Annie McCarrick murder probe gardai check ‘suspect's alibi' as witnesses who knew missing woman & man reinterviewed
GARDAI probing Annie McCarrick's murder 32 years ago will reinterview witnesses as they analyse discrepancies in the murder suspect's alibis.
The Irish Sun on Sunday can reveal cops will speak with those that knew both Annie and the 62-year-old businessman arrested in Co
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Annie McCarrick vanished from Sandymount in south Dublin in March 1993
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A huge search and dig op is underway at a house in Clondalkin, southwest Dublin
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Gardai have brought a cadaver dog into the premises
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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
And as the investigation into one of Ireland's most infamous unsolved
The suspect was arrested on Thursday morning, the first ever person to be lifted in relation to the case. He walked out the front door of Irishtown
Over the course of those two days, a
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The invasive exploration of the
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He made no admissions and is understood to have denied any involvement in Annie's
As he resumes his life with his wife and
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A source told the Irish Sun on Sunday: 'There are various strands of this probe as you can well imagine.
'One of the most pertinent elements is the suspect's various alibis given to gardai over the years.
REINTERVIEWING THOSE WHO KNEW HER
'A number of witnesses that knew Annie and the suspect are being spoken to again. Some are now based around the country where they settled down.
'This is essentially to confirm their accounts of certain matters which will then be examined against the suspect's alibis.'
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Since the case was upgraded to murder two years ago, much of the work has focused on the man arrested this week and another man now living abroad who was interviewed in recent years.
Another source explained: 'The upgrade of the case has seen intensive work on it.
"The gardai are absolutely determined to get justice for Annie McCarrick.'
As revealed by The Irish Sun yesterday,
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These have been sent for examination in a bid to glean any evidence from them.
ASSAULT CLAIMS
They are also investigating claims that the suspect — who was known to Annie — assaulted her while he was drunk in an incident prior to her vanishing.
In Clondalkin, a mini-digger, a concrete saw, a kango hammer and other equipment are being operated by gardai who are carrying out
The machinery is being used in the small front driveway and in the 100ft rear back garden.
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A cadaver dog was also present on Friday and yesterday.
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