing or that the media pressure she and Claudia’s family craved for her would quickly turn on them. If you have any information about Claudia Lawrence and are in Yorkshire, call 101 for the non-emergency police line. If you are calling from abroad, dial +44 1904 933043. Thank you to our sponsor, Better Help. Visit BetterHelp.com/Justice to get 10% off your first month. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Follow us on social media: Twitter: @VFJPod Instagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcast TikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Facebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney Twitter: @SarahETurney Instagram: @SarahETurney TikTok: @SarahETurney Facebook: @SarahETurney YouTube: @SarahTurney The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Voices for Justice is a podcast that uses adult language and discusses sensitive and
0:06.3	potentially triggering topics including violence, abuse, and murder.
0:11.7	This podcast may not be appropriate for younger audiences. All parties are innocent until
0:16.5	proven guilty in a court of law. Some names have been changed or omitted per their request or for safety
0:21.8	purposes.
0:23.2	Listener discretion is advised.
0:26.7	My name is Sarah Turnie and this is Voices for Justice. Today I'm discussing the case of Claudia Lawrence. In 2009,
0:39.2	Claudia Lawrence lived in the idyllic city of York in North Yorkshire, England. At 35 years old, she seemed to have a great routine going for her. She worked as a chef at the University of York's Goodrich College, Roger Kirk Center, about two miles from her home.
0:55.6	Every day she woke up, went to work, and came home.
0:58.8	But aside from that, several nights a week she would meet with her regular group of friends at her favorite pub, the Nags Head, which was only four doors down from her two-story town home.
1:08.0	She kept her routine so tight that some likened it to the film Groundhog Day.
1:13.0	But this routine was interrupted on March 19, 2009,
1:17.0	when she seemingly stood up her best friend, Susie Cooper,
1:20.0	for a night at the Nagshead.
1:22.0	Then Susie found out that Claudia hadn't shown up for work that day either.
1:26.0	Of course, Susie could have never imagined that her best friend would go missing,
1:30.0	or that the media pressure she and Claudia's family craved for her would quickly turn on them.
1:37.0	This is the case of Claudia Lawrence.
1:41.0	Claudia Elizabeth Lawrence was born on February 27th, 1974 in Malton, a small market town only a few miles outside York.
1:50.0	She's the youngest of the family, with her parents, Peter, and Joan Lawrence having one daughter previously, Claudia's sister, Ali.
1:58.0	Claudia played the flute and took horseback writing lessons where she truly found herself.
2:03.9	She continued riding until her disappearance,
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