“A disappearance in Glasgow became something far more disturbing — and left questions that have never fully settled.”

In April 2011, Lynda Spence vanished after an ordinary day in the city. At first, there was no sign of struggle, no clear explanation — just absence.

As police worked to trace her final movements, the picture that emerged grew darker, pointing toward confinement, control, and a level of cruelty rarely encountered even in the most serious investigations.

This week, the Archive examines a case defined not by speed, but by duration — where what happened after the disappearance matters more than the moment she was last seen.

Links to where to follow and Discord

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Sources

Appeal Against Conviction And Sentence By Philip Wade And Colin Coats Against Her Majesty's Advocate

https://vlex.co.uk/vid/appeal-against-conviction-and-878398540

Police Scotland - Update - Lynda Spence murder - 2011

https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2022/march/update-lynda-spence-murder-2011

The Kidnap and Murder of Lynda Spence (Channel 5)

https://www.channel5.com/the-kidnap-and-murder-of-lynda-spence

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/apr/08/lynda-spence-murder-two-convicted

BBC News — Missing persons enquiries and initial disappearance reporting https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22013752

BBC News — Follow-up reporting on sightings and investigation details https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22064366

BBC News — Coverage of the case in later years https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22068323

BBC News — Recent coverage (2022) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-60765214

Sky News

https://news.sky.com/story/lynda-spence-two-jailed-for-torture-murder-10449357