Marian Beattie: ‘Tell me who murdered my sister 50 years in the past’

The brother of a girl who was once murdered greater than 50 years in the past has made a contemporary enchantment for details about her demise.

Marian Beattie, 18, from Portadown was once remaining observed leaving a charity dance at Hadden’s Garage in Aughnacloy on 30 March 1973.

She was once noticed leaving the premises with a tender guy simply after 01:00 however 5 hours later her partially-clothed frame was once discovered on the backside of a quarry between Aughnacloy and Ballygawley.

Her brother Gerard Beattie stated his circle of relatives have by no means recovered.

“Marian was a special person, she would have gone out of her way to help anyone out”, he stated.

He added: “She didn’t deserve what happened to her and we know there are people out there who have information about who was involved in her murder.

“So we are asking once more for the ones other folks to delight come ahead as a result of we simply need justice and the reality for Marian.”

This week police said they were reviewing the murder and appealed to anyone with fresh information to come forward.

PSNI Dt Insp Thompson said: “I recognize this homicide happened over 50 years in the past however we wish to communicate to somebody who was once on the dance at Hadden’s Garage at the night time of Friday, 30th March 1973.

“Marian went there with a girlfriend to listen to her brother’s band. Did you see who she was dancing with or speaking with? Did you see her leave the dance with a man?

“Do you already know who he was once? Did you spot her within the automobile park on the quarry any time after 1.15am at the Saturday morning?

Dt Insp Thompson added: “Marian’s family deserve to know what happened to her that night. I am appealing to anyone who may be able to help us progress the investigation and bring some closure to the Beattie family to come forward and speak to Detectives in Legacy Investigation Branch.”

In past due March 1973, Marian Beattie went to a charity dance at Hadden’s Garage at the outskirts of Aughnacloy along with her best possible good friend and brother.

During the night time she was once observed dancing with a tender guy. She left with him after 01:00.

Marian’s frame was once discovered within the early hours of day after today on the backside of the close by quarry, and the police opened a homicide investigation.

More than 50 years later no person has ever been charged with a homicide that police described on the time as a “vicious and cruel murder, with sadistic overtones”.

Gerard Beattie stated he can nonetheless take into accout when he heard about what came about to Marian.

He stated: “I was only 13 years old, I was out playing football and my dad called us into the house and next thing there was a priest there and he told us Marian was found dead in a quarry.

“I used to be simply in a whole and utter surprise, it felt like the bottom had simply spread out, it simply felt like a whole and utter crisis.”

Gerard said despite the passage of time, his family will continue to campaign until they find out the truth.

“It was once devastating for our whole circle of relatives, my mom was once by no means the similar and he or she died of a damaged center,” he stated.

“But we will by no means surrender, if one thing occurs me, my daughter will elevate it on, we wish to get solutions for Marian.”