Killing of Helen Bailey
| Killing of Helen Bailey | |
|---|---|
| Location | Booths Farm, Great Barr, Birmingham, England |
| Coordinates | 52°32′29″N 1°54′37″W / 52.5415°N 1.9104°W (approximate) |
| Date | 10 August 1975 |
Attack type | Strangulation and knife attack |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victims | Helen Bailey |
In August 1975, the body of eight-year-old Helen Bailey was found in Great Barr, Birmingham, England. Her death was originally classified as being due to undetermined causes, potentially originating from an "accident or practical joke gone wrong" despite her body being found in a secluded area with her jugular vein severed. The original verdict into Bailey's death was overturned and replaced with one of unlawful killing in 2019.
Bailey's killer has not been identified, although several investigators believe the perpetrator to be a suspect who confessed in the late 1970s to having strangled then cut her throat, as well as divulging forensic details of the killing not revealed in the original 1976 inquest. Officially, the case of Bailey's death remains unsolved.
Contemporary media accounts dubbed Bailey "Little Girl Blue" as she was dressed entirely in blue at the time of her death.