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When Missing Turns to Murder

{\an8} Merseyside policehave quickly responded {\an8}to the disappearanceof 22-year-old...

{\an8}[narrator] Merseyside police
have quickly responded {\an8}to the disappearance
of 22-year-old Helen McCourt. Despite no body being found,
critical evidence has led them to arrest local man Ian Simms
within a matter of days on suspicion of murder. {\an8}It must have been devastating
for Marie and the rest of her family {\an8}to be informed by the police {\an8}that they were now treating
her disappearance as a murder

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{\an8}[narrator] Merseyside police have quickly responded
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{\an8}to the disappearance of 22-year-old Helen McCourt.
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Despite no body being found, critical evidence has led them
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to arrest local man Ian Simms within a matter of days
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on suspicion of murder.
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{\an8}It must have been devastating for Marie and the rest of her family
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{\an8}to be informed by the police
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{\an8}that they were now treating her disappearance as a murder.
Duration
27 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:22
Uploaded
Jun 12, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
Republic Pictures

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Movie Summary

British true crime documentary series using powerful and emotional testimony from families and friends when a missing persons enquiry turns into a murder investigation.
S01 • E02 We've always been able to type blood, - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:07
We've always been able to type blood,
S01 • E07 [Darshna] As the weeks went on, the coverage - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:12
[Darshna] As the weeks went on, the coverage
S01 • E08 [narrator] Police want to be sure - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:10
[narrator] Police want to be sure
S01 • E06 [Sam] My father was missing, presumed dead for four months. - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:13
[Sam] My father was missing, presumed dead for four months.
S01 • E05 [narrator] Simultaneous searches are carried out - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:21
[narrator] Simultaneous searches are carried out
S01 • E02 DNA profiling really only became routinely used - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:18
DNA profiling really only became routinely used
S01 • E04 [Heather] I was given information that McKilligan - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:08
[Heather] I was given information that McKilligan
S01 • E08 One of the houses they knocked on was Ben and Jake's grandmother. - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:05
One of the houses they knocked on was Ben and Jake's gr...
S01 • E07 And headlines started to appear about a so-called honor killing. - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:05
And headlines started to appear about a so-called honor kill...
S01 • E08 Ben had come into her house a few days before. - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:04
Ben had come into her house a few days before.
S01 • E06 [narrator] The police investigation is gathering pace - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:18
[narrator] The police investigation is gathering pace
S01 • E07 And this is when the family start to change, - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:05
And this is when the family start to change,
S01 • E04 When we brought McKilligan in again for re-interview, - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:17
When we brought McKilligan in again for re-interview,
S01 • E03 [narrator] Mother of three, Natalie Hemming, - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:30
[narrator] Mother of three, Natalie Hemming,
S01 • E09 I can't explain it, it was horrendous - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:05
I can't explain it, it was horrendous
S01 • E07 They were so angry about the fact - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:20
They were so angry about the fact
S01 • E08 Uh, he took a suitcase, - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:11
Uh, he took a suitcase,
S01 • E05 In the bag was found a pair of white hold-up stockings. - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:05
In the bag was found a pair of white hold-up stockings.
S01 • E10 What will I do? So I booked a flight. - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:08
What will I do? So I booked a flight.
S01 • E01 {\an8}When the police came to see me and informed me, - When Missing Turns to Murder 00:07
{\an8}When the police came to see me and informed me,