On 22 February 2017, the jury found Stewart guilty of Bailey's murder. [45] At St Albans Crown Court the following day, Judge Andrew Bright sentenced Stewart to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 34 years. [46] Stewart was not in court to hear his sentence. [47] Helen Bailey disappearance: Man arrested by murder police". BBC News. 11 July 2016 . Retrieved 11 July 2016. Aiden Fucci,then 14, was arrestedon a first-degree murder charge in the death ofBailey – a case that captured national attention for its brutality and the ages of the victim and perpetrator. In February 2023, just before jury selection was to begin. Fucci changed his plea to guilty.

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. a b c d e Cocozza, Paula (3 October 2015). "I was wearing a bikini when he died – the absurdity of it' ". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 19 July 2016. 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. 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?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] Helen Bailey disappearance: Man bailed by police". BBC News. 12 July 2016 . Retrieved 14 July 2016.

It was this concern – and his fear that it would lead her to the doctor – that perhaps pushed Stewart to carry out his plan.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. 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. Helen Bailey: Author 'drugged and suffocated' ". BBC News. 10 January 2017 . Retrieved 10 January 2017. a b "Helen Bailey death: Children's author 'found in septic tank' ". BBC News . Retrieved 19 July 2016. Helen’s brother made a televised appeal at the request of the police a fortnight ago, asking Helen to let the family know, even through a friend, if she was all right. But this triggered only two leads, neither of which proved helpful. Stewart issued a written appeal, telling her: “You bring so much to so many people in ways you don’t even realise. You not only mended my heart five years ago, but made it bigger, stronger and kinder. Together we learned to live with our grief and move forward with our lives, but never forgetting. Now it feels like my heart doesn’t even exist.” Neither her brother nor her partner wanted to be interviewed, saying they had nothing new to add, and a Facebook campaign group, Where is Helen Bailey?, set up by three of her friends, said they had “to reflect the family’s wishes”, and were also unwilling to comment.