Exclusive:Killer loses bid for freedom after failing to cooperate with Rotherham search for victim's body
Previous professional assessments Turner identified a “lack of empathy, a lack of remorse or guilt, and conning and manipulative behaviour”
The killer of a woman who refuses to reveal the whereabouts of her body 30 years later has lost his bid for freedom.
Peter Turner’s former girlfriend Teresa Shephard was 26 when she disappeared from her home near Frecheville in June 1996.
Turner, now aged 53, was convicted of murder in 1996 and jailed for life with a minimum of 18 years however the body was never found.
Worksop man Turner has maintained his innocence during the last 30 years - claiming he can’t guide police to Teresa’s remains for the same reason.
Last month police began excavating an area of land off Piper Lane in Aston, Rotherham, however after days of searching they announced nothing had been found.
Turner was eligible for release in July 2013 and the latest hearing - concluding on October 6 - was the seventh parole board he has gone before.
However panel members have concluded again that the killer will remain behind bars “for the protection of the public”.
Chief among their concerns was Turner’s “lack of disclosure” - limiting their insight into his risk factors.
A copy of the Parole Board report reads: “The panel considered that some of Mr Turner’s risk factors would be likely to include his use of violence and a willingness to carry weapons, problems in intimate relationships and Mr Turner’s poor decision making.
“Previous professional assessment of Mr Turner had identified a lack of empathy, a lack of remorse or guilt, and conning and manipulative behaviour.”
It added: “In its assessment of the evidence the panel found Mr Turner to have extremely limited insight into his risk to the public or his offending behaviour.”
Panellists heard Turner’s behaviour had been “exemplary” for many years and there had been no evidence of any direct violence throughout his time in prison.
However his release or progression to an open prison was “not recommended”.
He will be considered for parole again “in due course”.
Despite the missing body Turner was convicted of Teresa’s murder on the sheer strength of the evidence against him.
Teresa was described as a “bubbly” 26-year-old and prosecution lawyers told the 1996 trial that Turner was a “possessive and obsessive” ex-lover.
Roger Keen QC told Sheffield Crown Court she had vanished while due to give evidence against Turner in an upcoming trial.
Jealous and obsessed Turner had almost killed her new partner when he attacked him with a hammer after posing as a prospective buyer for a house the new boyfriend was selling.
Jurors heard Teresa's blood and been found in Turner’s car which he explained by saying the pair had inside the vehicle during her period.
However he had no excuses for a book of Supertram tickets purchased using Teresa's card on the last day she was seen alive.