A body has been found in the search for a teenage boy who was reported missing after playing in a river.
13.04.2023 - 09:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A detective who nailed two thugs for the brutal abduction and murder of Lynda Spence has spoken of his regret at not finding her body.
The 27-year-old financial advisor was last seen in Glasgow in 2011 and Colin Coats, 52, and Philip Wade, 52 were later jailed for her kidnap, torture and murder but her remains have never been found.
Last year Police Scotland launched a huge search of a remote area near Dunoon, Argyll, but it was ended in July without finding anything of significance.
Detective Superintendent Alan Buchanan, who lead the investigation, has now said the only negative of the case was failing to recover her body. He also blasted the callous pair for their roles in her barbaric death.
Coats was jailed for a minimum of 33 years while Wade will have to serve at least 30 years behind bars.
Senior investigating officer Buchanan said: "The only disappointment was that we didn't have Lynda's body back for her mum and dad to grieve properly and that was always the one negative aspect of the investigation despite our best efforts.
"Coats and Wade would really be the only two people at the time who knew where they had disposed of the body. But they don't care because life is very cheap to them.
"To think that somebody can just go to prison and walk out the door even after 33 years never having given any closure to a family just doesn't compute with me."
Ex-Solicitor General Lesley Thomson KC, who prosecuted Wade and Coats, revealed the horrific case had left a 'scar' on her soul and said she also hopes the body of Spence is eventually found.
Speaking on Channel 5 show The Kidnap and Murder of Lynda Spence, she said: "During your time as a prosecutor some of those cases leave a scar on your soul, there is no doubt about that
A body has been found in the search for a teenage boy who was reported missing after playing in a river.
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