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1195DFUK - Helen McCourt

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Name: Helen McCourt
Case Classification: Involuntary
Missing Since: February 9, 1988
Location Last Seen: Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Physical Description

Date of Birth: July 29, 1965
Age: 22 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance

McCourt was last seen on her way home from work, when a bus dropped her in Billinge, 500 yards from her home on February 9, 1988

The police had a suspect, Ian Simms, within 48 hours of Miss McCourt's disappearance.

His pub was just yards from her home and her earring had been found in the boot of his mud-covered car. Many of her items were found in Simm's house and car, including bits of her hair and her blood.

Simms was found guilty of Helen McCourt's murder in February 1989 and sentenced to life. Although her body was never recovered, the use of her parent's blood was used in identifying the blood in Simm's house as Helen's. This was the first time that DNA evidence was used to convict a murderer in a case where the victim was not found.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: National Missing Persons Helpline
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: +44 (0) 20 8392 4545
Agency E-Mail: sightings@missingpersons.org
Agency Case Number: N/A

Information Source(s)

BBC News
Liverpool News
Gone Too Soon
Wigan Today

Admin Notes

Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 08-23-2021 - By: Htmlcnvtr


Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team

** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.

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