Family of murdered woman make plea for help to find her body

The family of murdered Suzanne Pilley have made a plea for help to find her body, on the 10th anniversary of her disappearance.

Ms Pilley’s sister said her family have been left in “limbo” since she went missing in Edinburgh, unable to “say a proper goodbye” until her body is found.

The 38-year-old’s former lover David Gilroy was convicted of her murder in 2012 and must serve at least 18 years of a life sentence.

But Gilroy, now 57, has never revealed where Ms Pilley’s body was hidden and it remains missing despite extensive searches, primarily in the Argyll Forest Park.

A decade on from when Ms Pilley, pictured, was last seen on her way to work as a bookkeeper at a Thistle Street office in the capital, her sister Gail Fairgrieve urged anyone with information to contact the police.

Ms Fairgrieve said: “For the past decade we have lived in a state of limbo, waiting for the news that Suzanne’s body had been found, but we’ve never been able to get that closure.

“We accept that Suzanne was murdered and believe that the person responsible is in prison, but we feel we cannot say a proper goodbye until her body is found.

“Both my mother and I want to again thank the public who have continued to contact the police, which has always given us hope that Suzanne has not been forgotten.

“We understand that only one person can tell us where Suzanne is but has refused to do so.”

Anyone who may have information is asked to contact Police Scotland by calling 101, or can contact charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.