Who was Lynda Spence and what happened to her?
LYNDA Spence was brutally kidnapped, tortured, and murdered at the young age of 27.
The investigation into her death became one of the longest murder trials in Scotland’s history.
Who was Lynda Spence?
Lynda Spence was a financial adviser from Glasgow, Scotland who was killed in 2011.
She was kidnapped off a street in May 2011 and was later reported missing by her parents when they became concerned that they hadn't heard from her.
Tragically for her family, Lynda's body has never been found.
Lynda's death was the subject of Channel 5's April 2023 documentary, The Kidnap and Murder of Lynda Spence.
What happened to Lynda Spence?
Lynda was kidnapped off the street by Colin Coats and Philip Wade.
The pair took Lynda to the attic of a home in Ayrshire and proceeded to torture her over a 13-day period.
She was subject to merciless torture, where she was taped to a leather computer chair.
Two other men, David Parker and Paul Smith, met them there.
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It is thought that Coats believed Lynda had ripped him off in a land deal worth £85,000 and was supposedly questioning her over what she had done with his money.
It is believed that Lynda was killed on April 28, 2011 - more than two weeks after she disappeared.
Coats became a prime suspect but was not caught until August 2011 when a witness came forward with information.
That October, police entered the Ayrshire property and found a spot of Lynda's blood on the bathroom floor.
After an 11-week trial, Coats and Wade were found guilty of Lynda's abduction, torture and murder.
David and Paul were each given 11-year sentences for assaulting Lynda and holding her captive.
Parker, who owned the property where Lynda was tortured, told police: “I know she was injured, but I didn’t know in what way. I didn’t want to know.
"She was in a frightened state. When they put the hacksaw blades through my door I realised it was high-duty serious.”
What happened to her murderer Colin Coats?
Coats, and his accomplice Wade, were jailed for Lynda's kidnap, torture and murder.
Both men denied their guilt but were found guilty by a jury after a lengthy trial.
Coats was given 33 years for the crime, whilst Wade received a 30-year term.
Police have still not found Lynda's body, despite Coats and Wade cooperating with authorities in 2022.
The pair were both taken out of prison on separate occasions to show the location, after suggesting her body was buried in a field in Argyll.
In 2014, Patrica, Lynda's mum, made a plea in the Daily Record to Coats and Wade to reveal the location of the body before she dies.
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She told the killers: “If you have any heart at all, any conscience, just tell me where she is and give me her back.
"I’m asking you and I’m pleading with you. Give me Lynda back before anything happens to me.”