The picture of Helen McCourt, posed side-on with her blue eyes innocently turned towards the camera, is one that has been burned into the collective memory of Merseyside.
It has been 34 years since the 22-year-old from St Helens was murdered by pub landlord Ian Simms. The terrible case broke fresh ground in the British legal system, being a rare example of a murder conviction being obtained without the discovery of a body.
Simms never revealed where he disposed of Helen's body. He was released on licence in February 2020, and died two years later, taking the final resting place of the innocent young insurance clerk to his grave.
