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Irish Times
17 hours ago
- Irish Times
House search in Annie McCarrick murder investigation continues
The search for the remains of murdered Annie McCarrick , who disappeared in south Dublin in 1993, has continued into a second week. Gardaí are determined to definitively rule out a Dublin property as a possible burial site. The dig operation is taking place on the grounds of a house in Clondalkin that was previously linked to the suspect. It has involved significant excavation work to the rear of the property. The house has been renovated and extended since it was purchased about 15 years ago by its current owners, who have no connection to the case. Gardaí have used mini diggers, Kango hammers and other machinery to excavate a section that has been built on in the period since Ms McCarrick disappeared. READ MORE Gardaí are acting on a tip-off that something related to the case - either Ms McCarrick's remains or other evidence - may have been buried there in the 1990s. Ms McCarrick, who was from New York, was 26 when she went missing and had been living in Sandymount, south Dublin. A cadaver dog, believed to be the same animal that found Tina Satchwell's remains buried under her home in Youghal, Co Cork, in 2023, has been used to check the site in the event Ms McCarrick's body was there. The people who currently own the home have moved out pending the completion of the search. The Irish Times has made efforts to contact the chief suspect for Ms McCarrick's murder since his release, without charge , from Garda custody last Friday. However, nobody appeared to be at his home in the east of the country on Thursday and calls also went unanswered. A wealthy businessman in his 60s, he was arrested last Thursday morning on suspicion of Ms McCarrick's murder and his home was searched. It was the first arrest in the inquiry, which has continued for more than 32 years. The man was interviewed for the maximum 24 hours allowed under law and was then released from Irishtown Garda station in Dublin's south inner city, pending further investigations. The suspect denies any wrongdoing and, as he faces no charges, there are no restrictions on his movements and no requirement for him to surrender his passport. The man knew Ms McCarrick well from her time studying and working in Dublin and Kildare from the late 1980s into the 1990s. They were close at one point and he was spoken to, along with many others who knew Ms McCarrick, around the time she disappeared. She was seen by her flatmates in her rented accommodation at St Cathryn's Court, Sandymount, on the morning of March 26th, 1993. When she failed to show up for work over the following two days and did not keep a dinner date with friends the evening after her last confirmed sighting, they became concerned and reported her missing on March 28th. There were reported sightings of her on the day she disappeared. These were in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow and in Glencullen, Co Dublin. They have since been discounted. Gardaí believe Ms McCarrick was killed in south Dublin, or at least met her killer close to her home, and that she was murdered and her body disposed of by the time the alarm was raised. She was said to have told US-based friends that the man arrested last week was harassing her just before she disappeared and that he had struck her when he was drinking. Those concerns were passed on to gardaí in 1993, though Ms McCarrick's friends do not believe they were acted on.
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Annie McCarrick latest as ‘obsessed' businessman chief suspect's ex pals face garda quiz and ‘public row' details emerge
GARDAI are planning to re-interview former colleagues of the businessman arrested over the murder of Annie McCarrick. The Irish Sun can also reveal detectives are examining claims made about 4 Annie McCarrick vanished from Sandymount in Dublin in March 1993 Credit: Collect 4 Searches of the house in Clondalkin, Dublin are still going Credit: GARY ASHE 4 Gardai are hoping to recover evidence that may help their probe Credit: Garrett White - Commissioned by The Sun Dublin The concerns were raised by one of his former associates and later passed to Annie's heartbroken family. Detectives plan to re-interview the suspect's former colleagues and pals after raising concerns about his alibis at the time the One source said: 'A plan is in place to establish the whereabouts of the suspect's former colleagues at the time of Annie's disappearance and reinterview them. Read more in News 'It's possible that through the passage of time that they might recall something that they might have forgotten about at the time. 'There are concerns over the suspect's alibis but any evidence at the moment is just circumstantial. 'One strand is that one of the suspect's former colleagues had concerns about his lack of empathy after Annie's disappearance. 'This person made it clear that the suspect didn't appear to be too grief stricken considering how much he was obsessed with Annie.' Most read in The Irish Sun We also understand that gardai have been made aware of a row the suspect had at a wedding in the weeks after Annie was last seen alive. The source added: 'He had a public row with a relative and gardai are trying to establish if this had anything to do with Annie. Gardai 'committed to uncovering the truth' of Annie McCarrick's murder and disappearance ' 'He had been violent in the past and at the time Annie just wanted to get on with her life.' At present, the search of a house in Clondalkin is ongoing. Gardai are hoping to recover evidence that may lead to the mystery being uncovered. FAMILY KEPT INFORMED Annie's family in the US are being kept informed of any developments in the case. US lawyer Michael Griffith, who represented Annie's later father John, told of his hopes she can be found, adding: 'I continue to hope that this latest strand of the investigation by the Irish authorities can lead to some closure for Annie's family. 'They have been waiting far too long to bring her home and to secure justice. 'They have done fantastic work over the years in keeping her case in the public eye.' 4 Annie's family in the US are being kept informed of any developments in the case.
