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Mother urges former shipmate to reveal missing sailor’s remains after 40 years
Margaret Parkes has urged Allan Grimson to disclose where her son Simon’s remains are, as the former Royal Navy sailor was sentenced for sexual offences against four boys and men. Simon disappeared in Gibraltar in 1986, aged 18, and has never been found; Grimson, who served on the same ship, is suspected of killing him but denies it. The family say the uncertainty has shaped their lives for four decades, and they still hope to hold a funeral.
Grimson, 67, received a further 22 years in prison after being convicted of offences against victims who were aged as young as 14. He has already served more than 25 years for murdering two young men, Nicholas Wright, 18, and Sion Jenkins, 20, in Hampshire in 1997 and 1998. The judge said Grimson remained dangerous and might never be released; he cannot be considered for parole until shortly before turning 80.
In short
- Simon Parkes vanished in Gibraltar in 1986 and has never been found.
- His mother is asking suspected killer Allan Grimson to reveal where he is.
- Grimson received 22 more years for sexual offences against four people.
Explained simply
Simon Parkes was an 18-year-old Royal Navy sailor when he disappeared in Gibraltar in 1986. His remains have never been found, leaving his family without a funeral or a clear account of what happened. Allan Grimson served on the same ship and is suspected of killing him, but denies it.
Grimson was later convicted of murdering Nicholas Wright and Sion Jenkins in Hampshire in the late 1990s. He has also been convicted of sexual offences against four boys and men. The cases matter to Parkes’s family because they still hope to learn where Simon’s remains are and bring him home for burial.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “Mother of Royal Navy sailor missing for 40 years calls for suspected killer to confess”.