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Widow's relief as remains found in 'Disappeared' search
The widow of a man believed abducted and murdered by the IRA in 1981 said she felt sad but relieved that her husband's remains appeared to have been found.
Charlie Armstrong, 57, from south Armagh went missing on his way to Mass.
The human remains found during a search in County Monaghan are to be taken to Dublin for further examination.
Kathleen Armstrong said she was grateful for those who seemed to have found his body.
Irish police have preserved the area where the remains were found as a crime scene, and a post mortem examination is being carried out on Friday.
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Details Emerge of New Disappeared Victim
Dramatic details have emerged about a previously unknown IRA murder victim, who was lured to his death and secretly buried almost four decades ago.Joe Lynskey, from Beechmount in west Belfast, went missing in September 1972. A senior republican source has confirmed that he was killed by the Provisional IRA that year.This new case comes five weeks after The Irish News revealed that another west Belfast man, Peter Wilson, from the St James's area, was abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA in 1973.
Mr Lynskey's disappearance and killing pre-dates those of any of the other victims, known collectively as the Disappeared.Mr Lynskey, nicknamed 'the monk' had spent time in the Bethlehem Abbey in Portglenone, Co Antrim, in the early 1950s training with the Cistercian Order.A priest at the abbey confirmed last night that Mr Lynskey had left after a year of his five-year training. [Read More]
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Dig for Disappeared Victim Begins But Could Last For Months
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Sisters in appeal for Disappeared man’s remains
The sisters of missing west Belfast man Peter Wilson made an emotional appeal for the return of their brother’s remains yesterday during a wreath-laying ceremony for the Disappeared, at Stormont. [Read More]
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The article above was taken from The Sunday World on the 1st November 2009.
