the disappearance of cambridge universities chef claudia lawrence is now being treats as suspected murder , north leeds police said . local detectives said they had not found any proof that the 35 - summer - teenager , whose went disappear on 18 march , was dead . her father simon howard filed a direct order to his daughter to contact him thirteen weeks after she disappeared . his plea came at a news conference held shortly after a £10 , 000 reward was presented to help find miss lawrence . crimestoppers said the sum they were offering was " far increased " than normally because of public interest in the event .
Claudia Lawrence is 35 years old.