Helen Bailey: Daisy stuff". HelenBaileyBooks.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016 . Retrieved 11 July 2016. At only 51, she was “at the height of her success as a writer when you brought her life to a cruel end and dumped her body and that of her beloved dog Boris in a foul-smelling cesspit to decompose,” said Bright.

Helen Bailey: Ian Stewart 'tried to sell author's flat' ". BBC News. 16 January 2017 . Retrieved 16 January 2017. After computer analysis, we managed to locate the exact position of Mr Bailey when he took the photo. But, unfortunately, that did not give anything either. When Bailey met Stewart, her friends and family were happy for her, says her friend and bereavement coach Shelley Whitehead. Sitting in the house in Finchley, north London where Bailey had spent many hours trying to work through her grief, she describes the author as “authentic, very bright, funny”. What is remarkable about her account of the investigation is how incredibly labour-intensive the process of looking for a missing person is. Once the inquiry was raised to high risk, huge amounts of police resources were allocated to the investigation. Wheatley had between 20 and 30 detectives and uniformed officers searching the area, looking in particular at the routes where Helen walked her dog. The house where she lives with Stewart and his two adult sons was searched – the garages, the outbuildings and the outdoor swimming pool; the septic tank was drained.But in just a few short years the dynamics of the Bailey family have changed with James leaving the street to start a new life with a new job as a football coach after discovering he has cardiomyopathy after collapsing on the football pitch. Meanwhile, the never-before-seen but regularly mentioned Dee-Dee Bailey, Aggie and Ed's daughter played by newcomer Channique Sterling Brown, has since settled into Weatherfield life after reuniting with her family last year.

Police are inclined to reject the suggestion that Helen might have killed herself. “Friends say she was quite upbeat; she had moved on from the grieving from her husband; she was in a good place,” Wheatley says, adding that she doesn’t think the note was a suicide note. “To me, and I’ve seen many suicide notes, that’s not a suicide note. It is not like that. It just said: “Need some space. Going to Broadstairs.” She is unable to give any details of what the note looked like or confirm whether it was typed or handwritten. Ian Stewart: Helen Bailey's killer charged with murder of wife". BBC News. 6 July 2020 . Retrieved 6 July 2020. The experienced hiker, who was on holiday in the area for the fifth time, was the clinical lead for end-of-life care at the Peterborough & Cambridgeshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and a GP at Minster Medical Practice in Peterborough. He was due to retire soon. In his closing statement, prosecutor Stuart Trimmer QC told the jury that Stewart's version of events was "quite absurd" and that the accused had "grossly deceived" Bailey, saying: "It is perfectly plain she was completely overwhelmed by what some people might call ' love bombing'... it is a matter of common sense and knowledge that someone shortly bereaved might not have the logical equipment to see she was being deceived." [44] In response, Simon Russell Flint, the barrister acting for Stewart, dismissed the prosecution's "highly speculative theories", and asked, "What possible motive could he have?" [44] A family friend said: “We have been blown away by the level of community support from Arbroath and beyond.The family - made up of Aggie, played by Lorna Laidlaw, dad Edison, known as Ed, played by former Holby City actor Trevor Michael Georges and their two sons Michael and James played by former CBeebies presenter Ryan Russell and West End performer Nathan Graham - moved into 3 Coronation Street, the former home of Emily Bishop and Norris Cole. That’s why, when we have one of the appeals, what we are trying to say is: ‘Look, Helen, if you are missing of your own volition, that’s fine, that’s absolutely fine, we respect your right to do that, but just let us know that you are safe and well.’” Helen Bailey murder trial: Jury taken to home of author". BBC News. 13 January 2017 . Retrieved 13 January 2017. Helen Bailey murder trial: Author 'seen' after 'time of death' ". BBC News. 14 February 2017 . Retrieved 17 February 2017.

Of course I was happy for her, everyone was, the family was. I met him, he was here. There was nothing that worried me,” says Whitehead. Mortimer, Caroline (11 July 2016). "Helen Bailey: man arrested on suspicion of murder over disappearance of celebrated children's novelist". The Independent . Retrieved 11 July 2016. During the trial St Albans crown court heard that Stewart, 56, deceived police by telling them three days after Bailey went missing that she had gone to Broadstairs in Kent. He told police she had left a note that she “needed some space” and a missing persons investigation was launched. The snowshoe was discovered during Tuesday afternoon, 26 days after Dr Bailey, from Peterborough, went missing, in an area called Chenaux, about 4000 feet altitude. He commended the work of Hertfordshire police for securing the murder conviction. Three police officers DCI Jerome Kent, DS David Sharpe and DCs Jo-Anne Kerr and Wendy Tomlinson were singled out for praise, along with prosecutor Charles White.Police have considered Agatha Christie’s unsolved disappearance in 1926. Could this be a publicity stunt? “I hope not. I don’t think so,” Wheatley says. Cox, Tara (22 February 2017). "Helen Bailey murder trial: A timeline of events". Cambridge News . Retrieved 11 October 2021. Helen Bailey death: Family members pay tribute after author's body is discovered buried next to her dog". The Independent. 16 July 2016 . Retrieved 16 July 2016. The phone has not been found at either her home or at the seaside holiday home. It has been switched off since the afternoon she went missing and no calls have been made; the last place it was used was in Royston.

Crystal Smith was arrested in Juneon a charge of tampering with evidence in the case. What incidents has Aiden Fucci been involved in while in jail? Hymas, Charles (29 July 2022). "Ian Stewart has whole-life sentence for double murder cut to 35 years". The Telegraph.

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The hashtag #FindBaileyMenmuir has taken off and everyone has been working together to bring Bailey home to his family. In a different interview, Lorna laughed: "Those wigs have saved me many times! If I go to the supermarket without one, and wearing a mask, no-one recognises me. It shows that Aggie’s hair is realistic!" Ian Stewart: Man who killed author guilty of murdering wife". BBC News. 9 February 2022 . Retrieved 9 February 2022.