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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Daily Mail
Mother makes heartbreaking plea in hopes of finding daughter, 34, who vanished more than a month ago - as police make arrests in murder probe
The mother of a woman missing for more than a month has issued a heartbreaking plea to get her 'baby back' - as police made arrests in a murder probe. Reanne Coulson, 34, was last seen at around 9.46pm on May 21 in Coventry after visiting a food bank. A 42-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of her murder and he remains in police custody. Two other people - a 38-year-old and a 53-year-old man - have also been detained in connection with Reanne's disappearance. The 38-year-old was arrested in the Coventry area at around 4pm on June 25 on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. It comes as Reanne's mother Lynne Sparks yesterday issued a new appeal to find her daughter. She said: 'Is there anybody out there that knows anything about Reanne's disappearance? 'From one parent to another, you can only imagine how I'm feeling. Please come forward to give our family some closure. I just want my baby back.' Reanne is pictured and her sister Kirsten who has also appealed for information Reanne's twin sister Kirsten added: 'If you were in Vauxhall Street on May 21 or 22 for whatever reason, if you know anything about my sister's disappearance, please let the police know. 'Just pick up the phone no matter how small it is. Anything is better than nothing. Your information might just help us to find her. 'We are all worried sick about her. Words can't describe the pain we are all feeling. Our family are desperate. We need answers. Please help us get Reanne back.' Police have viewed hundreds of hours of CCTV and taken more than 50 statements from potential witnesses as part of the investigation. Specialist teams including police dogs have also begun searching Binley Woods, near Coventry, as well as other areas of land in neighbouring Warwickshire. Detective Superintendent Jim Munro, from our Major Crime Unit, said: 'We are continuing to work flat out to find Reanne, and get the answers that her family so desperately need. 'I know there are people in Coventry that have information in relation to her whereabouts. 'I ask they come forward and speak with police, or look at others channels such as Crimestoppers - who they can speak to completely anonymously. 'We ask for any information from them that will alllow us to locate Reanne, who we now sadly believe is deceased.' Anyone with information can get in touch via a dedicated website here: Public Portal ( Alternatively, you can ring 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Irish Times
24-06-2025
- Irish Times
Annie McCarrick: Search at Clondalkin property ends with nothing of evidential value found
A near two-week search for the remains of Annie McCarrick, at a west Dublin house she once stayed in, has concluded with nothing of evidential value being found. Garda sources said while new intelligence had prompted the search, it was speculative and investigators did not know if it would lead to a breakthrough in the investigation into her disappearance in March 1993. However, as the property was linked to the chief suspect in the case, gardaí believed the new information was worth acting on. Significant excavation was done at the house in Clondalkin, including under an extension built in the last 15 years. The fact neither Ms Carrick's remains, nor any other evidence, were discovered there is a blow to the investigation team, which has carried out significant work to try to solve the case since it was upgraded from a missing persons inquiry to a murder investigation two years ago. READ MORE A member of An Garda Síochána at house in Clondalkin, west Dublin where a search took place as part of the investigation into the case of Annie McCarrick. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins The chief suspect, a businessman in his 60s who knew Ms McCarrick, a 26-year-old from New York, was arrested earlier this month as the search of the property began. He denied any wrongdoing and was released without charged the following day after being questioned for 24 hours. The Irish Times called to his home, a large property in a secluded location in the east of country, after his release but the house appeared to be empty at the time. Garda headquarters on Tuesday confirmed the search at the property in Clondalkin had just concluded and that gardaí would 'remain on site in order to return the site' to the current residents, who were not linked to the case. It also said while the results of the search were not being released for 'operational reasons', Ms McCarrick's family in the US had been informed of the developments. 'Gardaí continue to appeal to any person who may have previously come forward who felt they could not provide Gardaí with all the information they had in relation to this matter, to contact the investigation team again,' the Garda added. 'With the passage of time they may now be in a position to speak further with the investigation team.' Gardaí believe Annie McCarrick was killed on the day her flat mates last saw her alive – March 26th, 1993. The chief suspect was spoken to as part of the investigation when Ms McCarrick disappeared, but no arrests were made at that time and the missing woman's remains have never been found. However, Ms McCarrick had told some US-based friends in the period before she disappeared that she felt harassed by the man and that he had struck her during an argument. The investigation has become more focused on him, and a man close to him, in recent years and his detention last week represented the first ever arrest in the case. Gardaí believe Ms McCarrick was killed on the day her flat mates last saw her alive – March 26th, 1993. They suspect her remains were disposed of, to conceal the crime, by the time she was reported missing two days later. Ms McCarrick had studied in Ireland from the late 1980s but went back to the US for two years. She returned to live in Ireland in January 1993 after falling in love with the country during a visit when she was a teenager.
