Season 5 - Episode 10

They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime

They Walk Among Us

True Crime

4.6 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 5 - EPISODE 9’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE.

Ian Simms was in the dock at Liverpool Crown Court. He was accused of murdering Helen McCourt who vanished in February 1988. Her body was still missing. Despite the overwhelming forensic evidence, Simms insisted he was innocent (Part 2 of 2).

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to season 5 episode 10 of They Walk Among Us.
0:20.2	A podcast dedicated to UK True Crime.
0:28.0	Please listen to season 5 episode 9 for part 1 of this two-part case.
0:42.5	This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence.
0:48.3	This podcast is intended for a mature audience.
0:52.8	The first person to be a co-founder of the film is a voice actor.
1:08.8	Ian Sims was in the dark at Liverpool Crown Court.
1:13.5	He was accused of murdering Helen McCourt who vanished in February 1988.
1:20.3	Her body was still missing.
1:23.6	Despite the overwhelming forensic evidence, Sims insisted he was innocent.
1:43.9	On the second day of the trial, the jury were transported by minibus to the public house
1:49.4	where the prosecution alleged that Sims brutally killed Helen before hiding her body.
1:57.0	Since Sims was arrested 12 months earlier, shutter still covered the windows.
2:03.4	A crowd of around 100 people gathered on the opposite side of the road, including Helen's family,
2:09.4	as they watched the jury examine the outside of the building.
2:13.7	Ian Sims returns to the scene of the crime.
2:16.8	The Georgian Dragon Public House, which he ran in the village of Billings,
2:20.4	near St. Helens.
2:21.6	He was brought here under escort during the trial,
2:24.6	when the jury and the judge, Mr. Justice Corfield, came to see where Helen McCourt was killed.
2:33.6	The defendant reportedly showed little emotion.
2:37.2	He was smartly dressed, carrying a set of documents and photographs.
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