Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Gus Hornibrook

Born between September 1947 and September 1948, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 13 Sep 2022 to 13 Sep 2022

Victim: Gus Hornibrook, Irish man, 74 (judged from name)Gus Hornibrook

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between September 1947 and September 1948, from the ages reported
Offences
Murder
Where
Co. Cork
Reporting
1 report, 13 Sep 2022 to 13 Sep 2022
Outlets
irishmirror.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Gardaí relaunch appeal in 2007 Cork murder of Gus Hornibrook Murder · Co. Cork

    Gus Hornibrook, a 74-year-old man, was beaten, tied up, and left to die with a pillow held over his face at his Cork home on 6 November 2007. His brother Robert found him dead at 12.30pm that day, and nothing had been taken from the home. No arrests have been made, and the case remains unsolved. In September 2022, gardaí relaunched an appeal for information, highlighting an anonymous caller who rang Gurranabraher Station the day after the murder.

    Reported, 13 Sep 2022Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Gus Hornibrook, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 13 Sep2022
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, in Gardaí relaunch appeal in 2007 Cork murder of Gus Hornibrook
    Irish murder still a mystery but gardaí believe 'anonymous caller' holds the key
    victim, Gus Hornibrook, 74, male, irish (judged from name)Gus Hornibrook

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