Murder victims' mothers call for law change so killers cannot be released from prison until they reveal where they have hidden their bodies.
Mothers of murder victims want the law changed so their killers cannot be released from jail until they reveal where the bodies are buried.
Marie McCourt, 72, fears she will die without knowing where her daughter Helen is buried, after she was killed in 1988 by pub landlord Ian Simms.
Marie became good friends with the mother of Moors Murder victims Keith Bennett, who was 12 when he was killed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.
Winnie Johnson searched for years to try and find Keith's grave but died before she completed the heart wrenching task.
Now Marie wants a change in the law after Helen's killer was moved to a category C prison, from where she fears he may soon be released, The Mirror reported last night.
She said: 'Time is running out. Please don't let me die like Winnie – not knowing where my daughter is. To lose a loved one to murder is horrendous. But to then be denied their funeral – a chance to pay final respects and say final goodbyes, is a torture that never ends.
'My daughter's case was only the third ever murder trial to take place without a body. Since then there has been a rise in these cases – up to six a year.
'To take another life is bad enough, but to destroy or hide a body causes immeasurable suffering to the victim's loved ones.
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