three men have today been arrested on suspicion of murdering missing chef claudia lawrence  three men arrested on suspicion of the murder of missing chef claudia lawrence have been released on bail the three men, who are in their 50s are all from the york area the trio were questioned over night by police investigating the chef's disappearance ms lawrence was 35 when she vanished on march 18, 2009 her father, peter, reported her missing after she failed to turn up to work in the canteen of the university of york for her 6am shift detectives previously questioned a man in his 50s from york in march in connection with ms lawrence's murder he remains on police bail a north yorkshire police spokesman said: 'although they have been released from custody, proceedings in this case   as they relate to them   remain active' officers confirmed that ms lawrence's parents have been kept informed of current developments detectives are currently looking for evidence which could lead to the discovery of ms lawrence's body specialist teams of forensic officers have searched three locations in the york area looking for evidence detectives began reviewing the case in 2013 and have since carried out a number of searches, including a detailed re examination of miss lawrence's home, in the heworth area of york, and a fingertip search of an alleyway that leads to the rear of the house they have also issued previously unseen cctv footage of two people walking near the house the new arrests, and the arrest in march, are understood to be linked to these lines of inquiry detective superintendent dai malyn, head of north yorkshire police's major crime unit and the senior investigating officer in the claudia lawrence inquiry, said: 'i urge everyone to again show restraint and patience while we carry out these very important enquiries your co operation and support is greatly appreciated by the investigation team' miss lawrence (right) was reported missing by her father peter (left) on march 18, 2009  specialist forensic officers searched the houses of the three suspects and their gardens  officers completed their searches earlier this afternoon before the three men were released on police bail  there has been a £10,000 reward for information which will lead to the whereabouts of miss lawrence  neighbours said the police arrived at 7am on wednesday before cordoning off each of the houses  people living around the homes that are being searched said officers arrived just before 7am yesterday at the address nearest to miss lawrence home, uniformed police wearing face masks could be seen carrying out brown evidence bags martin dales, friend of claudia's father, said the new arrests were a positive movement in the investigation but that progress was a series of ups and downs for the family speaking outside the chef's house, he said: 'peter finds it very hard, going up and down 'you feel like you might be getting somewhere and then you get let down 'three arrests is certainly a big movement for the police though 'that's four people in the space of one month claudia lawrence, pictured aged 27 in 2001, as a bridesmaid at her aunt's wedding in north yorkshire  officers stood guard while the searches continued and potential evidence was recovered from the houses  'the public has been tremendous in keeping information coming which has helped the police' mr dales added: 'someone is withholding the truth and that is despicable 'imagine if it was your daughter and you were sitting around waiting for answers and somebody, for their own skin, was trying to be obstructive 'i hope the full force of the law comes down on them' a resident living near one of the houses said police arrived at around 7am yesterday tommy ward, 81, said: 'it started off with one police car then a few more came 'it was just around about 7am when everything started up 'i was outside my house watching the world go by at the time 'i haven't seen anyone arrested but a few weeks ago some sniffer dogs were there in the same house we've had dogs a few times now i don't know the person who lives there' peter lawrence with a photograph of his daughter in the chapel at bishopthorpe palace, york  mr lawrence has previously spoken of his daily pain and asked for information on his daughter's killer  miss lawrence was last seen on march 18, 2009  2009  march 18  557am   miss lawrence is captured on cctv arriving for work at the university of york's goodricke college  231pm   the chef leaves work to walk the three miles to her home on heworth road a female colleague sees her as she drives past in her car and gives her a lift, dropping her off outside her house  305pm   the last sighting of miss lawrence as she walks back to her house 810pm   miss lawrence has a telephone conversation with her father, peter, and then another with her mother, joan  823pm   she sends a text message to a friend  912pm   miss lawrence receives a text on her mobile phone but it is not known if she read the message  march 19  6am   miss lawrence fails to arrive for her shift at work  april 24  detectives say they are treating miss lawrence's disappearance as a suspected murder  2010  march 18  police reveal ms lawrence spent the night with a mystery boyfriend just two days before she went missing it was 'critical' they spoke to the man, a detective adds  may 25  police confirm they have spent two days searching a house about ten miles from claudia's home as a result of a 'recent development' july 29  police confirm they are scaling back the number of officers dedicated to the inquiry  2011  march 18  on the second anniversary of miss lawrence's disappearance, detective superintendent ray galloway reveals that he could have 'potentially' spoken to her killer  2012  march 16  peter lawrence speaks of his daily pain over his daughter's disappearance and makes a plea for anyone who may still harbour a sense of 'misguided loyalty' to come forward and help with the police investigation  2013  october 29  police announce that a new forensic search of miss lawrence's home is to begin as they launch a fresh review of the case  2014  march 17  mr lawrence, speaking ahead of the fifth anniversary of his daughter's disappearance, says not knowing what happened to his daughter five years after she disappeared is like a 'cancer' eating away at him  march 19  police say a new forensic examination of claudia's house has uncovered the fingerprints of people who still have not come forward five years after she disappeared they say they are seeking to trace two men and two vehicles seen near her home  may 13  a 59 year old man is arrested on suspicion of murder by detectives investigating the disappearance, and later released without charge  july 23  pub landlord paul harris, then 46, is arrested on suspicion on perverting the course of justice  2015  march 23  a 59 year old father of two from the york area is arrested on suspicion of murdering miss lawrence and released on bail the next day  april 14  mr harris   now aged 47   is released from bail after providing information to detectives which has progressed the investigation, police say  april 22  three men in their 50s arrested on suspicion of murder police launch fresh search for evidence april 23  the three men are released without charge on police bail
35 2009 york 50s last month earlier today
police confirmed the men are all aged in their 50s and from the york area  comes after another man, in his 50s and from york, arrested last month  the men were released earlier today after being questioned over the case  body of missing chef, 35 when she disappeared in 2009, hasn't been found 