The mother of murdered Helen McCourt has told her killer Ian Simms "give me my child back" in an appeal to locate her remains.
The 22-year-old disappeared in 1988, but despite extensive searches, her body was never found.
Ian Simms, who has always maintained his innocence, was found guilty of her abduction and murder at Liverpool Crown Court the following year and given a life sentence with a minimum term of 16 years.
Simms has now been released from prison despite years of campaigning from Helen's mother Marie - who was calling for him to remain behind bars until he revealed where her remains were.
Marie said him being freed days before the anniversary of her daughter going missing was "insensitive".
She told BBC Breakfast: "All I want, all I've ever wanted, is to have my child back.
"Whatever tiny bits of pieces there are. It's my daughter's. And I want them back."
"The part that gets me, I can't give Helen the last goodbye. I didn't think a heart could break twice, but mine did."
Lawyers representing Helen's mother Marie McCourt, who has launched a legal challenge against the Parole Board's decision to release Simms, argued that he should remain in jail until her case is concluded.
But, following a hearing in London on Tuesday, Lord Justice Dingemans and Mr Justice Fordham refused to postpone his release on licence.
Lord Justice Dingemans said: "We consider that the least worst option in this case is to refuse a stay and therefore not interfere with the release."
The judge told the court the Parole Board recommended that Simms should be released following a hearing in November 2019.
The board reviewed its decision following a challenge by Justice Secretary Robert Buckland, but again concluded, on January 8, that Simms should be freed.
Mrs McCourt complains she was not given enough notice of the initial hearing, so only had a short time to prepare her victim personal statement, and was not given access to a 693-page dossier on Simms which was prepared for the board.
Lord Justice Dingemans said Mrs McCourt believes Simms will not disclose where Helen's remains are if he is released.
However, the judge said the Parole Board, having reviewed the latest psychological evidence on Simms, considers that he would never disclose the location even if he was never set free.
Lawyers representing Simms said he has been in open prison conditions since 2016 and has been released under supervision on a number of occasions.
His barrister, Joanne Cecil, said he would be subject to "stringent licence conditions", which include a curfew, 24-hour electronic monitoring and residing at a specified address, and will be recalled to prison in the event Mrs McCourt's legal challenge is successful.
