Answers for Claudia

15 years ago Claudia Lawrence went missing. Multiple men have been arrested then released. Several lakes near her home were emptied in the search for her body. Claudia has never been found.

Now, her 80 year old mother Joan Lawrence has asked the journalist Tom McDermott for help, saying this might be her last chance for answers. Tom has spent the past year immersed in Claudia’s friendship group, speaking to people in Malton and Heworth where Claudia and her family lived. But something isn’t right, and even now people are frightened.

Tom looks for answers by speaking to the people who knew Claudia best, exploring the persistent rumours surrounding the case and asking why, 15 years after Claudia’s disappearance, are people still scared of the truth? 

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An Intruder
Apr 28, 2025 – 25:11
Sixteen Years
Mar 19, 2025 – 19:43
Moving the Dial
Feb 25, 2025 – 31:18
The Balance of Probability
Nov 13, 2024 – 33:17
Best We Forget
Nov 13, 2024 – 36:02
Pigs Eat Everything
Apr 30, 2024 – 24:54
The Spotlight
Apr 30, 2024 – 35:33
Chasing Leads
Apr 30, 2024 – 31:06
The Aftermath
Apr 30, 2024 – 24:33
The Night She Vanished
Apr 30, 2024 – 30:22
Who Is Claudia?
Apr 30, 2024 – 24:22
Introducing: Answers for Claudia
Apr 22, 2024 – 1:02

Recent Reviews

Teon77

Arg

Nope bad narration
NixxieKnox

I just learned a whole lot of nothing

After listening to 7 episodes I agree that her disappearance is mysterious, but if nobody aside from Claudia’s mother (who seems like an awesome lady) is willing to speak to you about the case, do we even have a podcast? It’s a super sad story, but not enough story for a podcast series.
Christine82*

So much fluff, no direction

Every episode is filled with the same details John is nice and Christian. The town is scared, there are secrets but there’s never any direction. What did we learn making the podcast? Is this podcast just about people who didn’t want to be recorded in which case there’s not much of a podcast.