Family’s plea over murdered woman

THE family of a woman murdered eight years ago will appear on Crimewatch to appeal for information to help find her body.

Suzanne Pilley, 38, disappeared on May 4, 2010, after setting off on her usual journey to work in Thistle Street in Edinburgh.

Colleague David Gilroy, now 55, was convicted of her murder in March 2012 and is serving a life sentence with a minimum of 18 years.

The killer took her body in the boot of his car to a secret grave, believed to be in remote Argyll, but the location of her remains has never been found.

Detective Superintendent Stuart Houston and Ms Pilley’s family will appear on BBC Crimewatch today to appeal for information which could help them discover where her body lies.

Earlier this year the family spoke of the torment of not knowing where Ms Pilley’s body lies.

Her older sister Gail said: “Every time she’s mentioned, you struggle with the fact she’s not been found. It’s hard to think about her because we just don’t know where she is and that’s the first thought that comes into your head when she’s mentioned is just, ‘where are you?’

“She wasn’t treated with any dignity in her death, she was discarded and we just do not know where she is. That is sometimes unbearable but we have to move forward and I would love to be able to just give her that funeral, that dignity.”