THE 21st anniversary of the murder of a vulnerable young Middlesbrough woman has featured on the BBC's Crimewatch Live programme.
A re-investigation of Vicky Glass' murder was announced this morning as detectives say they are determined to solve the distressing case.
The 21-year-old's sisters Cheryl and Claire appeared on this morning to the show to speak about the devastating impact her death had on the family.
They described her as ‘lovely, fun loving. She was very quiet until you got to know her and she would start to come out of her shell’.
Talking about the time leading up to Vicky being dragged into drug addiction and prostitution, Claire said: “She met some people, she was vulnerable, she get led down a path – we tried but we just couldn’t bring her back.”
She was missing from home for six weeks before her naked, mutilated body was discovered at a remote spot near Danby, on the North York Moors.
Speaking about the heart-breaking wait before learning she had been found murdered. Cheryl said: “It was the not knowing, we thought she had just gone to her friends house and she would come home – she just didn’t.”
And Claire added: “We thought she would just turn up, we didn’t expect any of this to happen, nobody expected it.”
Describing her their sister’s death as devastating, Claire added: “Our mam passed away six years ago, so never got any answers – she didn’t get any peace.
“When this happened, when Vicky died, a piece of mam died with her and she was never the same again.
“To have that hanging over a family; nobody should have to go through that.”
The original investigation has been reviewed by the force’s Historical Investigation Unit, and a newly formed team led by Detective Chief Inspector Peter Carr, is determined to bring her killer to justice.
Detectives have launched a website, www.vickyglass.co.uk, containing information about Vicky and the case, in a bid to appeal for information and to put Vicky’s story firmly back in the spotlight.
He said: "We want people to come forward with information. If people know anything about Vicky, especially when she stepped out of that taxi on Union Street, please get in touch with us."
Anyone with information is urged to call Cleveland Police on 101 or through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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