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Case No. 6231Murder · Co. Dublin · 26 Mar 1993

Gardaí continue murder inquiry into 1993 disappearance of Annie McCarrick

Annie McCarrick, a 26-year-old American woman, disappeared from her flat at St Cathryn's Court in Sandymount, Dublin 4, on Friday, March 26th, 1993. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris upgraded the disappearance to a murder inquiry on the recommendation of the serious crime review team. Interviews with bus passengers and with French tourists at Johnny Fox's pub ruled out two reported sightings, and a widely used CCTV image was found to date from 11 days before she disappeared. As of the Irish Times report of March 23rd, 2024, no suspect or charge had been reported, and Gardaí planned to renew their public appeal on the 31st anniversary.

  1. Reported23 Mar
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
Annie McCarrick, a 26-year-old American woman, disappeared in 1993, and her remains have not been found.
Where
She disappeared from her flat at St Cathryn's Court in Sandymount, Dublin 4.
When
She disappeared on Friday, March 26th, 1993.
Investigation
  • Garda Commissioner Drew Harris upgraded the disappearance to a murder inquiry on the recommendation of the serious crime review team.
  • Interviews with students on the upper deck of the Number 44 bus concluded that Annie did not board it.
  • Interviews with French tourists at a gig in Johnny Fox's pub dispelled the veracity of an alleged sighting by a security man.
  • Gardaí planned to renew their public appeal for information on the 31st anniversary of the disappearance.
Other details
  • The widely used CCTV footage of Annie in the Sandymount AIB queue was taken 11 days before she disappeared, not on the day.
  • Annie had moved back to Ireland in January 1993 after completing a master's at Stony Brook University, New York.
  • Her mother, Nancy McCarrick, wants her remains returned to Long Island for burial.
Charges
No suspects or charges have been reported.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereAnnie McCarrick disappeared from her flat at St Cathryn’s Court in Sandymount, Dublin 4. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenAnnie McCarrick disappeared on Friday, March 26th, 1993. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGarda Commissioner Drew Harris upgraded the disappearance to a murder inquiry on the recommendation of the serious crime review team. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationInterviews of students on the upper deck of the Number 44 bus concluded that Annie did not board it. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationInterviews with French tourists at a gig in Johnny Fox’s pub dispelled the veracity of an alleged sighting by a security man. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí planned to renew their public appeal for information on the 31st anniversary of the disappearance. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe widely used CCTV footage of Annie in the Sandymount AIB queue was taken 11 days before she disappeared, not on the day. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Mar2024
    Reportedirishtimes.com, first report
    The murder inquiry into the 1993 disappearance of Annie McCarrick - is it making progress a year on?

    No suspects or charges are reported. The article covers the murder inquiry's progress, the discounting of a bus sighting and a Johnny Fox's pub sighting, and a CCTV date correction.

    victim, Annie McCarrick, 26, female, American, non-irishAnnie McCarrick