Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 January 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed)

2:10 pm

Mr. Frank Murray:

People have sometimes asked us how they can get in touch with the commission if they are uncomfortable using the post office box, which has been very successful, or the confidential telephone line. They can always avail of other possibilities such as contacting a public representative, a clergyman or somebody of some standing in the community. We do not seek to get anybody into any personal difficulties or anything like that. Our sole purpose and remit is to find the bodies of the disappeared of which three cases remain - nothing more, nothing less. No court case will arise out of anything that is given to us or said to us. All we need is some focused information that might lead us to the right place. Perhaps people who have come to us before and given information might think again on whether there is any additional piece or factor they overlooked when they gave information before? Such information might be highly significant.

At the risk of embarrassing Mr. Knupfer, can I mention his involvement in the Manchester moors murder case? I will let him tell the story himself of how Myra Hindley, when she was brought to the site, gave a piece of information that had not been given before or, maybe, had not been deemed to be of great value. Her information led to breaking the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of the remains. I will hand over to Mr. Knupfer. I am referring to information that may not be relevant directly but indirectly.

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