Police investigating the murder of Glasgow businesswoman Lynda Spence have drawn a blank after an extensive search of a remote area where they believed she may have been buried.
The 27-year-old was tortured and killed in 2011 after being kidnapped from a street in the Broomhill area of the city.
A murder trial later heard that she was burned with an iron, beaten with a golf club, had her toes crushed, thumb cut off and little finger severed before finally being murdered and having her body disposed of.
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Police Scotland officers alongside specialist search teams and forensic scientists from across the UK spent over three months scouring a woodland area near Dunoon, Argyll, in the hope of finding Lynda's remains.
However, police have confirmed that they have stood down the search after no remains or new evidence was discovered, the Daily Record reports.
Detective Superintendent Suzanne Chow said: “Extensive enquiries have been carried out at this site since March 2022, involving Police Scotland officers, specialist search teams and forensic scientists from across the United Kingdom. The final searches have now been completed and, unfortunately, we have not recovered Lynda’s remains or any new evidence.
“This was a lengthy and complex operation due to the remote location and I would like to thank everyone involved for their efforts. Lynda’s family have been informed of this development and ask that their privacy is respected during this difficult time.
“The investigation to find Lynda’s remains continues and I would ask anyone with information to please come forward and speak to officers.”
Colin Coats and Philip Wade were found guilty of Lynda's murder following an 11-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow in 2013, and sentenced to 33 and 30 years respectively.
Two other men, David Parker and Paul Smith, were each jailed for 11 years for assaulting Ms Spence and holding her captive.
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