"We are trying to piece together Julie's movements before she disappeared so I would appeal for anyone who has seen her in the past few weeks to get in touch," said Detective Inspector Richard Stott from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit.
"We know she has links to places in the surrounding area including March, Manea, and Chatteris so I would urge people who live in those areas to consider if they have information that could be of use to our inquiry.
Police have named a missing woman at the centre of a "no-body" murder investigation as 54-year-old Julie Buckley.
"We are in touch with family of Julie and specially trained officers are keeping them up to date on the police inquiry at this very difficult time.
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