Helen Bailey murder trial: Cafe owner 'saw author after disappearance' ". BBC News. 15 February 2017 . Retrieved 17 February 2017. Helen Bailey murder: Fiance Ian Stewart found guilty". BBC News. 22 February 2017 . Retrieved 22 February 2017. Bright said Stewart had “deceived Helen Bailey’s family and friends for a period of over three months by a calculated and callous series of lies which meant that they had to endure the anguish and misery of not knowing her whereabouts or her fate for a long time before the appalling truth emerged”. It read: "Police Scotland can now confirm that the body of a man found on Friday 10 January in Arbroath has been formally identified as 21-year-old Bailey Mearns.

During his murder trial, Stewart rambled about making money on a vintage MG, but when talking about Bailey appeared to choke on tears that never surfaced. Comparing himself with Bailey’s first husband, he said Sinfield was “very sophisticated, smooth and suave” and added: “And I’m not.” a b c d e f g "Helen Bailey, children's writer – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 19 July 2016 . Retrieved 20 July 2016.Criddle, Cristina (16 July 2016). "Partner charged with murder of missing author Helen Bailey after body found in grounds of home". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 19 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. 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.

Helen's mother Eileen Bailey testified that Helen had been concerned that she was sleeping excessively, and about her state of mind. The prosecution stated that traces of anti-insomnia medication had been found in Bailey's body. [37] In the weeks prior to her death, Bailey had made internet searches for "I'm so tired, falling asleep at work" and "falling asleep in the afternoon". [38] [39] He loves cats and at the moment we are making cats’ toys which we’re going to take to the rescue centre.” Lorna, as we now know, later joined Coronation Street, making her on-screen debut in June 2019. But just a couple of years later, fans of the soap noticed that Aggie was missing from their screens, specifically in March 2021, leading to speculation that the actress was shielding during the Covid-19 pandemic. Video surveillance at the Fucci home the day after the killing capturedCrystal Lane Smith, Fucci's mother,taking a pair of jeans from Fucci's bedroom into the adjacent bathroom, and the video appears to show her scrubbing the jeans.Bailey was reported missing from her home in Royston, Hertfordshire, by her partner Ian Stewart, [17] after last being seen out walking her dog on 11 April 2016. [18] He claimed that a note was found, saying she was going to stay at the family holiday home in Broadstairs, but it was later established that she had not been there. Her brother and mother described her disappearance as out of character, and the police described it as "perplexing". [19] a b "Helen Bailey murder accused challenged over 'kidnap' pair". BBC News. 13 February 2017 . Retrieved 17 February 2017.