RENEWED APPEAL 20TH ANNIVERSARY MURDER OF RAONAID MURRAY - 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1999.
The 4th of September 2019 marks the 20th Anniversary of the brutal murder of 17 year old Raonaid Murray. An Garda Síochána remain fully committed to the investigation of Raonaid’s murder. A full time Incident Room remains in-situ at Dun Laoghaire Garda Station and the investigation continues with a focus on the ongoing review modules of the investigation together with new information still being provided by concerned members of the public.
Raonaid Murray was last seen alive at approximately 11.20pm on Friday the 3rd September 1999 when she made her way home from Dun Laoghaire town centre. Her body was then found at Silchester Crescent in Glenageary at 12.33am, Saturday 4th September 1999, less than 500 yards from her home.
Gardaí, together with Raonaid’s Family, are again renewing their appeal for any information which may assist in their continued investigation.
Many who were then Raonaid’s age are now parents themselves with children, some of which would now be close to Raonaid’s age, and we would ask them to reflect now with the benefit of maturity and hindsight on any information which may be of assistance to the investigation.
Despite a large number of suspects having been identified during the course of this investigation, there is in reality no prime suspect. The lack of a prime suspect arises from the fact that there has been no motive identified in this case. In over 3400 witness statements there is not one word of enmity towards Raonaid.
If any person has any information which could assist in identifying a motive for the murder of Raonaid and / or if any person has any doubts about the veracity of an alibi already provided, we would appeal for your immediate assistance. You may be unknowingly shielding a killer.
The solving of this murder is of the utmost priority for An Garda Síochána and any information received will be treated with absolute confidentiality.
The Gardaí and Raonaid’s family continue to work together in an effort to solve this case and they implore anyone with information to contact the Garda Incident Room at Dun Laoghaire Garda Station, phone 01-6665000 / 6665012 or alternatively the Garda Confidential line at 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station. A reward for critical information received is available from Crimestoppers - Freephone 1800 25 00 25.
Note:
The family and An Garda Síochána are not facilitating interviews at this time.
Context and background information on appeal:
The investigation into the murder of Raonaid Murray continues with fortnightly conferences held at the incident room in Dun Laoghaire Garda Station led by the senior management team inclusive of appointed Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) with a full team of detectives.
The matter has been reviewed by the Serious Crime Review Team with separate modules identified for examination as follows:
Forensic & Exhibits Module
A re-examination of relevant exhibits together with an examination and review of any previous and new forensic opportunities.
Jobs Module
A re-examination of all individual enquiries issued at the outset to the investigation team.
Suspects Module
A review of each of the suspects identified during the course of the investigation. Nearly two hundred suspects have been identified and examined during the course of the investigation resulting in a total of fourteen arrests, eleven being for the murder of Raonaid Murray and a further three for withholding information in relation to her murder.
Closed Circuit Television (C.C.T.V.) Module
A re-examination of all CCTV seized and obtained during the course of the original investigation to be considered and analysed with the current investigation in its entirety
Composite Sketches & Photo fit Module
A re-examination of all nominations arising from the release of the three composite Sketches/Photo fits in the original investigation.
House to House Questionnaires Module
A review and re-examination of all enquiries arising from the nearly five thousand questionnaires completed via checkpoint enquiries, house-to-house enquiries and licensed premises enquiries during the course of the original investigation.
The Garda investigation team wish to again thank the public for the invaluable assistance provided in this ongoing investigation to date.
