the missing of york university waitress claudia lawrence is now being examined as suspected murdered , all riding sheriff added . then detectives saying they had not gathered any proof that the 35 - year - teen , who got missing on 18 march , was dead . her parent richard lawrence made a direct appealing to his daughters to contact him five weeks after she drowned . his plea came at a news briefing holding shortly after a £10 , 000 sum was available to assistance discover miss howard . crimestoppers said the sum they were offering was " slightly larger " than regular because of public interest in the incident .
Claudia Lawrence is 35 years old.