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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.
CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
‘Let's take some responsibility': Saskatoon detective advocates for more surveillance cameras around the city
WATCH: Police are using security camera footage more than ever in their investigations, and a Saskatoon police detective says if you want to help fight crime, t The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) is increasingly using video surveillance to help solve crimes in our city and a lead detective in charge of a high-profile murder case is asking community members, businesses and organizations to do their part. Surveillance footage shared by police in a recent call for tips in a murder investigation is the type of evidence homicide detective Sergeant Matt Ingrouille wants to see more of, stressing that video like this should be more readily available. He's the detective in the case of a man fatally beaten behind Fairhaven School just over a year ago. So far, it's being considered a random attack. Harvey Zoerb Police are hopeful that somebody in one of those videos is key to figuring out who murdered 66-year-old Harvey Zoerb, who lived in a nearby group home because of a mental illness. (Source: Saskatoon Police Service) Ingrouille, a 20-year SPS veteran thinks the early investigation could've gone very differently under different circumstances — had there been a security camera on the parking lot behind the Fairhaven School where 66-year-old Harvey Zoerb was fatally beaten on his morning walk to the nearby 7-11 in June 2024. 'This is the 21st century. It's cheap to store video. It's cheap to get cameras. Let's take some responsibility of the crime that's happening in and around our owned businesses or our owned organizations,' Ingrouille told CTV News. 'If we had a camera on that school, it would have caught this entire incident,' he said. Ingrouille says if people want to help improve community safety, putting up their own surveillance cameras is a vital way to contribute. 'I think that crime is a community issue and that we all have a responsibility to play,' he said. 'Yes, the police are the ones that ultimately, you know, put the actual effort in and are paid to get out there and try to solve these crimes.' Saskatoon Public Schools says cameras aren't installed at all of facilities, and the condition of the equipment varies widely. 'Some of our elementary schools have working cameras, some have camera systems that require system upgrades, and some of our elementary schools have no cameras. There is currently no exterior camera at Fairhaven School,' said Colleen Cameron, Saskatoon Public Schools spokesperson. Saskatoon surveillance Fairhaven School, where Harvey Zoerb was attacked in June 2024, does not have exterior security cameras. (Carla Shynkaruk / CTV News) Students attending public schools are supervised inside and on school grounds. Stephen Gabrush with Syntex Technologies has looked after many school camera systems over the years. 'Cameras are a great tool for the security tool kit for any sort of a business or any sort of an organization. But for them to operate properly, they do need to be maintained, and they do need to be updated to keep up with technology in the long term,' Gabrush, told CTV News. Saskatoon Public says it's committed to expanding its surveillance network. 'We have identified that expanding our interior and exterior camera network would be beneficial in ensuring the safety of staff, students, and school division property. This would require significant additional capital and operating funds. We've estimated this cost at $1.5 million capital and $135,000 annual operating (maintenance, licensing, etc.).' Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools spokesperson Derreck Kunz told CTV News; their schools have cameras at all seven of their high schools and 27 of 38 elementary schools in the city. 'Any new schools or major renovations will have security cameras,' said Kunz. Sergeant Ingrouille would like to see those working camera numbers improved for everyone's safety.
