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A convicted paedophile has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend and burying her in a cellar.A convicted paedophile has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend and burying her in a cellar.
Frederick Lawlor, 54, denied murdering Dorothy Carre, 56, in 1999 by stabbing her at a house they shared but was convicted by a majority verdict.Frederick Lawlor, 54, denied murdering Dorothy Carre, 56, in 1999 by stabbing her at a house they shared but was convicted by a majority verdict.
Mrs Carre's body lay undiscovered at Equitable Street in Rochdale for eight years, Manchester Crown Court heard.Mrs Carre's body lay undiscovered at Equitable Street in Rochdale for eight years, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Lawlor is already serving an indeterminate prison sentence for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl.Lawlor is already serving an indeterminate prison sentence for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl.
The jury were not told of his convictions until they had given their verdict. Lawlor will be sentenced later.The jury were not told of his convictions until they had given their verdict. Lawlor will be sentenced later.
Mrs Carre was last seen alive by her GP in March 1999 when she said she had split from her partner because he was violent towards her. Mrs Carre was last seen alive by her GP in March 1999 at her home in Bacup, Lancashire, when she said she had split from her partner because he was violent towards her.
Dorothy Carre was last seen by her GP in March 1999Dorothy Carre was last seen by her GP in March 1999
Lawlor was arrested in March 2007 after police investigating Mrs Carre's disappearance found the remains of a body wrapped in a duvet under the cellar floor at the property. Shortly afterwards she moved to the Equitable Street house with Lawlor.
She had been in a relationship with him for four years at this time, but her family did not approve and suspected he was abusing her.
When she moved to Bacup with him, she did not tell her family where she was going and they reported her missing.
But when police traced her, she said she did not want her family to know where she was.
Mrs Carre's family were concerned that they had not heard from her but decided to respect her wishes.
However, in 2001 when they still had not heard from her, they contacted Lawlor's family who told them she had left him for another man.
It was not until January 2006, when her family became concerned again and reported her missing for a second time, that a police search was launched to trace her.
'Evil and unpleasant'
On 28 February 2007, officers searched her last known address at Equitable Street in Rochdale and discovered that the flag stones in the cellar were uneven and cracked, indicating they may have been lifted.
Lawlor was arrested in March 2007 after police found the remains of a body wrapped in a duvet under the cellar floor at the property.
A post-mortem examination showed the bones had at least 10 stab wounds to the vertebrae, which a pathologist told the court would have required "extreme" force to inflict.A post-mortem examination showed the bones had at least 10 stab wounds to the vertebrae, which a pathologist told the court would have required "extreme" force to inflict.
Although there was no soft tissue, DNA testing provided "extremely strong" evidence that the remains were those of Mrs Carre.Although there was no soft tissue, DNA testing provided "extremely strong" evidence that the remains were those of Mrs Carre.
Mrs Carre's remains were found under the flagstones
Despite evidence linking him to Equitable Street, Lawlor denied ever living at the address and claims Mrs Carre left him in 1999 to go and live in the Republic of Ireland.Despite evidence linking him to Equitable Street, Lawlor denied ever living at the address and claims Mrs Carre left him in 1999 to go and live in the Republic of Ireland.
He is already serving an indeterminate sentence for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl and offering her for sex with other men while he watched and filmed them.He is already serving an indeterminate sentence for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl and offering her for sex with other men while he watched and filmed them.
'Evil and unpleasant'
In April last year he admitted 18 sex offences involving the girl on beaches in North Wales.In April last year he admitted 18 sex offences involving the girl on beaches in North Wales.
The judge in that case said Lawlor had abused the girl on at least 75 occasions and described the acts as among the "most evil and unpleasant" the court had come across.The judge in that case said Lawlor had abused the girl on at least 75 occasions and described the acts as among the "most evil and unpleasant" the court had come across.
As well as offering her for sex to men he met on beaches at Pensarn and Llanddulas, at his flat and in a car, he advertised in a listings magazine.As well as offering her for sex to men he met on beaches at Pensarn and Llanddulas, at his flat and in a car, he advertised in a listings magazine.
The young victim said she was abused by around 50 men, with 10 people so far convicted in connection with the case. The young victim said she was abused by about 50 men, with 10 people so far convicted in connection with the case.
The court also heard Lawlor had two previous convictions for physically abusing former girlfriends.The court also heard Lawlor had two previous convictions for physically abusing former girlfriends.