The family of a mum-of-five who was murdered by partner while he wore a Halloween mask have begged him to reveal where he put her body.
Susan Waring was murdered by 'violent and controlling bully' Alan Edwards after she was last seen shopping with him in Asda on January 29, 2019.
The 45 year old's family then reported her missing and he cruelly pretended he last saw Susan when he claimed she kissed him goodbye and walked out of his flat in Darwen, Lancashire.
Detectives later launched a murder probe despite never finding her body and he was convicted after a trial at Preston Crown Court in 2021.
Now, two years on, Susan's brother Peter Waring said Edwards should 'give her up' and reveal where her body is if he ever wants to be freed from prison.
He said: "I have a feeling Edwards took her to landfill or dumped her in a bin somewhere and she’s ended up in landfill.
"I’ve never spoken to him and never met him, but if I could speak to him, I’d say just give her up, tell us where she is.
"He’s in prison now and if he ever wants to see the light of day, he needs to just give her up.
"He can spend the rest of his life in prison or, if he tells us where she is, 27 years maybe."
Peter has also said although he holds out hope that Edwards will reveal where Susan is, he thinks the killer will 'never give up that information.'
He said: "Every day without Susan is strange. The fact that we don’t know where she is, is horrible, and it’s not right.
"We obviously hold out hope that one day she will be found but in our own minds we don’t think he will ever give up that information.
"She only lived with him for about a month, maybe two.
"She was easy prey for him."
Susan's family still mark the anniversary of the day she went missing but also celebrated her life together on May 5, which would have been her 50th birthday.
Peter paid tribute to his sister, describing her as a 'nice person' and said that 'it's a shame that her life has been taken.'
He said: "Susan was just not capable of disappearing, it just wouldn’t happen, so maybe someone in Darwen still knows something but has been afraid to come forward.
"At least if we knew where she was, and we could find her body, we could put flowers down for her every year.
“Susan was Susan, she had her faults, but she was a nice person, and it’s a shame that her life has been taken from her, and from us."
At the trial, jurors heard how splatters of Susan's blood were found on a Halloween mask, which detectives believe was worn by Edwards as he attacked her.
Blood was also found on the walls at his property as well as in a redecorated lounge.
Peter said: “The police have been absolutely fantastic, and I can’t fault them, they worked really hard.
"They were determined to get Edwards and they did, and the family liaison officer was always in touch with us and is still there if we need someone to talk to.
“I don’t know what Edwards’ motive was, I like to think he’s punched her, and it’s gone wrong and he’s ended up killing her, but because of his history it probably wasn’t an accident.”
Earlier this week, DCI Lukmaan Mulla, who led the investigation into Susan's murder vowed to never give up hope of finding her body.
He said: "In all my years of policing this case is the one which has affected me the most.
“Susan was such a vulnerable woman, and she was subjected to the most horrific abuse by Alan Edwards which culminated in her murder at his hands.
“Even though he is now in prison Edwards has never admitted killing Susan, instead claiming that she left of her own free will, and while her family have some justice they can never fully grieve while her body remains missing.
“I will continue to try and get answers from Alan Edwards, but I would also appeal to anyone who may have information about Susan’s disappearance to come forward."
