DESCRIPTION:
PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 5 - EPISODE 9’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE.
Ian Simms was in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court. He was accused of murdering Helen McCourt who vanished in February 1988. Her body was still missing. Despite the overwhelming forensic evidence, Simms insisted he was innocent (Part 2 of 2).
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COURT DOCUMENTS and information from the following news organisations were referenced in this episode: LIVERPOOL ECHO, SANDWELL EVENING MAIL, DUNDEE COURIER, SUNDAY MIRROR, ABERDEEN EVENING EXPRESS, NEWCASTLE JOURNAL, ABERDEEN PRESS & JOURNAL, STAFFORDSHIRE SENTINEL, THE GUARDIAN, BBC NEWS, TELEGRAPH, ITV NEWS, DAILY MAIL, SKY NEWS and INDEPENDENT
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MUSIC:
Ethereal Eternity by Purple Planet Music
Cobwebbed by Purple Planet Music
Shadowlands by Purple Planet Music
Redemption by Purple Planet Music
Constricted by Purple Planet Music
Ossuary by Purple Planet Music
Wrong Turn by Purple Planet Music
Insidious by Purple Planet Music
Emotional Wilderness by Purple Planet Music
Troposphere by Purple Planet Music
Crystal Waters by Purple Planet Music
All music from https://www.purple-planet.com and used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
REFERENCES:
COURT DOCUMENTS
[1997] 97/0252/D, 97/0316/D & 97/1041/D
[1999] UKHL J0708-3
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 10 February 1988 - Page 1, 19
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 11 February 1988 - Page 1, 20
Sandwell Evening Mail - Thursday 11 February 1988 - Page 2
Liverpool Echo - Friday 12 February 1988 - Page 1, 8
Dundee Courier - Friday 12 February 1988 - Page 8
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 13 February 1988 - Page 1, 3
Dundee Courier - Saturday 13 February 1988 - Page 11
Sunday Mirror - Sunday 14 February 1988 - Page 5
Liverpool Echo - Monday 15 February 1988 - Page 1
Liverpool Echo - Monday 15 February 1988 - Page 5
Aberdeen Evening Express - Monday 15 February 1988 - Page 1
Newcastle Journal - Tuesday 16 February 1988 - Page 4
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 16 February 1988 - Page 3
Aberdeen Press and Journal - Tuesday 16 February 1988 - Page 2
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 17 February 1988 - Page 5
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 18 February 1988 - Page 3
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 23 February 1988 - Page 46
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 24 February 1988 - Page 2
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 09 March 1988 - Page 14
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 10 March 1988 - Page 51
Liverpool Echo - Monday 14 March 1988 - Page 3
Staffordshire Sentinel - Friday 15 April 1988 - Page 1
Liverpool Echo - Friday 15 April 1988 - Page 2
Sandwell Evening Mail - Friday 15 April 1988 - Page 2
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 21 April 1988 - Page 12
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 05 May 1988 - Page 7
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 11 May 1988 - Page 5
Liverpool Echo - Friday 27 May 1988 - Page 19
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 28 July 1988 - Page 12
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 11 August 1988 - Page 9
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 20 September 1988 - Page 5
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 27 December 1988 - Page 7
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 08 February 1989 - Page 11
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 21 February 1989 - Page 11
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 21 February 1989 - Page 1
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 22 February 1989 - Page 1, 8
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 23 February 1989 - Page 1, 13
Liverpool Echo - Friday 24 February 1989 - Page 13
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 25 February 1989 - Page 6
Liverpool Echo - Monday 27 February 1989 - Page 5
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 28 February 1989 - Page 5
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 01 March 1989 - Page 8
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 02 March 1989 - Page 4
Liverpool Echo - Friday 03 March 1989 - Page 36
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 04 March 1989 - Page 6
Liverpool Echo - Monday 06 March 1989 - Page 4
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 07 March 1989 - Page 13
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 08 March 1989 - Page 1
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 08 March 1989 - Page 17
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 09 March 1989 - Page 9
Liverpool Echo - Friday 10 March 1989 - Page 21
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 11 March 1989 - Page 4
Liverpool Echo - Monday 13 March 1989 - Page 5
Liverpool Echo - Monday 13 March 1989 - Page 1
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 14 March 1989 - Page 4
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 14 March 1989 - Page 1
Newcastle Journal - Wednesday 15 March 1989 - Page 4
Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 15 March 1989 - Page 8
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 15 March 1989 - Page 7
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 15 March 1989 - Page 6
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 15 March 1989 - Page 5
Liverpool Echo - Monday 20 March 1989 - Page 16
Liverpool Echo - Monday 20 March 1989 - Page 6
Liverpool Echo - Friday 31 March 1989 - Page 2
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 08 April 1989 - Page 5
Liverpool Echo - Friday 09 June 1989 - Page 21
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 25 July 1989 - Page 8
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 03 August 1989 - Page 1,3
Liverpool Echo - Monday 14 August 1989 - Page 13
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 19 September 1989 - Page 5
Liverpool Echo - Monday 25 September 1989 - Page 6
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 28 September 1989 - Page 14
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 19 October 1989 - Page 16
Liverpool Echo - Monday 22 January 1990 - Page 4
