On Tuesday (February 25), officers located buried human remains by the A19 in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, after receiving new information, Greater Manchester Police said.
While official identification has not taken place, police said they strongly suspect the remains are of Rania Alayed and her family has been informed.
Ms Alayed was murdered by her husband in 2013.
The 25-year-old, was lured to her death by her husband, who buried her body in North Yorkshire before wearing her clothing to convince her family and friends she was alive.
Ahmed Al-Khatib put on Ms Alayed’s jeans and headscarf and then carried her corpse in a suitcase, less than a hour after she dropped their children off at his brother’s flat in Salford, Greater Manchester, on June 7 2013.
Despite numerous searches over the years, the body of the Syrian-born mother-of-three had not been found.
In a statement issued through police, her son, Yazan, said on behalf of the family: “The discovery of my mother’s remains more than a decade onwards has come as a surreal surprise to me and my family.
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