Family's agony as sister's killer refuses to disclose her secret grave
21.05.2023 - 17:39
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
After Susan Wareing was brutally murdered at the hands of her killer Alan Edwards, her family breathed a sigh of relief as they watched him be jailed for life.
The cruel bully who had taken the life of their vulnerable sister was now behind bars - but the conviction still left questions in the minds of Susan's brother Peter and sister Karen.
Edwards had always denied murdering their sister and to this day refused to disclose where her body was. Four years after Susan was killed, Lancashire Police vowed they would never stop looking for Susan's body, as a new documentary, 'Sleeping with my Murderer' was aired on Channel 5.
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Appearing in the documentary, Susan's brother Peter and sister Karen spoke of the cheeky and naughty child they grew up with - and how her vulnerabilities pulled her away from them and into the hands of a manipulative killer.
Susan, who was 45 when she went missing, grew up in Darwen, with Karen, Peter and their sister Linda. At an early age it became clear Susan had learning difficulties and she was moved from mainstream education into a special school.
"She always acted younger than her years, but she was one of us", Peter said. "She always knew we were there if she needed us."
In addition to having learning difficulties, Susan was partially sighted and struggled with mobility. In her 20s she developed problems with drugs, which left her struggling to take care of herself. Susan became more secretive about the company she was keeping and her lifestyle set her apart from her family, LancsLive reports.
By the time she was reported missing, in January 2019, she had not been seen for around three weeks. As officers tried to piece