Liverpool Echo - Friday 02 February 1990 - Page 15
Liverpool Echo - Friday 02 March 1990 - Page 22
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 10 March 1990 - Page 3
Liverpool Echo - Friday 23 March 1990 - Page 2
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 02 May 1990 - Page 14
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 03 May 1990 - Page 3
Liverpool Echo - Friday 01 June 1990 - Page 2
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 28 August 1990 - Page 13
Liverpool Echo - Friday 05 October 1990 - Page 23
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 09 October 1990 - Page 3
Liverpool Echo - Friday 08 February 1991 - Page 39
Liverpool Echo - Monday 04 March 1991 - Page 5
Liverpool Echo - Friday 03 May 1991 - Page 2
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 05 October 1991 - Page 9
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 08 February 1992 - Page 3
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 11 February 1992 - Page 2
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 25 March 1992 - Page 2
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 22 September 1992 - Page 3
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 31 August 1993 - Page 15
Liverpool Echo - Friday 29 July 1994 - Page 2
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 09 February 1995 - Page 1, 2
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 29 July 1995 - Page 4
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 19 December 1996 - Page 11
Liverpool Echo - Friday 15 August 1997 - Page 1, 2
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 16 August 1997 - Page 2
Liverpool Echo - Monday 18 August 1997 - Page 28
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 21 August 1997 - Page 12
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 30 August 1997 - Page 4
Sunday Mirror - Sunday 31 August 1997 - Page 16
Liverpool Echo - Monday 06 October 1997 - Page 7
Liverpool Echo - Monday 01 December 1997 - Page 11
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 04 December 1997 - Page 9
Liverpool Echo - Monday 26 January 1998 - Page 2
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 03 February 1998 - Page 15
Liverpool Echo - Monday 09 February 1998 - Page 1
Liverpool Echo - Monday 09 February 1998 - Page 6, 7
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 07 October 1998 - Page 12
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 08 July 1999 - Page 15
Liverpool Echo - Friday 09 July 1999 - Page 9
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 31 August 1999 - Page 8
The Guardian (London, Greater London, England)13 Feb 1988, Sat - Page 2
The Guardian (London, Greater London, England)15 Feb 1988, Mon - Page 1
The Guardian (London, Greater London, England)16 Feb 1988, Tue - Page 2
The Guardian (London, Greater London, England)22 Feb 1989, Wed - Page 4
The Guardian (London, Greater London, England)13 Nov 1992, Fri - Page 56
The Guardian (London, Greater London, England)24 Jun 1996, Mon - Page 37
The Guardian (London, Greater London, England)10 Dec 1996, Tue - Page 40
The Guardian (London, Greater London, England)20 Dec 1996, Fri - Page 4
The Guardian (London, Greater London, England)22 Aug 1997, Fri - Page 5
The Guardian (London, Greater London, England)15 Nov 1997, Sat - Page 9
The Guardian (London, Greater London, England)05 Dec 1997, Fri - Page 5
The Guardian (London, Greater London, England)08 Dec 1997, Mon - Page 60
The Guardian (London, Greater London, England)18 May 1999, Tue - Page 45
The Guardian (London, Greater London, England)09 Jul 1999, Fri - Page 6
DIGITAL ARTICLES
BBC NEWS
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-21390914
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-21546395
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-24205190
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-24537439
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-merseyside-32439410/helen-mccourt-murder-mother-against-killer-s-release
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-35092780
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-35484277
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-37606842
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-38838925/should-killers-be-denied-parole-if-they-refuse-to-reveal-location-of-victims-bodies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-43582800/murdered-woman-s-mother-kept-on-edge-by-parole-board-wait
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-44498838
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-47508828
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-48301151
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-48883775
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-50068025
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-50338467
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07vjz7d
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-50507180
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-50490388
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-50730974
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-50747684
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-50854520
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-51034590
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-51052238
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-51316846
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-51377488?intlink_from_url=&link_location=live-reporting-story
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-merseyside-35497330/helen-mccourt-murder-mother-hands-in-petition-to-downing-street
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-51396966/embed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p082gmvn
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-51390548
https://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/51402625/helen-mccourt-mother-wants-to-give-daughter-last-goodbye
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-51402625/helen-mccourt-mother-wants-to-give-daughter-last-goodbye
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-51725566
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-53581792
THE GUARDIAN
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/aug/12/helencarter
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/mar/09/ian-simms-temporary-release-helen-mccourt
