Ireland Daughter of Antoinette Smith appeals for information 36 years after her 1987 disappearance
Antoinette Smith, a 27-year-old Irish woman, vanished in Dublin city in the early hours after attending a David Bowie concert in Slane in 1987. Her body was found nine months later, on April 3, 1988, at Glendoo Mountain, Co Wicklow, with a black bag tied around her neck. No arrest or charge is reported, and Larry Murphy has been ruled out as a suspect. On July 12, 2023, on the 36th anniversary of her disappearance, her daughter Rachel appealed for information and called for DNA testing of items found with her mother's body.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Antoinette Smith, a 27-year-old Irish woman, vanished in Dublin city in the early hours after attending a David Bowie concert in Slane in 1987.
- Where
- Her body was found at Glendoo Mountain, Co Wicklow.
- When
- Her body was found on April 3, 1988, nine months after she disappeared.
- Cause
- She was found with a black bag over her head, tied tightly around her neck.
- Weapon
- She was hit on the head with something, but the family is not sure what.
- Investigation
- Larry Murphy has been ruled out as a suspect, and the family says no one else is in the frame.
- Gardaí in Bray asked anyone who may now come forward to do so, especially if relationships may have changed over the years.
- Members of the public can contact Gardaí in Bray, the Garda Confidential Line, or any Garda station.
- Her daughter Rachel calls for DNA testing of items found with her mother and for gardaí to ramp up the investigation.
- Rachel believes the case can still be solved through a forensic breakthrough or a new witness.
- Charges
- No arrest or charge is reported in the articles.
- Other details
- Her daughters Lisa and Rachel were seven and four years old when she disappeared.
- Rachel said she fears her mother was killed by a serial killer, as seven other women vanished in Leinster in the 1990s.
11 statements extracted from the articles
- whatAntoinette Smith vanished in Dublin city in the early hours after attending a David Bowie concert in Slane in 1987. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereHer body was found at Glendoo Mountain, Co Wicklow. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenHer body was found on April 3, 1988, nine months after she disappeared. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeShe was found with a black bag over her head, tied tightly around her neck. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeShe was hit on the head with something, though the family is not sure what. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationLarry Murphy has been ruled out as a suspect, and the family says no one else is in the frame. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationRachel believes the case can still be solved through a forensic breakthrough or a new witness. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationRachel is calling for gardaí to ramp up the investigation. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí are urging anyone who may now come forward to do so, especially if relationships may have changed over the years. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationMembers of the public can contact Gardaí in Bray, the Garda Confidential Line, or any Garda station. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHer daughters Lisa and Rachel were seven and four years old when she disappeared. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 12 Jul2023'I fear my mother was killed by serial killer' - Daughter of Irish woman speaks
Cold-case appeal on the 36th anniversary of the 1987 disappearance of Antoinette Smith. No suspect is named; Larry Murphy has been ruled out. Her daughter Rachel calls for DNA testing of items found with her and for new information. Gardaí in Bray ask the public for information.
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