[6] Scott died at HM Prison Full Sutton on 22 December 2023, without revealing the location of Bernadette's body.

[9] The police teams conducted exhaustive searches in Gunthorpe, Newborough, and other parts of Peterborough and Cambridgeshire.

What kind of parent wouldn't believe their daughter?”[12][11] On 14 September 2020, Scott and Sarah were arrested for murder and perverting the course of justice.

Judge Justice McGowan said that his refusal to reveal the location of Bernadette's body "means she can't be shown the respect she deserves".

She added: "Cruellest of all it's likely to mean some members of her family and friends will go on hoping she might be alive and might someday come back into their lives".

This law's intent was to ensure murderers and paedophiles who declined to disclose information on their victims could face longer jail sentences.

[14] In 2021, the Cambridge Crown Court found Scott guilty of murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

[6] Police continued the search for Bernadette's body for several weeks, using dogs, diving equipment, and drones in different areas.