Irish Times
4 days ago
- Irish Times
Trevor Deely, Philip Cairns and other missing-person cases will not be upgraded to murder
An Garda Síochána has decided not to upgrade any further unsolved missing persons cases to murder inquiries following the conclusion of a review that led to those of Fiona Pender and Elizabeth Clarke being revisited. This means the force has, for now, ruled out committing more resources in several other cases where foul play is suspected including those of Philip Cairns and Trevor Deely , who vanished in Dublin in 1986 and 2000 respectively. The news comes as a search for the remains of Annie McCarrick , whose case was in 2023 upgraded to a murder inquiry 30 years after her disappearance, continued at a house in Clondalkin, Dublin. [ 'We were full of hope': Aunt of Annie McCarrick says family disappointed after murder suspect released Opens in new window ] The decision to reclassify the cases of Ms Pender (25), who was seven months pregnant when she vanished from her home in Co Offaly in 1996, and that of Ms Clarke (24), who was last seen in Co Meath in 2013, resulted in extensive search and excavation operations taking place. These were carried out in Laois/Offaly last month in Ms Pender's case and in Co Meath last February in Ms Clarke's. READ MORE In response to queries, Garda headquarters confirmed a review of a large number of missing persons cases was completed last year. 'There were no other missing persons investigations at the time that required upgrading to homicide/murder' investigations, it said. 'The status of such missing person investigations is kept under regular review and can be upgraded if new information and/or evidence comes to light that justifies its upgrading.' In the McCarrick inquiry, the search at the Clondalkin property for the New York woman's remains, aided by a cadaver dog, has been ongoing since last Thursday. A businessman aged in his 60s was arrested last Thursday and released without charge on Friday. That man, the only person ever arrested as part of the 32-year-old investigation, knew Ms McCarrick (26) when she lived in Dublin and was close to her at one time. Gardaí arrested him and commenced the search after receiving new information from a witness that related to the man, who is now the chief suspect. The family currently living at the Clondalkin property bought the house about 15 years ago and have no connection whatsoever to Ms McCarrick or the Garda investigation. However, the house was previously linked to the chief suspect and Ms McCarrick is believed to have stayed there.
The Irish Sun
5 days ago
- The Irish Sun
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 3 Annie McCarrick vanished from Sandymount in south Dublin in March 1993 Credit: Photocall Ireland 3 A man, 62, was interviewed by Gardai at the time of her disappearance, he was never arrested Credit: PA 3 Searches of the house in Clondalkin, Dublin were still going on this weekend Credit: GARY ASHE As searches continued over the weekend for One theory is that Although At the time, investigators accepted his alibis. Read more in News 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. Most read in Irish News '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.
Sunday World
5 days ago
- Sunday World
Cadaver dog that found remains of Tina Satchwell involved in search for Annie McCarrick
Cadaver dog Fern is lent from the PSNI as gardaí don't have cadaver dogs of their own. An image of Annie McCarrick at Irishtown Garda station at a public appeal for information on the 30th anniversary of her disappearance. Photo: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin The same cadaver dog which found the remains of Tina Satchwell is involved in the search for the remains of Annie McCarrick, the Irish Independent understands. The searches of a Dublin home for the remains of the murdered American student, Ms McCarrick, are continuing this weekend. Gardaí are being supported by a cadaver dog, used to indicate whether human remains are present at a search site, which was brought to the Clondalkin property on Thursday. It is understood that the cadaver dog named Fern, which is lent from the PSNI and located the remains of Tina Satchwell, is involved in the search in South West Dublin this weekend, as gardaí don't have cadaver dogs of their own. It comes as An Garda Síochána is considering bringing a full-time cadaver dog into the force to avoid being 'entirely reliant on others', the Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said. Speaking to reporters at Phoenix Park on Monday, Mr Harris said that the services of a cadaver dog are rarely used, and in his tenure, have only been used on three occasions. Currently, gardaí use the services of one cadaver dog which belongs to the PSNI, but the Commissioner said gardaí will look at acquiring one. 'A cadaver dog, thankfully, are rarely used, and on these islands there's only a small number of these dogs,' Mr Harris said. 'A cadaver dog is not out every day working in the same way that a drugs or firearms or money dog would be. It's a very specialist resource,' he added. In October 2023, PSNI's cadaver dog Fern helped gardaí discover the remains of Tina Satchwell while searching an area underneath the stairwell in her house in Youghal, Co Cork, six years after her murder. Richard Satchwell and Tina Satchwell (inset). Earlier this month, Ms Satchwell's husband, Richard Satchwell, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife in their Cork home. Last week, the Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan said he had raised concerns with the Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, about how long it took to find the body of Ms Satchwell. Speaking on RTÉ's This Week, he said it would be 'preferable if gardaí had a cadaver dog' of their own. He added that there is only one trained dog on the island of Ireland, used by the PSNI. Fern also supported gardaí during the third week of the search for the remains of the Kerry farmer, Michael Gaine, but did not locate them. An image of Annie McCarrick at Irishtown Garda station at a public appeal for information on the 30th anniversary of her disappearance. Photo: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin News in 90 Seconds - 15th June 2025 Gardaí continue to investigate the disappearance and murder of Annie McCarrick, who disappeared in March 1993. The case was upgraded to a murder investigation in 2023, with gardaí following a significant number of lines of inquiry since then. The 26-year-old American woman from Long Island, New York, was last seen on March 26 when she went to a grocery shop in Sandymount village, Dublin 4, before returning to her rented accommodation at nearby St Cathryn's Court. A man, aged in his 60s, was arrested on Thursday and questioned on suspicion of her murder but was released without charge. 'The searches in relation to this investigation remain ongoing and are being supported by a cadaver dog from an external agency,' a Garda spokesperson said in a statement. "Investigations ongoing.'
