The family of young woman are pleading for help to finally end their soul-destroying pain and help catch her brutal killer.
Vicky Glass disappeared just days after her 21st birthday and her family’s worst fears were realised when her body was found unceremoniously dumped in the North York Moors several weeks later.
Her family would have been celebrating her 45th birthday last weekend but instead they were desperately hoping that they will soon be able to mourn properly for the young woman so cruelly taken from them.
Vicky went missing in the early hours of Sunday, September 24, 2000, in Middlesbrough before her body was found on November 3 in Danby in North Yorkshire.
She was last seen at about 4.20am in Middlesbrough on Union Street at the junction with Eshwood Square.
A large-scale murder investigation was launched following the discovery of her body but so far nobody has been held to account for the grisly murder.
Vicky’s sister, Claire, said on behalf of the family: “It is hard for us to put down on paper truly how despairing, haunting, gut-wrenching, devastating, frustrating, all-consuming and soul destroying this is for us year after year.
“As a family the horror we live every day eats away at us. It has now been 24 years since Vicky was murdered. This does not go away for us, it gets worse, it has broken our hearts and eats into our lives every minute of every day.
“We cannot turn the page of the newspaper article that has been written about Vicky and forget, we cannot change the channel after a news segment has aired about Vicky and carry on as normal.
“We cannot rest. Vicky has no justice, we have no peace, we have an unending void of complete unrest and turmoil.”
Cleveland Police continue to investigate the murder and in 2021 a detailed review was carried out of the case.
In 2022, officers returned to Danby to re-launch an appeal to the community for information.
Part of the re-appeal for information involved a plea for information to help identify a lorry driver who was seen with Vicky just hours before her disappearance.
Officers from the new investigation team also released unearthed CCTV footage of Vicky in the hours before her disappearance.
“The callous, brutal and evil way Vicky was taken from us has left our family broken,” Claire added.
“We live with the horror of having to imagine how scared Vicky was in her last moments, of how her life was ended, of how our mother passed away without ever knowing who did this to her youngest daughter.
“There are people out there who know the truth that will make the person responsible for killing Vicky answer for what they have done.”
He said: “Vicky was only 21-years-old when she was murdered and had her whole life ahead of her. Her family are desperate for answers and justice. Someone out there must know something about her murder and I would urge anyone with information to come forward.”
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Anyone with information regarding the disappearance and murder of Vicky Glass is asked to contact Cleveland Police on 101, or submit information anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org Vicky was one of three young women who went missing from the Middlesbrough area over a four-year period.
The 21-year-old, Rachel Wilson and Donna Keogh all initially disappeared without a trace.
Although Vicky’s body was found just a few weeks after she was murdered, Rachel’s remains were left undiscovered for more than a decade while the heart-breaking wait for Donna’s parents continues.
The 17-year-old went missing after a Middlesbrough house party in April 1998 and her body has never been found.
Information about Vicky and the case are available here: www.vickyglass.co.uk
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