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Feb 6, 2020 · Ian Simms, now 63, was convicted of killing the 22-year-old, whose body has never been found despite searches. Simms has been released after Ms McCourt's mother Marie lost a legal bid on...
Murder of Helen McCourt. On 9 February 1988, Helen McCourt, a 22-year-old British insurance clerk from Bootle, Merseyside, disappeared in the village of Billinge, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, shortly after disembarking from a bus less than 500 yards from her home. [1] Her body has never been found. [2]
The boarded up George and Dragon pub in Billinge where it is alleged Ian Simms murdered Liverpool office girl Helen McCourt. 22nd February 1989. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
- Falling Out
- Indisputable DNA Evidence
- ‘Nasty’ Letter from Killer
- Parole Board Offers ‘Sympathy’
The case is a rare example where a murder conviction has been found without the presence of a body and it was one of the first in the UK to be solved by using DNA. Helen disappeared shortly after getting off a bus less than five hundred yards from her home in the village of Billinge, St Helens, Merseyside, on 9 February 1989. Marie last spoke to he...
Police found traces of blood in Simms’ car and a woman’s opal and sapphire earring – identical to ones given to Helen for her 21st birthday – in the boot. When confronted, Simms said the blood must have been from his dog. Helen’s handbag, coat, jeans and scarf were later found in on a riverbank in Irlam, about twenty miles away, along with a flex w...
After a 15-day trial, Simms was sentenced to a minimum of 16 years. But the real sentence has been for Marie, Helen’s brother Michael, her father William and step dad John – who have endured more than 30 years of torment not knowing where her remains are, and being robbed of the chance to give her a funeral. “For 15 days I sat in that court room fo...
Despite Simms’ refusal to cooperate, in February it was decided he would be allowed out of prison for short periods of time. His successful parole hearing was the seventh time he’d been considered for release. “The parole judge accepts there is no question of his guilt. He cannot even admit what he’s done, perhaps to himself. So he is still dangero...
Dec 10, 2019 · Helen McCourt was murdered on her way home from work. Her mother Marie has campaigned to keep killers behind bars until they lead police to the victim's body - dubbed Helen's Law - but the proposed legislation failed to be ratified before parliament was dissolved.
Feb 6, 2020 · Helen McCourt disappeared in Merseyside in 1988 and her body has not been found, after searches were carried out. Killer Ian Simms has been released from prison despite never revealing where he...
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Jan 14, 2020 · Michael McCourt have vowed to fight the release of Ian Simms, although they've been told they have only a few weeks before he'll be let out. Helen McCourt’s family were told the decision to...
