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The Case That Changed the Law: The Murder of Helen McCourt | Ep. 268

Podcast: British Murders with Stuart Blues · Stuart Blues

Opublikowano: 2026-08-12

On February 9, 1988, 22-year-old Helen McCourt finished work early at an insurance office in Liverpool. She phoned her mum to say she was on her way home and asked if her tea could be ready, as she was looking forward to getting ready for a date that evening. After catching her usual train and bus back to the village of Billinge on Merseyside, Helen got off at her regular stop, less than 500 yards from her front door. She was never seen alive again. What followed was one of the most significant murder investigations in British criminal history...