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Fresh appeal for information on 45th anniversary of British army captain's disappearance
Robert Nairac was abducted in south Armagh on 14 May 1977.
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Robert Nairac was abducted in south Armagh on 14 May 1977.
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains made the announcement today.
Kathleen Armstrong died earlier today aged 90.
Michael McConville said that social workers told him that he and his siblings had been ‘abandoned’.
The IRA is deemed responsible for most of the 16 murders and secret burials while the INLA was behind one of the disappearances.
The ICLVR says it has “no reason to believe” it was deliberately misled about the location of the body.
An archaeologist has examined the site at Ravensdale in the wake of the claims, which were made public last week.
The site will now be examined to see if a full search will take place.
The three men are among 16 people killed by Republicans between 1972 and 1985.
“They will have someone pretending to be the mother we loved. I just can’t bear the thought of it.”
Jean McConville was killed by a single gunshot wound to the back of the head in December 1972.
A fifth search for the Tyrone teenager killed in 1975 begins today.
Joe’s niece Maria said all they wanted was the last of the missing Disappeared victim’s remains to be returned to their families.
Investigators are to begin clearing a small area of land in Oristown.
Geoff Knupfer has a unique role. He can’t make arrests, but concentrates solely on finding bodies.
Columba McVeigh was 17 when he was kidnapped and killed in November 1975.
Seamus Ruddy was murdered and his body buried in a forest near Paris 32 years ago.
Rumours that his body was disposed of in a meat processing plant are untrue, according to those searching for him.
The Newry-born teacher was abducted from Paris in 1985.
Oliver McVeigh has called on those with information to heed Gerry Adams’ recent appeal.
ICLVR crews have been searching the area since earlier this week.
The search for the remains of Seamus Ruddy will take place in a forest outside Rouen, northern France.
The 79-year-old is also charged with being a member of the IRA.
Nairac was believed to have been undercover as an IRA member when he was killed.
IRA murder victim Columba McVeigh was abducted 40 years ago.
The PPS says that there is insufficient evidence to warrant a prosecution.
The funeral of Seamus Wright heard today in Belfast that he was a “deeply committed” family man.
Kevin McKee was 17 when he disappeared in October 1972.
Karen Buckley’s killer, the garda shooting of a republican and Isis wanting to blow up Newgrange.
The two men were abducted and killed by the IRA in 1972.
It’s “more likely than not” that the bodies are of Seamus Wright and Kevin McKee. Joe Lynskey is also believed to be buried nearby.
A forensic archaeologist made the discovery today.
Joe Lynskey went missing in 1972.
The families of the remaining “disappeared” are asking for the remains to be returned.
A Bishop has called for information on Columba McVeigh at a mass in Monaghan.
Eleven people have been arrested in the investigation.
“We have to remember that it took four searches over nearly 15 years before we found Brendan Megraw. We are just at the beginning of the process for Joe Lynskey.”
The 58-year-old — chairman of Belfast Sinn Féin — has been released this evening.
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