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/06/killers-kept-jail-refusing-reveal-body-locations-helens-law-mccourt
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/nov/21/helen-mccourt-killer-due-to-be-freed-despite-refusing-to-reveal-body
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/08/helen-mccourts-killer-to-be-freed-as-ministers-appeal-rejected
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/09/helen-mccourt-family-seek-review-of-decision-to-release-killer
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/31/helen-mccourt-mother-proceedings-ian-simms-release
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/05/helen-mccourt-killer-ian-simms-prison-release-confirmed-as-mother-loses-legal-bid
TELEGRAPH
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/12048983/Do-not-release-killers-until-they-reveal-hiding-place-of-bodies-mothers-of-murder-victims-say.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/12141238/Helens-Law-murder-victim-Helen-McCourts-mother-demands-change-in-law.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/27/murderer-refused-tell-police-wifes-body-hidden-should-sent-back/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/05/30/murderers-refuse-reveal-location-victims-bodies-should-held/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/05/murderers-refuse-reveal-bodies-buried-denied-parole-new-law/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/11/08/priti-patel-attacks-delay-helens-law-combat-killers-refuse-reveal/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/11/21/killer-helen-mccourt-released-despite-refusing-reveal-location/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/07/mother-prepares-last-ditch-bid-keep-daughters-killer-jail-reveals/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/10/parole-board-asked-reconsider-release-killer-helen-mccourt-whose/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/01/08/exclusive-killer-helen-mccourt-released-parole-board-rejects/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/09/helen-mccourts-family-seek-urgent-judicial-review-prevent-release/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/01/30/mother-fights-release-killer-has-refused-reveal-whereabouts/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/04/killer-refuses-reveal-location-students-body-will-walk-free/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/04/helen-mccourts-murderer-has-never-revealed-put-body-will-released/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/29/mother-launches-legal-bid-send-daughters-killer-released-parole/
ITV NEWS
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/story/2013-02-22/memorial-service-for-missing-helen/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2013-02-22/family-never-give-up-hope-of-finding-murdered-womans-body/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/story/2013-09-23/parole-board-appeal/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2013-09-23/victims-mother-at-killers-parole-hearing/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2013-10-16/police-search-for-murder-victims-body-in-church-graveyard/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/story/2013-10-16/police-exhume-body-in-search-for-murder-victim/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2013-10-16/police-exhume-body-in-search-for-1988-murder-victim/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2013-10-16/police-exhume-body-at-billinge-grave-yard/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2013-10-16/police-search-for-body-of-murder-victim-in-graveyard/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2013-10-17/murder-victims-mother-ill-never-give-up-hope/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/story/2015-04-23/mothers-plea-to-keep-daughters-killer-behind-bars/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2015-04-23/mother-of-victim-to-speak-at-killers-parole-hearing/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2015-12-14/mother-of-murdered-helen-mccourt-says-killers-who-dont-reveal-where-victims-bodies-are-should-never-be-freed
https://www.itv.com/news/2015-12-14/mum-calls-for-daughters-killer-to-be-locked-up-until-he-reveals-where-her-body-is/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-01-19/murderer-who-failed-to-reveal-whereabouts-of-body-could-be-released
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2016-02-04/helens-law/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-02-04/marie-mccourt-takes-her-petition-to-number-10-downing-street/
https://www.itv.com/news/2016-10-10/killers-who-refuse-to-say-where-victims-are-buried-should-never-be-released-mp-says/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-10-11/mp-backs-helens-law-it-would-stop-killers-being-released-if-they-refuse-to-help-find-victims
https://www.itv.com/news/2016-10-11/mp-calls-for-new-helens-law-for-murderers/
https://www.itv.com/news/2016-10-11/helens-law-victims-the-bodies-never-found-unlawful-killing-recovery-of-remains-bill/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-10-11/mps-back-calls-for-helens-law-campaign-by-bereaved-mum-marie-mccourt/
https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2016-10-11/family-of-carole-packman-back-helens-law-for-convicted-killers/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2013-10-16/search-for-murder-victim-25-years-on/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2017-02-03/helens-law-gets-second-reading-in-parliament/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2018-02-09/memorial-service-for-murder-victim-30-years-on/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2018-04-18/mum-urges-justice-minister-to-back-helens-law/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-03-09/mothers-anger-at-temporary-jail-release-of-helen-mccourt-murderer/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-07-06/helens-law-finally-gets-government-backing/
https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2019-07-06/family-of-north-yorkshire-murder-victim-welcome-parole-law-change
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-07-06/mother-elated-helens-law-will-deny-killers-parole-until-bodies-are-found/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-10-14/helen-s-law-killers-who-conceal-victims-remains-face-parole-refusal
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-11-07/mother-of-st-helens-murder-victim-will-call-for-killer-to-be-kept-behind-bars/
