THE DAUGHTER of a woman murdered by her husband has slammed the monster for still refusing to reveal where her body is 24 years later.
Glyn Razzell was jailed for life with a minimum of almost 16 years in 2003 for killing mum-of-four Linda Razzell.
Linda had disappeared on her way to work at Swindon College, Wiltshire, during the couple’s divorce proceedings.
Razzell has never revealed where his wife’s body is despite multiple pleas from her devastated family.
The Parole Board previously ruled Razzell could be released on licence but the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) referred the decision to the High Court.
Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb today quashed the initial decision, stating that she was “not satisfied that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public that Glyn Razzell be confined”.
She continued she found Razzell to be “fundamentally dishonest” and said she was “satisfied that he continues to withhold information he could deliver up”.
Razzell, now aged 66, has always denied being responsible for the 2002 killing.
Linda’s family had urged the court to block the release, with her cousin Julie Westmore “all hope of ever finding [her] remains will be lost” if the killer is freed.
Razzell and Linda’s daughter Catherine today said her dad’s decision not to reveal the location of her mum’s body meant there was “no peace” for the family.
She also slammed Razzell for “continuing to do our family harm” and was “actively choosing to be controlling and abusive from within prison”.
Catherine, who was 13 at the time of her mum’s disappearance, said today’s ruling was a “relief” but her dad’s continuing decision not to disclose the location of the remains was “cruel”.
She added: “By choosing to withhold the only information that could provide us with some comfort and closure, and preventing us from being able to hold a funeral for our much-loved mother, he is clearly demonstrating he is still abusive – retaining power over the situation and prioritising his narrative, where he can deny killing her, despite being found guilty and given a life sentence.
“To our knowledge, he is of sound mind and knows what he is doing, so there is no reason for him to be released while he is still actively choosing to be controlling and abusive from within prison.
“However, it is important to recognise that while we welcome the decision made today, part of my father’s abuse is that, as a family, we have to go through this process.
“As well as experiencing the most devastating loss of my mother, 24 years later we are still in court trying to keep the rest of our family safe from a man who is continuing to do our family harm.
“None of us want my father to die in prison; what we want is for him to acknowledge what he has done, show remorse and tell us where our mother’s body is so that we can finally lay her to rest.
“There is no peace for us until that happens.”
Linda, who was 41 when she vanished, was last seen parking her car while on her way to work in March 2002.
She had been in the middle of a divorce battle with Razzell and had visited a bank with a court order to freeze her husband’s bank accounts the week before she vanished.
Following her disappearance, shameless Razzell appealed for her return but was later arrested and charged with murder.
It came after officers discovered a significant amount of Linda’s blood in the boot in his car.
During the trial, jurors heard Linda was due to receive the marital home in Highworth and a £30,000 lump sum.
A month before Linda vanished, Razzell had been acquitted of a charge of wounding after allegedly repeatedly hitting her head against a window in the home they shared.
He had also made chilling comments to a pal about disposing of a body in quicksand near Cotswold Water Park.
Razzell had been refused release on three separate occasions and in 2021, became the first prisoner to be denied parole under Helen’s Law.
Named after Helen McCourt, who was murdered in 1988 and whose killer never revealed where her body was, Helen’s Law compels the Parole Board to consider a prisoner’s refusal to reveal the victim’s remains when assessing their suitability for release.
Despite previously being denied release, in January this year Razzell was granted parole as he went before the board yet again.
In her ruling, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said Linda’s loved ones had “described their suffering with remarkable moral clarity”.
She added: “The on-going agony of not being able to lay their beloved mother to rest and the regular pain of having to write down how they are coping with the hurt that invades so much of their lives should have rung in the defendant’s ears. Perhaps it does?”
In her ruling, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said Linda’s loved ones had “described their suffering with remarkable moral clarity”.
She added: “The on-going agony of not being able to lay their beloved mother to rest and the regular pain of having to write down how they are coping with the hurt that invades so much of their lives should have rung in the defendant’s ears. Perhaps it does?”
