CASE NOTES
JUSTICE FOR HELEN

Maria McCourt & Fiona Duffy with Peter Faudling
Chair: Chris Warburton

On 9 February 1988, Marie McCourt’s 22-year-old daughter Helen disappeared. Overwhelming forensic evidence resulted in local pub landlord Ian Simms being charged with her murder but he has never disclosed the whereabouts of Helen's body. Marie has spent the last three decades both searching for her daughter’s remains and campaigning for families of missing murder victims resulting in 'Helen's Law' being added to the statute book in January 2021. 

This session will be chaired by BBC Radio 5 Live presenter, Chris Warburton.

When at CrimeCon UK 2021, we joined Marie McCourt and Fiona Duffy (supporting journalist and co-author) to find out how an ordinary mum found the strength and determination to change the law and hear from search expert Peter Faulding on how he is helping the family to continue the search.