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-11-21/murderer-ian-simms-meets-test-for-release-from-prison-despite-never-revealing-location-of-victim-helen-mccourt-s-body/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-11-21/killer-of-helen-mccourt-released-from-prison/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-11-22/helen-mccourt-s-mother-launches-crowdfunding-campaign/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-12-10/review-to-be-held-into-decision-to-release-convicted-killer/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2020-01-08/parole-board-say-ian-simms-should-be-released-from-prison/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2020-02-05/ian-simms-murderer-of-helen-mccourt-is-released-from-prison/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2020-02-05/helen-mccourt-s-murderer-released-from-prison/
https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/the-campaign-for-helens-law
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2020-04-29/helens-law-bill-draws-support-from-peers-at-westminster/
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-05-19/helens-law-mother-faces-homelessness-in-bid-to-return-killer-to-prison/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2020-07-28/legal-challenge-over-decision-to-release-helen-mccourts-killer-from-prison
DAILY MAIL
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1171555/Killer-hid-victims-body-21-years-ago-refuses-meet-mother-parole-hearing.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2462852/Missing-Helen-McCourt-Police-excavate-grave-bid-body-25-YEARS-murder.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2464406/Mothers-heartbreak-graveyard-search-trace-murdered-Helen-McCourt.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3358777/Murder-victims-mothers-call-law-change-killers-released-prison-reveal-hidden-bodies.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5846535/Days-murderer-wont-say-hid-Helen-McCourt.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/fb-5439983/The-murder-Helen-McCourt.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5436271/Grieving-mothers-bond-no-body-no-parole-campaign.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5780411/Mum-demands-law-change-prevent-daughters-killer-freed-unless-reveals-body-is.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5810121/30-schoolgirls-murder-mother-wins-fight-punish-killers-wont-reveal-body-is.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5841815/Killers-never-freed-refuse-reveal-hid-bodies.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6781171/Mother-wants-murderers-dont-help-locate-victims-bodies-not-freed.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6787903/Taste-freedom-heartless-Helen-McCourt-murderer-wont-reveal-hid-body.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6859445/Did-murderer-leave-sick-clues-painting-Mother-75-says-murderers-art-shows-body-ground.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7038437/Killers-wont-say-hid-victims-bodies-set-serve-time-bars.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7088511/Mother-Danielle-Jones-urges-authorities-killer-bars.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7218471/Ministers-finally-confirm-Helens-Law-killers-jailed-longer.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7548279/Victory-Helens-Law-days-Justice-Secretary-Robert-Buckland-vows-change-rules.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7656915/Mother-Helen-McCourt-begs-Parole-Board-daughters-killer-jail.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7661095/Helen-McCourts-mother-tells-daughters-killer-reveal-body-is.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7710883/Helen-McCourts-killer-released-prison.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7713305/Justice-Secretary-launches-urgent-review-decision-release-Helen-McCourts-killer.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7715987/Mother-murdered-Helen-McCourt-seeks-judicial-review.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7776577/Parole-Board-review-decision-release-Helen-McCourts-murderer.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7865701/Helen-McCourts-killer-released-says-Parole-Board.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7869111/Helen-McCourts-family-seek-overturn-Parole-Board-decision-free-22-year-olds-murderer.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7967705/Helen-McCourts-killer-free-family-loses-legal-bid-block-release.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7971761/Helen-McCourts-murderer-Ian-Simms-walks-free-despite-never-revealing-did-body.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8335351/Helen-McCourts-mother-faces-losing-home-75-000-legal-battle-fails.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8573673/Mother-murdered-Helen-McCourt-pleads-judges-send-daughters-killer-jail.html
SKY NEWS
https://news.sky.com/video/calls-for-law-change-over-killers-who-never-reveal-where-victims-bodies-lie-10613168
https://news.sky.com/video/helens-law-reveal-body-location-or-lose-parole-10613179
https://news.sky.com/video/he-knows-exactly-where-hes-put-her-body-11866597
INDEPENDENT
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/technique-opens-avenues-for-police-terry-kirby-looks-at-murder-investigations-in-which-genetic-1477465.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/a-matter-of-facts-1609886.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/letter-fact-check-1610912.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/whitehall-seeks-to-reinstate-ban-on-prisoners-press-1255726.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/law-report-10-december-1997-journalists-visiting-prisoners-must-sign-undertaking-1287942.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/private-lives-a-family-affair-i-need-to-bury-my-daughter-1092730.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/lords-restore-media-access-to-prisoners-1105142.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/call-for-murderers-to-be-forced-to-reveal-where-victimss-bodies-are-hidden-a6772076.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/when-rejecting-parole-for-prisoners-is-the-only-chance-of-peace-a7561646.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/helens-law-body-murder-victim-refuse-parole-mccourt-simms-a8990966.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/helen-mccourt-murder-ian-simms-killer-release-parole-board-a9276006.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/helen-mccourt-murder-ian-simms-prison-release-parole-a9320266.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/helen-mccourt-mother-ian-simms-killer-release-prison-death-a9321281.html
