Glyn Razzell was jailed for life in November 2003 for the murder of his estranged wife Linda, according to court records. Linda Razzell vanished on her way to work in Swindon in 2002, last seen parking her car in Alvescot Road in March of that year, police reports indicate. At the time of her disappearance, the couple were in the middle of divorce proceedings, and Linda had visited a local bank with a court order to freeze Glyn's bank accounts the week before she vanished, as noted in trial evidence. Glyn Razzell was arrested and charged with murder after initially appearing in the media to appeal for Linda's return, and he was found guilty after a trial, court documents show. Linda Razzell's body was never found, according to authorities.
At trial, police presented forensic evidence, including traces of Linda Razzell's blood found in the boot of a car Glyn Razzell had used, as reported in legal proceedings. Glyn Razzell applied for parole and was refused three times, including in 2021 when he became the first prisoner denied parole under Helen's Law, Parole Board records state. The Parole Board heard another appeal from Glyn Razzell in January 2026, according to official sources.
This is just going to be another level of stress to the family and myself.
The Parole Board's decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community, as per its guidelines. Helen's Law places a legal duty on the Parole Board to consider the suffering caused by killers who refuse to disclose where their victim is buried, under legislation. Named after Helen McCourt, who was murdered in 1988 and whose killer never revealed where her body was, the law aims to address such cases, based on historical accounts. The Parole Board noted the continuing cruelty of Glyn Razzell's refusal to say where Linda Razzell's remains are, in its decision. However, the Parole Board concluded that Glyn Razzell was no longer a risk to the public, according to its assessment. The Parole Board acknowledged the family's concerns and Helen's Law but stated that denial of the victim's body's whereabouts cannot be a bar to release, as outlined in its ruling.
Linda Razzell's family said the Parole Board's ruling ripped up Helen's Law, according to their statements. According to BBC News - England, Greg Worrall, Linda's fiance at the time of her disappearance, described the decision as adding another level of stress to the family and himself. The specific date when Glyn Razzell will be released from prison has not been confirmed, and it remains unknown whether the Ministry of Justice will comment on or challenge the Parole Board's decision. Additionally, details on what conditions or restrictions will be imposed on Glyn Razzell upon his release are unclear, as is how the Parole Board assessed his risk to the public despite his refusal to disclose the body's location. The whereabouts of Linda Razzell's body continue to be a mystery.
After considering the circumstances of his offending, including...his conduct while in custody and all the evidence presented at the hearing and in the dossier, the panel was satisfied that imprisonment was no longer necessary for the protection of the public.
Denial [of the victim's body's whereabouts] cannot be a bar to release.