The Sun
24-06-2025
- The Sun
CCTV reveals last sighting of mum, 34, who vanished at church over a month ago – as man arrested over her disappearance
POLICE have released footage in a bid to find a missing mum who vanished at a church over a month ago. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering Reanne Coulson after she disappeared from Coventry. 3 3 West Midlands Police have issued a further appeal for Reanne and say they "remain hopeful" of finding the 34-year-old. A spokesperson for the service said: "With the support of her family we are releasing CCTV footage of Reanne, who was last seen on 21 May in Coventry when she visited a food bank at St Mary & Benedict Church at around 9.46pm that day. Reanne's family have also made an emotional plea for information following her disappearance. Speaking today her family acknowledged she worked in the area she was last seen as a sex worker and admitted her life has "not been easy". Her twin sister, Kirsten Coulson, said: "Reanne is not only my sister but my twin sister, a mum, a daughter and an aunt. "She was last seen near Vauxhall Street in Coventry and if anyone in that area knows or works with Reanne and has seen her, we ask that they get in touch. "Her life has not been easy for the last few years and we as a family are aware that she lived a chaotic lifestyle." She added: "Since she was last seen, Reanne hasn't made any contact with us what so ever and it was her birthday on the 17th of June, we share our birthday together, it's just out the ordinary for her to not come home. "She has missed her son's birthday in May which is totally of her character for her not to be in contact with him on his birthday. "Please, if you know anything of what she was doing that day or who she was with that will help, we are worried sick and need your help finding her. "She is loved my many and we will find you no matter what." Reanne's brother also reached out to his sister directly, begging her to come home. He said: "Reanne if you're out there and you can hear this please, please come home we're all worried sick waiting for you. "You aren't in any trouble, we just want you home. Please, please come home." West Midlands Police confirmed they had arrested a 53-year-old man who knew Reanne. He has been arrested on suspicion of kidnap and murder and remains in police custody for further questioning. Detective Superintendent James Munro, from Major Crime Unit, said: 'We want to hear from anyone who saw Reanne her on the night of 21 May, or who has seen her since to come forward and we will treat that information sensitively. "We have made an arrest but we'd urge people not so speculate. "We are following several lines of enquiry including speaking to people who know Reanne but we'd ask people to consider her family and if they can help, there are a number of ways to pass that potentially vital piece of information on to us.' 3
Irish Times
12-06-2025
- Irish Times
Annie McCarrick: Gardaí made first arrest in 32-year investigation after receiving new information
The arrest of a man as part of the investigation into the 1993 disappearance and murder of Annie McCarrick follows a period of intense activity in the inquiry in recent years. The search of a house in Dublin is also connected to developments during this time. Gardaí had long nominated a chief suspect in the case and they arrested him on Thursday morning. The Irish Times understands the Garda investigation team decided to make the arrest and carry out the search based on new information it received. Detectives had already spoken to the chief suspect several times in relation to the case. Ms McCarrick disappeared from south Dublin in March, 1993. Her case was upgraded two years ago, from a missing persons inquiry to a murder investigation. The suspect, who was well known to Ms McCarrick, forged a career in business since 1993 and accumulated significant wealth. The arrest and the house search in Clondalkin are significant developments. However, they also represent the latest phase in an investigation that has, for years, been focused on the theory that a friend of the 26-year-old New Yorker killed her after a personal dispute. READ MORE Detectives also spoke to a man close to the suspect in recent months. That interview was carried out abroad. The man is believed to have previously told detectives he was with the chief suspect during the weekend Ms McCarrick disappeared. The suspect taken into custody on Thursday is the first person to be arrested in the 32-year inquiry . He was questioned on suspicion of murdering Ms McCarrick. He is in his 60s and does not usually live in Dublin. He was detained by members of the Dublin south central division's serious crime unit based at Irishtown Garda station. As he was being arrested, the property in Clondalkin was being sealed off for a search. The suspect was closely linked to the house at the time Ms McCarrick disappeared and she is believed to have stayed there at least once. The house was last sold about 15 years ago and gardaí stress that the current owners have no connection to the murder investigation. Situated in a small estate, the home has been extensively renovated and extended by its current owners, with most of that work completed over a decade ago. The arrested man knew Ms McCarrick from her time studying in Ireland. Following two years of living back in her hometown of New York, she returned to live in Ireland in January, 1993. Two months later, she disappeared from her rented apartment at St Catherine's Court, Sandymount, Dublin 4. The narrative around Ms McCarrick's disappearance – based on claimed sightings by eyewitnesses – has always involved her travelling by bus from south Dublin to Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, on the day she went missing: Friday, March 26th, 1993. There were also reported sightings of her in Enniskerry village and at Johnnie Fox's pub in Glencullen, in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains, about 6km from Enniskerry. [ Annie McCarrick's best friend is 'overwhelmed with emotion, crying over my coffee' after developments in case Opens in new window ] However, those details have effectively been put to one side and the investigation is now based on what may have happened in Sandymount. Gardaí believe Ms McCarrick was the victim of foul play at the hands of a man she knew well and that her body was then disposed of to conceal the crime. Ms McCarrick had confided in her US-based friends that a man she had relations with in Dublin struck her in a drunken state. She told friends she believed he was harassing or stalking her. Detectives believe the killing and disposal of her remains had probably taken place before she was reported missing on March 28th, 1993. That was about 48 hours after the last confirmed sighting of her, by her flatmates in Sandymount. Gardaí suspect she was killed, or at least met her murderer, in the area around her flat. The reported sightings of Ms McCarrick in the Enniskerry and Glencullen areas now appear to have achieved nothing. They may have wasted vital time and led the initial investigation astray during the crucial period immediately after a murder, when killers are most likely to slip up.
