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16/09/2016
New Search Begins For Arlene Arkinson
A fresh search for missing teenager Arlene Arkinson is to take place in Co Tyrone.
Ms Arkinson, from Castlederg, was 15-years-old when she went missing in 1994 after a night out in the Republic of Ireland. Her body has never been found.
It is understood police cordoned off an area near Killen, just outside Castlederg on Thursday night. The area is close to where Arlene was last seen alive with convicted child killer and rapist Robert Howard. Mr Howard was the main suspect in the teenager's disappearance.
Arlene's sister, Kathleen, has said news of the search came "out of the blue".
Police have spent the past four days at the Killen site after they received a report from a farmer who became suspicious after finding a mound of clay and stones behind a derelict house.
Detective Chief Superintendent Raymond Murray is quoted as saying: "The family of Arlene Arkinson have been advised of this development purely as a precautionary measure. It would be premature to draw any inference from this initial report or the police response to it at this time."
Howard died in prison in England last year. In 2005 he was found not guilty of murdering Arlene Arkinson, but the jury was unaware that he was already serving a life sentence for raping and killing another teenager.
(JP/MH)
Ms Arkinson, from Castlederg, was 15-years-old when she went missing in 1994 after a night out in the Republic of Ireland. Her body has never been found.
It is understood police cordoned off an area near Killen, just outside Castlederg on Thursday night. The area is close to where Arlene was last seen alive with convicted child killer and rapist Robert Howard. Mr Howard was the main suspect in the teenager's disappearance.
Arlene's sister, Kathleen, has said news of the search came "out of the blue".
Police have spent the past four days at the Killen site after they received a report from a farmer who became suspicious after finding a mound of clay and stones behind a derelict house.
Detective Chief Superintendent Raymond Murray is quoted as saying: "The family of Arlene Arkinson have been advised of this development purely as a precautionary measure. It would be premature to draw any inference from this initial report or the police response to it at this time."
Howard died in prison in England last year. In 2005 he was found not guilty of murdering Arlene Arkinson, but the jury was unaware that he was already serving a life sentence for raping and killing another teenager.
(JP/MH)
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New Arlene Arkinson Search Ends
A new search operation launched by police investigating the disappearance of Arlene Arkinson has ended with "nothing suspicious" found. Police had cordoned off an area near Killen, outside Castlederg, last Thursday. The area is close to where Arlene was last seen alive with convicted child killer and rapist Robert Howard.
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Convicted killer and rapist Robert Howard has died while he was in prison custody at a hospital in England. Howard, 71, was given a life sentence for raping and murdering 14-year-old Hannah Williams from London. Her body was discovered in 2002. He was also a suspect in the murder of 15-year-old Arlene Arkinson from County Tyrone in 1994.
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A flat in Castlederg has been searched by detectives investigating the murder of missing teenager Arlene Arkinson. It's understood the flat, on Main Street, is the former home of child killer Robert Howard who was acquitted of her murder in 2005. Police have said it is a detailed forensic examination, not a search for human remains.
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A flat in Castlederg has been searched by detectives investigating the murder of missing teenager Arlene Arkinson. It's understood the flat, on Main Street, is the former home of child killer Robert Howard who was acquitted of her murder in 2005. Police have said it is a detailed forensic examination, not a search for human remains.
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The sister of Arlene Arkinson has called on An Gardaí Síochána to provide more information on bodies discovered in an exhumed grave earlier this year. It is understood that Gardaí – Irish police – exhumed a grave in County Sligo as part of an investigation into the disappearance of 15-year-old Arlene in 1994.
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The sister of Arlene Arkinson has called on An Gardaí Síochána to provide more information on bodies discovered in an exhumed grave earlier this year. It is understood that Gardaí – Irish police – exhumed a grave in County Sligo as part of an investigation into the disappearance of 15-year-old Arlene in 1994.
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