A man found guilty of murdering his estranged wife whilst she was on her way to work in Swindon has been denied prison release.

Now 64-year-old Glyn Razzell was convicted of the murder of his wife, Linda Razzell, 41, and sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 16 years, in 2003.

Having completed his minimum term, the Parole Board considered the release of the murderer if he would disclose information about the location of his wife’s missing body.

But in his third and most recent hearing, Razzell refused to reveal the location of the body, stating: “I didn’t kill Linda Razzell".

Mother-of-four Mrs Razzell disappeared on her way to work at Swindon College in March 2002 and no trace of her body has ever been found.

The Parole Board panel believed that Razzell had information about where his wife’s remains were disposed of and took this into account in turning down his bid for release, according to a Parole Board decision summary.

But at his latest review hearing, Razzell accepted that his wife “must be dead”, whereas in the past he has chosen to suggest that she is still alive.

“Mr Razzell had not disclosed information because he continues to deny killing the victim, and he has been attempting ‘self-preservation’ to keep himself ‘psychologically intact’ by keeping control of the narrative,” the panel said.

“However there is ample evidence that Mr Razzell is capable of wholesale deceit (and) that his wilful and deliberate withholding of the relevant information indicates that he continues to be a risk.”

It added: “He has, it seems still ‘got something to hide’.”

Razzell and his wife were in the middle of divorce proceedings when she went missing and the court was told he faced a financial settlement he was not prepared to accept.

Mrs Razzell left her home in Highworth at 8.45am on March 19 with her children and boyfriend, Greg Worrall.

She dropped her children at school before being seen parking for work in Alvescot Road, as usual. Her phone was found in a nearby alleyway the next day.

Razzell told the panel that if he were to be released, her planned to try and locate his wife, saying: “I don’t know where she is and I would like to try and find out.”

When asked about the psychological harm caused to his children, he said:

“I don’t feel guilt for it because it is not caused by me but I do feel their pain and their suffering and I carry that too.”