Peter Lawrence, the father of Claudia Lawrence has died without knowing what happened to his daughter after she went missing 12 years ago.
The 74-year-old died on Thursday following a short illness.
A family friend said Peter had not found it easy being thrown into the public limelight to campaign for answers around his daughter's disappearance.
Report by Etemadil.
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