Ireland Daughter of Marie Kilmartin urges cold-case review 30 years after her disappearance
Marie Kilmartin, a 35-year-old woman who worked as a voluntary care worker, vanished from her house in Beladd, Portlaoise, Co Laois, on 16 December 1993. Her remains were found about six months later in a bog at Pims Lane near Mountmellick, some 16km from her home, and her death is being treated as murder. An inquest was held on 14 June 1995, which her daughter has questioned, and three people have been arrested in the Garda investigation, but nobody has been charged. On 17 December 2023, the 30th anniversary of her disappearance, her daughter Áine visited the bog and renewed calls for a cold-case review, and gardaí launched a fresh appeal for information.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested16 Dec
2 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Marie Kilmartin, a 35-year-old woman, was murdered in 1993.
- Where
- She vanished from her house in Beladd, Portlaoise, Co Laois, though a headline on galwaybeo.ie calls her a Galway mum.
- Her remains were found about six months later in a bog at Pims Lane near Mountmellick, some 16km from her home.
- When
- She vanished on 16 December 1993 and was last seen after being dropped home from a Christmas party at 4pm, according to investigators.
- Cause
- Her disappearance and death are being treated as murder, and the killer or killers have never been brought to justice.
- Investigation
- Three people have been arrested so far in the Garda investigation.
- Her daughter has asked senior officers and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris for a cold-case review, and gardaí have launched a fresh appeal for information.
- Charges
- Nobody has been charged in the case.
- In court
- An inquest was held on 14 June 1995, one year after the body was discovered, and her daughter has asked the coroner why it was held during the murder investigation.
- Other details
- Her daughter has raised questions about the handling of evidence, including why her mother's clothes were washed.
- Her daughter visited the bog on 17 December 2023, the 30th anniversary, and laid a teddy bear there.
- Her daughter believes people in the Portlaoise area have knowledge of what happened.
27 statements extracted from the articles
- whatMarie Kilmartin was murdered in 1993. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatMarie Kilmartin's remains were found six months after her disappearance. (galwaybeo.ie)
- whereMarie Kilmartin vanished from her house in Portlaoise, Co Laois. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereHer remains were found dumped in a bog near Mountmellick, some 16km from her home. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereMarie Kilmartin vanished from her house in Beladd, Portlaoise. (irishmirror.ie, galwaybeo.ie)
- whereHer remains were found six months later in a bog at Pims Lane near Mountmellick. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereHer remains were dumped in a bog at Pims Lane near Mountmellick, about 16km from her home. (galwaybeo.ie)
- whenMarie Kilmartin vanished on December 16, 1993. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenHer remains were found six months after she vanished. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenMarie Kilmartin vanished on 16 December 1993. (galwaybeo.ie)
- causeMarie Kilmartin's disappearance and death are being treated as murder. (galwaybeo.ie)
- investigationThree people have been arrested as part of the Garda investigation, but nobody has been charged. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí launched an appeal for information ahead of the anniversary. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThree people have been arrested so far in the Garda investigation. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí launched an appeal for fresh information. (irishmirror.ie, galwaybeo.ie)
- investigationHer daughter has urged senior officers to carry out a cold-case review. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThree people have been arrested so far in the Garda investigation, but nobody has been charged. (galwaybeo.ie)
- investigationHer daughter has asked senior officers for a cold-case review of the unsolved murder. (galwaybeo.ie)
- courtHer daughter has asked the coroner why an inquest was held on June 14, 1995, one year after the body was discovered. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHer daughter has urged gardaí to carry out a cold case review. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHer daughter recently emailed Garda Commissioner Drew Harris requesting a cold case review. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHer daughter believes people in the Portlaoise area have knowledge of what happened. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHer daughter visited the bog on the 30th anniversary of her disappearance. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherInvestigators believe this was the last sighting of Marie Kilmartin. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherNobody has been charged in the case. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe killer or killers have never been brought to justice. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherInvestigators believe Marie Kilmartin was last seen after being dropped home from a Christmas party at 4pm. (galwaybeo.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 18 Dec2023Gardai found Galway mum's body dumped in bog as killer 'treated her like animal'
Cold-case report on the 30th anniversary of Marie Kilmartin's disappearance. Her daughter has asked for a cold-case review, and three people have been arrested so far with no charges.
- 17 Dec2023Daughter of murdered care worker visits bog where remains were discovered
Anniversary feature on the 1993 murder of Marie Kilmartin. Her daughter visited the bog where the remains were found and renewed the appeal for information and a cold-case review. Three people have been arrested, but no one has been charged.
- 16 Dec2023Murdered Marie Kilmartin's daughter demands gardai carry out cold case review
Family calls for a cold case review and raises questions about the handling of evidence and the 1995 inquest. Three arrests have been made, with no charges. Gardaí have launched a fresh appeal for information.
victim, Marie Kilmartin, 35, female, irish (judged from name)Marie Kilmartin