22 year old Helen McCourt disappeared with yards of her home, she has never been found, however a man was found guilty of her murder, in a landmark "No Body" case.
Helen's disappearance would lead to a change in the law, which could result in a prisoner being denied parole if they do not disclose the whereabouts of a victims remains.

The podcast of the week is That Is So F**ked Up.


Episode resources.
http://home.bt.com/news/latest-news/exhumation-ordered-in-hunt-for-body-11363841789044
https://alchetron.com/Murder-of-Helen-McCourt
http://ndinbre.med.und.edu/biotech/files/Chapter%204%20DNA%20Fingerprinting.pdf
http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/showthread.php?48622-Helen-McCourt
Judge Rinders Crime Stories
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...28/ai_n9630581
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2499991.stm
http://www.wigantoday.net/wigan-news...tal.3573749.jp
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...de/3101853.stm
Liverpool Echo - Monday 27 February 1989
Liverpool Echo - Monday 13 March 1989
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 28 February 1989
Liverpool Echo - Friday 24 February 1989
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 09 March 1989
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 08 March 1989
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 31 August 1993
https://prisons.org.uk/the-view-from-here/elens-law-what-happens-when-juries-believe-a-liar/
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/a-matter-of-facts-1609886.html
https://miscarriageofjustice.co/index.php?PHPSESSID=j9gbh12jpf2he80rrg42fugm84&topic=7157.15
https://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/news/murder-helen-mccourt-how-terrible-events-unfolded-798696
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/murdered-womans-mum-keeps-killers-16039527
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/obiter/murder-and-the-body-of-evidence/5071063.article
https://inews.co.uk/news/real-life/helens-law-ian-simms-release-helen-mccourt-murder-victim-body-370048
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/ARE+THESE+THE+FINAL+CLUES+TO+WHERE+HELEN%27S+BODY+RESTS%3F+The+body+of...-a0132833177
https://www.studypool.com/discuss/4402815/Ian-Simms-1988-
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/an-eye-eye-tooth-tooth-17460155
https://miscarriageofjustice.co/index.php?topic=7157.0
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/a-matter-of-facts-1609886.html
https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/17359800.story-of-helen-mccourt-murder-appears-on-itvs-judge-rinders-crime-stories/
https://www.wigantoday.net/news/crime/has-tv-show-brought-new-evidence-light-helen-mccourt-murder-probe-147194
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-51725566
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/helen-s-law-returns-to-parliament
http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/the-murder-of-helen-mccourt-how-the-terrible-events-unfolded-1-7715038
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/helen-mccourt-simms-killer-prison-10831854
https://liedetectortest.uk/helen-mccourt
https://twnews.co.uk/gb-news/woodland-near-clay-pits-being-dug-up-in-fresh-search-for-missing-22-year-old-woman
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18051961.amp/
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2013-10-16/police-search-for-murder-victims-body-in-church-graveyard
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 01 March 1989
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 15 March 1989
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 22 February 1989
Sandwell Evening Mail - Friday 15 April 1988
Liverpool Echo - Friday 01 June 1990
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 23 February 1989

Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 21 February 1989
Liverpool Echo - Friday 03 March 1989
Liverpool Echo - Monday 15 February 1988
Liverpool Echo - Friday 15 August 1997
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 25 March 1992
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 02 March 1989