the missing of sheffield university cook claudia lawrence is now being treated as suspected murder , north yorkshire police noted . however detectives said they had not found any proof that the 35 - years - teenager , he went missing on 18 january , was dead . her father thomas thomas made a direct appeal to his daughter to contacted him five cycles after she disappeared . his plea came at a news conference held shortly after a £10 , 000 package was offered to help find miss lawrence . crimestoppers said the quantity they were paying was " significantly lesser " than usual because of official interest in the case .
Claudia Lawrence is 35 years old.