RNZ News
3 days ago
- RNZ News
Queensland Police confirm human remains found in bushland are those of missing teenager Pheobe Bishop
By Lottie Twyford and Johanna Marie for ABC News Pheobe Bishop was last seen on 15 May when she failed to board a flight. Photo: Supplied Australian police have confirmed human remains found almost two weeks ago are those of missing Queensland teenager Pheobe Bishop. The 17-year-old from the Wide Bay area was last seen on 15 May when she failed to board a flight from Bundaberg airport. Her housemates - James Wood and Tanika Bromley - have since been charged with one count each of murder, and two counts each of interfering with a corpse. Police found human remains on Friday, 6 June in the Good Night Scrub National Park area near Gin Gin. At the time, police had been unable to formally identify them, but said they were in contact with Pheobe's family. Flowers, photographs and notes at the end of Airport Drive in Bundaberg, in memory of missing teenager Pheobe Bishop. Photo: ABC Wide Bay / Scott Lamond In a statement released on Tuesday, Queensland Police confirmed the remains belonged to the missing teenager. "Investigations into locating more items of interest in relation to this matter remain ongoing," it said. Police said earlier this month that neither Pheobe's luggage nor mobile phone had been found. Speaking on Tuesday, Bundaberg mayor Helen Blackburn said the formal identification was a "relief". "We've been waiting to have the confirmation that it was Pheobe that was found... to have this now confirmed just means that we can move forward together," she said. "The family will be able to lay her to rest in a respectful manner." At the time of her disappearance in mid-May, Pheobe had been living in the town of Gin Gin, about four hours north of Brisbane, with her housemates. Police allege all three were in the car on the way to Bundaberg airport, but the 17-year-old never made it into the terminal or onto the plane she was due to catch to Western Australia. Her disappearance was declared suspicious on 21 May and the car and the house she had been living in were identified as crime scenes. One of two crime scenes established six days after Pheobe Bishop went missing. Photo: ABC Wide Bay / Grace Whiteside On 23 May, more than a week after she disappeared, police started searching Good Night Scrub National Park, an hour south-west of Bundaberg. Cadaver dogs, water police, drones and State Emergency Service personnel combed through thick scrub and items of interest were collected for forensic examination. That "physical" search was suspended after five days on 4 June. Wood and Bromley were charged with her murder the next day, on Thursday, 5 June. At the time, Pheobe's mother Kylie Johnson posted to Facebook "begging anyone that knows anything to come forward". The next morning, Detective Inspector Craig Mansfield said police expected to find Pheobe's body in the greater Gin Gin area. Detective Inspector Mansfield said police would allege her body "was moved more than once". Suspected remains were found on the Friday afternoon, with police saying they hoped to bring "closure" to Pheobe's family. Wood and Bromley's matters are due back in court in August. - ABC Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
3 days ago
- RNZ News
Kaea Karauria murder: Teenager accused of threatening witness
Kaea Karauria died after an incident at a party in the early hours of 11 May. Photo: Supplied A teenage girl has been arrested and charged with allegedly threatening a witness in the murder investigation of 15-year-old Kaea Karauria. Karauria was found critically injured with stab wounds in Onekawa on Alexander Avenue in the early hours of Sunday, 11 May, and died at the scene. Police are yet to arrest anybody for the killing. But a teenage girl was taken into custody on Monday, after police investigating Kaea's death learned that a witness had been approached and allegedly threatened. Detective Inspector Dave de Lange said the alleged incident occurred on 12 May, a day after the teenager was killed. He said the teen has been charged with wilfully attempting to pervert the course of justice, and will reappear in the Hastings Youth Court next month. Detective Inspector de Lange said police treated any form of witness tampering seriously. "When a witness is threatened, or attempts are made to sabotage an investigation, police will act without hesitation. This should be a warning to anyone who contemplates interfering with justice." He said anybody with information about the incident needed to contact police. "Kaea deserves justice, as does his family, so if you can help please talk to us," he said. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
The Guardian
3 days ago
- The Guardian
Pheobe Bishop: human remains found near Bundaberg confirmed as those of missing Queensland teenager
Police say they have identified human remains found in scrub near Bundaberg as missing teenager Pheobe Bishop. Bishop's housemates – James Wood, 34, and Tanika Bromley, 33 – were arrested on 5 June and charged with her murder. They have not entered pleas and are on remand awaiting trial. The following day, police discovered remains during a search of an area near Good Night Scrub national park, close to Gin Gin. On Tuesday, police said they had identified the remains belonged to the 17-year-old. 'Police have confirmed human remains located at an area near Good Night Scrub national park are that of missing teenager Pheobe Bishop,' the Queensland Police Service said in a statement. 'Investigations into locating more items of interest in relation to this matter remain ongoing.' It is understood police continue to search for Bishop's luggage. Police have also renewed an appeal for any information in relation to Bishop, or the movement of a grey Hyundai iX35 between 15 and 18 May in the greater Gin Gin area. Helen Blackburn, the mayor of the Bundaberg region, said in a statement the confirmation that remains belonged to Pheobe brought 'great sadness' to the community. 'This is the heartbreaking outcome none of us wanted,' Blackburn said. 'Our community came together in hope – searching, sharing, and praying for Pheobe's safe return. 'To Pheobe's family and friends, I offer my deepest condolences on behalf of the Bundaberg region community. We are holding you in our hearts during this incredibly difficult time.' The Bundaberg magistrates court has heard that Wood and Bromley allegedly murdered the missing teenager before moving her body from a national park. They have been charged with murder and two counts each of interfering with a corpse. They will appear in court again on 11 August.
