Nancy McCarrick, the 80-year-old mother of the missing American woman, says the forensic attention to detail shown by the new Garda investigation team has impressed her
It is the only reason the sprightly 80-year-old, who still cycles everywhere, would ever return to Ireland. It may have been the country whose culture and literature her daughter loved but it robbed her, and her late husband John, of their only child.
“They have also kept in regular contact since last year and I am aware they are continuing to track down people who may be in a position to help with their inquiries.” Her family and friends had always questioned the reliability of a sighting by an acquaintance of Annie going upstairs on the Number 44 bus on a rainy March day to walk through the Dublin hills.
Meanwhile, for Linda Ringhouse, the quest to find her best friend from childhood has never waned over the decades. She has strong views about what may have happened to her but is also very aware of the fact that the case is still under investigation. Ringhouse reiterates her puzzlement as to why faxes sent by her and members of Annie’s family about the problems in her personal life at the time of the original investigation were not taken seriously enough by the then Garda team.
“It is hard to believe anyone who knew her would murder her, even by accident, and be able to continue on with their life. Of course, the difficulty in talking about any of this is we could be completely wrong,” she says.Ringhouse gave a full and detailed statement to the gardaí when she was in Ireland last year.
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