Chilling photographs released by South Yorkshire Police show the trailer where the remains of missing father Richard Dyson were concealed for six years before they were discovered inside a concrete-filled barrel last year.
Disappearance and murder
Mr Dyson disappeared on November 17, 2019. Prosecutors said he was shot and dismembered by his landlord, Christopher Wright, 73, after Wright suspected him of stealing and selling on his treasured firearms.
On Thursday, Wright was jailed, after being convicted last month of murdering Mr Dyson following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court.
Prosecutor Peter Moulson KC told Sheffield Crown Court: "Mr Dyson was last seen alive around 22.54 on the 17th of November 2019. Mr Wright made two calls that night to his close friend of over 60 years, the co-accused Karl Schwable. The first call went unanswered but the second call at 23.05 was answered and lasted 14 seconds. Examination of CCTV showed Mr Schwable's vehicle travelling towards Parkside Cottage at 23.23. It was being driven by Karl Schwable and he did spend an hour with Christopher Wright that night, disputed by both defendants."
"It is the prosecution's case that Christopher Wright shot and killed Richard Dyson that night and immediately sought assistance from his friend who went and remained there."
Evidence and discovery
The court heard that two days after Mr Dyson disappeared, on November 19, 2019, Wright's bank card was used to buy materials from a builder's merchants. The following day, he arranged for a trailer to be left at a nearby farm owned by another man.
South Yorkshire Police have since released a series of photographs showing Mr Dyson's resting place, along with a diary entry written by the landowner recording when the trailer was left there. The handwritten note reads: "Chris Wright dropped an old trailer here?"
Another image shows the blue trailer standing in an isolated area of land beside a tractor.
Weapons and convictions
Police also released photographs of weapons recovered from Wright's home during the investigation into Mr Dyson's disappearance. The haul included guns, an axe, swords and saws.
Wright was also convicted of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, preventing a lawful burial, possession of a prohibited weapon, two counts of possession of a prohibited self-loading gun, possession of a firearm without a firearm certificate, possession of a shotgun without a certificate and possession of ammunition without a certificate.
His co-defendant, Karl Schwable, 72, of Dike Hill, Rotherham, was found guilty of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, having known of Wright's secret. Since his conviction, Schwable said he saw Mr Dyson after he had been shot but maintains he did not help Wright after that.
Sentences
On Thursday, Wright was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 35 years. Schwable was jailed for three years.
