 Prior to her disappearance , according to her friends , Carol was feeling depressed . She had talked of tracing her biological parents , as she was adopted . On 17 July 1976 , she went missing . Gordon claimed that she had left home for another man , and Carol had left their home in Leece twice before . It was for this reason , Gordon claimed , that he did not report her missing for six weeks . Carol was said to time her periods away from home to coincide with the school holidays . Gordon claimed that it wasn 't until she didn 't return in time to take up her job as a primary school teacher in September ( the start of the school term ) that he realised that there was a problem . At this time he reported her missing via his solicitor , and her family was informed . On the day she vanished , the family had been due to visit Blackpool on a day trip . However , Carol said she felt unwell and wanted to remain behind in bed . She was never seen alive again by her family . Gordon claimed he returned home to find Carol had left the house , leaving behind her wedding ring , and that there was no sign of a struggle . A missing persons enquiry was launched , but nothing came of it . This missing persons report was subsequently lost , and it was implied by some that it was because both Gordon and a senior police commander ( who , by the time the article was published , had died ) involved in the case were freemasons . This was refuted by Sandra Lean , who , in No Smoke , claimed that Gordon had never been a freemason . At the time , police told Gordon that , should a body be found , he would be the main suspect . 
 Prior to her disappearance , according to her friends , Carol was feeling depressed . She <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> talked of tracing her biological parents , as she was adopted . On 17 July 1976 , she went missing . Gordon claimed that she <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> left home for another man , and Carol <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> left their home in Leece twice before . It was for this reason , Gordon claimed , that he did not report her missing for six weeks . Carol was said to time her periods away from home to coincide with the school holidays . Gordon claimed that it wasn 't until she<a href='been_done' title='4'><mark></mark></a> <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>didn</mark></a> 't return in time to take up her job as a primary school teacher in September ( the start of the school term ) that he realised that <a href='dey_it' title='6'><mark>there</mark></a> was a problem . At this time he reported her missing via his solicitor , and her family was informed . On the day she vanished , the family had been due to visit Blackpool on a day trip . However , Carol said she felt unwell and wanted to remain behind in bed . She was never seen alive again by her family . Gordon claimed he returned home to find Carol <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>had</mark></a> left the house , leaving behind her wedding ring , and that <a href='dey_it' title='8'><mark>there</mark></a> was no sign of a struggle . A missing persons enquiry was launched , but <a href='None' title='9'><mark>nothing</mark></a> came of it . This missing persons report was subsequently lost , and it was implied by some <a href='null_relcl' title='10'><mark>that</mark></a>it was because both Gordon and a senior police commander ( who , by the time the article was published , <a href='been_done' title='11'><mark>had</mark></a> died ) involved in the case <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>were</mark></a> freemasons . This was refuted by Sandra Lean , <a href='null_relcl' title='13'><mark>who</mark></a>, in No Smoke , claimed that Gordon had <a href='negative_concord' title='14'><mark>never</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='15'><mark>been</mark></a> <a href='None' title='16'><mark>a</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='17'><mark>freemason</mark></a> . At the time , police told Gordon that , should a body be found , he would be the main suspect . 
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