Murder and Mayhem in May 1972
The daughter of Patrick McVeigh, Patricia, writes about the murder of her father on the 50th anniversary, recounting the family’s campaign.
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Police Service Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Silent Defenders?
Who were the Silent Defenders? Secret British military archives name them although all may not be what seems to be.
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Supreme Court Confirms PSNI Failings in Investigating Jean’s Murder
Supreme Court confirms PSNI failings in case of murder of West Belfast woman Jean Smyth-Campbell, murdered by British Armed Forces in Ireland in 1972.
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Family of Michael Leonard Meet with Department of Foreign Affairs
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council voted to support the family of Michael Leonard who was murdered by the police in 1973.
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Council Support for the Family of Michael Leonard
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council voted to support the family of Michael Leonard who was murdered by the police in 1973.
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British Supreme Court Considers PSNI’s Lack of Independence
The British Supreme Court in London is considering whether the Police Service of Northern Ireland is “sufficiently independent to investigate and/or review investigations” into conflict-related killings in the North of Ireland. In a hugely significant case, the British Supreme Court will consider whether the Legacy Investigations Branch of the Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) is
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Police Failure To Investigate MRF Shootings
Paper Trail published proof from secret British archives that the MRF was guilty of a catalogue of murders and attempted murders of civilians in Belfast 1972. The report followed the failure of the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) Legacy Investigation Branch (LIB) to arrest or convict British Army soldiers in the killer gang, the
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Earliest Recorded MRF Shooting (Thus Far)
Paper Trail is releasing the earliest recorded shooting by Britain’s Military Reaction Force MRF. The MRF shooting is the earliest recorded that we have discovered – this, of course, does not mean that it was the first MRF shooting. It means that, at the moment, it is the earliest recorded shooting that researchers like ourselves
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Britain’s Military Reaction Force and Operation Everson
Paper Trail has linked Britain’s Military Reaction Force (MRF) to multiple murders and attempted murders of civilians in Belfast in 1972. Secret British military documents prove that the MRF was indeed guilty of a catalogue of murders and attempted murders of unarmed civilians – including teenagers – in Belfast between May and September 1972. The
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Response to Inaccurate Police Reporting of Michael Leonard’s Murder
Solicitor Pat Fahy and Paper Trail respond to the police’s false reporting of Michael Leonard’s murder. It is with great dismay that the family of Michael Leonard read that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is now claiming that their classification of the killing of Michael Leonard as murder, as reported in the Irish
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