that's helen mccourt, she was 22 when she was killed in 1988. nd having children. helen's body has never been found. her killer, a local pub landlord called ian simms hasn't disclosed where her remains are. he is due for parole next month. for decades, helen mccourt‘s mum has been campaigning to prevent the release of murderers and paedophiles who don't reveal information about their victims, and this week marie mccourt secured a victory. the government announcing moves to change the law but, and here is the sting in the tail, new legislation may not come in in time for marie. what would it mean, marie, in practical terms, when this law is enacted? well, it will end an awful lot of families who in the same situation as me. helen's case was only the third since the end of the second world war where there was a guilty without a body, but now because of dna so many killers plan what they are going to do. these are cold—blooded killers. they plan it first and they plan to get rid of the evidence because they know dna, just one little speck of their b

helen mccourt was 22 years old.rom billing near wigan, looking forward to getting married one day and having children. it was 1988. margaret thatcher was still pm, tiffany was number one with i think we're alone now, it was the year of the lockerbie disaster, wimbledon beat liverpool in the fa cup final, and one pound notes went out of circulation. helen mccourt‘s body has never been found. her killer, a local landlord called ian simms, hasn't disclosed where her remains are. he's due for parole next month. for decades, her mum has been campagining to prevent the release of murderers and paedophiles who don't reveal information about their victims. and this week marry mccourt secured a victory, the government announcing moves to change the law. but — and here's the sting in the tail — the new legislation may not come in time for marry. marie is here, as is the labour mp conor mcginn, who represents st helens north and has supported marie's campaign for helen's law. welcome, it is good to meet you, finally. i want to