The family of missing woman Imelda Keenan have criticized a new Garda photo of what she might look like today, saying it is misleading and a waste of time. They believe she was murdered on January 3, 1992, and that the photo gives false hope.
A sister and niece of missing woman Imelda Keenan say a new Garda photo of what she would look like today is a waste of time. Yesterday marked the 31st anniversary of Imelda’s disappearance from Lombard Street in Waterford city - and her family marked the occasion at a plaque in her honour. As part of a new appeal Garda i issued a computer generated photo of what Imelda might look like today at 53 years of age.
However, speaking to the Irish Mirror, Imelda’s sister Mary and her niece Gina, who believe she was murdered, said they believe the newly issued photo is misleading people into believing she is still alive. That was definitely a waste of time. As far as my family knows, the day she went missing is the day Imelda died. That’s the way I look at it,” Mary told us. “We weren’t really happy with it to be honest when we heard gardai were going to do that,” Gina added. “Even though she is more than likely not with us anymore they don't have a body so they have to put out that this could be what she's like. But we don’t look at that picture and see Imelda. Imelda is forever young in our lives. I think it's going to steer people away from what we actually know. The family knows Imelda is no longer alive.” Imelda’s family are fighting for gardai to upgrade the investigation to one of murder - and believe the young woman may have in fact been killed prior to January 3. “We’ve no proof that she’s out there. Nothing has stirred since the day Imelda went missing,” Mary told us. Asked if her sister would ever have considered running away and not telling anyone she said: “God almighty no. That would never be true. She was the quietest one of us all. She had only a couple of friends you could count on one hand. The day she went missing is the day I always believed she died
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