Annie McCarrick family believe she was abducted & killed by ‘someone she knew' as cops probe ‘obsessed' man theory
THE family of murdered Annie McCarrick always believed she was abducted and killed by 'someone she knew', we can reveal.
Investigators suspect
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Annie McCarrick vanished from Sandymount in south Dublin in March 1993
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A man, 62, was interviewed by Gardai at the time of her disappearance, he was never arrested
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Searches of the house in Clondalkin, Dublin were still going on this weekend
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As searches continued over the weekend for
One theory is that
Although
At the time, investigators accepted his alibis.
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But after a review by detectives in Irishtown and the Serious Crime Review Team, he was formally arrested after concerns emerged about his alibis.
One of the alibis being re-examined was provided by one of his relatives.
One source said: 'The family, especially Annie's dad, always maintained that she was killed by someone she knew.
'Annie's best friend Linda raised these concerns with Gardai in 2022 when she came to Ireland. She was instrumental in the Gardai re-examining alibis from the time.
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'This is now the main line of inquiry and the main focus is on the alibis provided at the time.
Gardai 'committed to uncovering the truth' of Annie McCarrick's murder and disappearance
'The man arrested this week volunteered to come forward at the time so he was never under any real suspicion until now.
'It looks as if the case has started to unravel in recent months around the issue of the alibis.'
And
Despite the passage of time, the legal eagle is still hopeful of getting justice for Annie's loved ones.
'FALSE LEADS'
He added: 'There have been so many false leads over the years I hope this latest development leads to some closure for the family.
'It may have taken 32 years for this development but the investigators must have had probable cause.
'It must have been someone who possessed a lot of anger that took Annie's life.
'We heard the man arrested was violent and I just hope that Annie is found and justice prevails in this ongoing investigation.'
As revealed by The Irish Sun at the weekend, cops seized a number of electronic devices, including laptops and phones, at the suspect's home in
ONGOING INVESTIGATION
These have been sent for examination in a bid to glean any evidence from them.
We also told how investigators will reinterview witnesses as they analyse discrepancies in the murder suspect's various alibis.
The interviews are set to take place across the country where witnesses now live, over three decades on from the New Yorker vanishing from Sandymount in south
One of Ireland's most infamous unsolved murder cases, it hit the headlines again last week when a home in Clondalkin, Dublin, was cordoned off by garda and forensic teams.
Heavy machinery was moved in and the cadaver dog, Fern, who found
Searches of the house in Clondalkin, Dublin were still going on today as investigators worked around the clock.
The current owners of the property have nothing to do with the McCarrick case.
The chief suspect was released without charge on Friday, accompanied by his solicitor, and he is understood to have returned to his home.
Gardaí confirmed the man's release in a statement, where they also announced that searches were ongoing.
The arrested man was quizzed over more than five separate alibis which the gardai are investigating for any possible contradictions.
He made no admissions and is understood to have denied any involvement in Annie's disappearance.
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