DETECTIVES investigating the unsolved murder of a young woman have launched a fresh appeal on what would have been her 40th birthday.

Police know Vicky Glass, who had become involved in drugs and prostitution, was dropped off by a taxi outside the Shipmate pub, in Union Street, Middlesbrough, at about 4am on Sunday, September 24, 2000.

Her naked, mutilated body was discovered several weeks later on an isolated track on the North York Moors, near Danby.

She had just celebrated her 21st birthday.

Last year, Cleveland Police’s Historic Investigation Unit was given additional funding by the Home Office to reinvestigate the case and now officers have appealed for anyone with a “guilty conscience” to come forward.

Inspector Pete Carr said: “Vicky’s life was cut short at such a young age and her family and friends have been robbed of precious time with her.

“Someone knows what happened to her and that information will have been a weight to carry over the last two decades.

“Now is the time to come forward. Our investigation is continuing and someone may be able to give us the last piece of the jigsaw so we solve this case and get justice for Vicky and her family.”