A grieving mum still goes out and searches for her daughter's body 33 years after she was murdered.
The evil killer of Helen McCourt died this weekend, taking her final resting place to the grave. Pub landlord Ian Simms was jailed for life, with a minimum term of 16 years in prison, for the murder of 22-year-old Helen in February 1988.
Simms strangled Helen as she walked home from work in Billinge but has never revealed where her body is. He was released from prison in February 2020 despite Helen's mum Marie endlessly campaigning to keep him locked up until she could lay her daughter to rest properly.
