Claudia Lawrence (pictured) went missing as she walked to her job at York University 10 years ago today at the age of 35. Her body has never been found
The mother of missing chef Claudia Lawrence believes she could still be alive and being held against her will - 10 years after she vanished.
Today marks 10 years to the day that Claudia disappeared from her York home at the age of 35.
The anniversary comes amid an ongoing hunt for Hull University student Libby Squire, 21, who went missing earlier this year.
Claudia's mother Joan, 75, told Good Morning Britain her daughter could have been abducted and might still be imprisoned somewhere.
She told the programme: 'I never thought I'd be 10 years down the line with still no contact, no message.
'If Claudia was abducted, what would she have gone through? What sort of fear? What sort of trauma? If she's still alive somewhere, what is she thinking?'
Claudia was last seen at her home on March 18, 2009 and was reported missing after she failed to appear at work the next day.
Nine people have been arrested or interviewed in connection with her disappearance.
Police submitted files to the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to several men in their fifties but there is insufficient evidence to bring charges.
Her mother Joan (pictured on Good Morning Britain on Monday), 75, believes she could still be alive and being held against her will
Her mother told the York Press there are chilling similarities between the Libby Squire case and her daughter's.
She appealed to her parents Lisa and Russell to