Irish Times
12-06-2025
- Irish Times
Annie McCarrick timeline: 32 years of false leads and setbacks in search for American woman presumed murdered
A man in his 60s was arrested on Thursday morning in connection with the disappearance and murder of American woman Annie McCarrick (26). She disappeared in March 1993. A search of a property in Clondalkin was also under way. Timeline of the case: March 26th, 1993: Annie McCarrick, an American student living in Ireland since 1987, spoke to her flatmates in St Catherine's Court, Sandycove, before they travelled home for the weekend. March 27th, 1993: A couple were worried when they turned up to Ms McCarrick's apartment for a dinner she planned to hosting and she wasn't there. She did not turn up for work that day in Cava Java on Leeson Street nor on Sunday. READ MORE March 28th, 1993: Her flatmates return and find bags of unpacked shopping on the floor of the apartment. A receipt confirmed that the shopping was purchased on 11.02am on March 26th at the Quinnsworth on Sandymount Road. That evening she was reported missing to the gardaí. March 30th, 1993: Ms McCarrick's mother Nancy, who was due to visit Ireland anyway, confirms the missing person's report. April 7th, 1993: Gardaí state Ms McCarrick was last seen at Johnnie Fox's pub in Glencullen, Co Dublin, in the company of a man who was of medium height and athletic looking. They believe she travelled alone on a bus to Enniskerry on March 26th, 1993. These leads would later be dismissed. [ Annie McCarrick's best friend from childhood: 'I believe she knew the person responsible for her death' Opens in new window ] March 26th, 1994: A year after Ms McCarrick's disappearance, her father, John McCarrick, offers a reward of $150,000 for any 'serious information leading to her whereabouts or to her location'. He died in 2009. June 1997: A search of a pet cemetery in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, is carried out following a tip-off, but her body is not found. October 2008: A cold-case review sees gardaí interview two suspects who were living in Co Wicklow at the time of Ms McCarrick's disappearance. They were released without charge. Nancy McCarrick, mother of Annie McCarrick. Photograph: RTÉ April 2nd, 2016: Ms McCarrick's mother Nancy makes an appeal on RTÉ's Crimecall programme for any information related to her daughter's disappearance. Mrs McCarrick concedes that she is most likely dead. July 7th, 2020: New York based lawyer Michael Griffith says he has a 'very, very promising lead'. March 24th, 2023: Gardaí upgrade the disappearance of Ms McCarrick to murder 30 years after her death. At a press conference Det Supt Eddie Carroll said there was now sufficient evidence to suggest Ms McCarrick had been murdered. He believed modern forensic techniques may help to solve her disappearance. May 11th, 2023: Gardaí confirm they are re-examining the actions and movements of two men, including rechecking accounts and statements they gave in 1993. March 26th, 2024: Gardaí confirm that two lines of inquiry, that Ms McCarrick had taken a bus to Enniskerry on her own and was last seen in Johnnie Fox's, were both ruled out. The CCTV photograph of her in the Sandymount branch of the AIB was also ruled out as evidence. It had been taken 11 days before her disappearance. June 12th, 2025: A man was arrested in connection with the disappearance and murder of Annie McCarrick who disappeared while living in South Dublin in 1993. The detention of the man in his 60s is the first arrest ever made in the inquiry.
