Mother of Royal Navy sailor missing for 40 years calls for suspected killer to confess
Summary
Margaret Parkes has urged Allan Grimson to disclose where her son Simon’s body is, 40 years after the teenage Royal Navy sailor disappeared in Gibraltar. Grimson, who denies killing Simon, was recently sentenced to 22 years for sexual offences against four boys and men; he is already serving a life sentence for two murders.Key Facts
- Simon Parkes disappeared in Gibraltar on 12 December 1986, when his ship docked there.
- Simon was 18, nearly 19, and served on the same vessel as Grimson.
- Simon’s body has never been found, and Grimson has long been suspected of killing him.
- Margaret Parkes, 80, said she and her 84-year-old husband still hope to learn what happened to their son.
- Grimson was convicted in July of sexual offences against four boys and men, the youngest of whom was 14.
- A judge sentenced Grimson to 22 years for those offences and said he remained dangerous and posed a significant risk to the public.
- Grimson is serving a life sentence for murdering Nicholas Wright, 18, and Sion Jenkins, 20, in the late 1990s.
- The judge said Grimson would not be eligible for parole consideration until shortly before his 80th birthday; his life sentence means he may never be released.
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