LIVERPOOL ECHO
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/psychic-hunt-for-daugters-body-3538436
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/keep-praying-helen-found-3492179
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/bench-mark-beloved-daughter-3481803
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/shes-always-in-our-thoughts-3482169
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/tell-you-put-body-3459739
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/nostalgia/pray-pray-helen-justice-3418401
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/marie-mccourt-meet-daughters-killer-3418774
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/girls-killer-bully-coward-3418898
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/marie-mccourts-relief-daughters-killer-3419559
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mum-marks-22nd-anniversary-daughters-3430825
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/celebration-memory-liverpool-woman-helen-3323297
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mums-challenge-killer-guts-face-6078979
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/hopes-dashed-police-find-no-6193448
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mums-torment-after-graveyard-search-6197034
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mother-murdered-helen-mccourt-urged-7231636
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/mum-murder-victim-helen-mccourt-9081006
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/murder-victim-helen-mccourts-mum-9105926
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/helen-mccourt-murder-mum-speaks-9745864
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/helen-mccourt-murder-mp-says-10573961
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/helen-mccourt-murder-mum-says-10591189
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/merseyside-mums-murder-victims-campaign-10593660
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/helen-mccourts-killer-could-rot-10602350
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/helen-mccourt-murder-petition-helens-10631416
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/local-news/mum-murdered-helen-mccourt-meet-10712197
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/incoming/gallery/helen-mccourt-murder-10750852
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/helen-mccourt-ian-simms-murder-10753227
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/decision-over-helen-mccourt-killers-10768970
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/helen-mccourt-simms-killer-prison-10831854
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/fears-helen-mccourts-killer-could-10832677
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/marie-mccourt-takes-fight-helens-10834056
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/government-letter-could-stop-helen-10842284
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/helen-mccourt-ian-simms-prison-11144727
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/murder-victims-mum-hear-campaign-12003269
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mum-murdered-daughter-facing-race-13234964
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/memorial-service-mark-30-years-14245434
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/psychopath-killer-wont-say-buried-14735642
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/evil-killers-who-refuse-reveal-14749269
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/missing-turns-murder-helen-mccourts-15878855
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/killer-who-wont-reveal-hid-15947799
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/31-years-torment-family-murdered-15949136
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/echo-readers-outraged-murderer-who-15950929
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/murdered-womans-family-fear-lives-15957403
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/caged-31-years-ago-heartless-16310238
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/murdered-womans-mum-keeps-killers-16039527
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/caged-killer-never-released-after-16539466
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-families-back-new-no-16569688
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/woodland-near-clay-pits-being-16991047
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/groundsman-digger-comes-aid-mum-16994432
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/no-body-no-parole-mccourt-17082528
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mum-begs-parole-board-keep-17230683
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/breaking-helen-mccourt-killer-simms-17294216
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/parole-board-explain-reasons-freed-17294424
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mums-heartache-being-told-daughters-17294434
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/married-pub-landlord-killed-woman-17297420
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/freed-killer-secret-body-controversy-17307001
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/killers-who-never-said-victims-17331681
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/decision-release-helen-mccourts-killer-17395313
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/an-eye-eye-tooth-tooth-17460155https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/breaking-helen-mccourt-killer-release-17535533
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/tormented-mum-compares-daughters-killer-17539454
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mum-wants-body-secret-killer-17675706
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/killers-who-dont-tell-victims-17856160
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/mum-whose-daughter-murdered-fears-18273340
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