Fresh appeals for witnesses to deaths of man and woman during Troubles
The appeals into the deaths of Teresa Carson and William Marchant will involve distributing posters and organised leaflet drops in the areas relating to both investigations.
Ms Carson (47), was found dead at the side of the Glen Road in the early hours of Sunday November 24th, 1974.
It is understood she had witnessed a robbery St John's GAC Social Club on Whiterock Road hours before. She was last seen in the grounds of the club at 12.15am getting into a white coloured car.
Mr Marchant (39), who was also known as Billy or Frenchie, was shot outside the Progressive Unionist Party offices on Shankill Road at approximately 3pm on April 28th, 1987, and later died in hospital.
A brown coloured Datsun Bluebird car, registration number YOI 2557, was used in the attack. It had been hijacked earlier in the day after a family was held at gunpoint overnight at Tullymore Gardens in west Belfast.
William Marchant: shot on the Shankill Road in April 1987. Photograph: Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery/PA Wire
The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery has issued appeals for witnesses to come forward in relation to investigations into both deaths following requests from the victims' families.
Assistant commissioner Amanda Logan said their families asked the commission to help them find out what happened to their loved ones.
'We have always underlined the commission's unwavering commitment to helping families find the unvarnished truth and this is at the centre of our witness appeals,' she said.
'The relatives of Teresa Carson and William Marchant believe that someone may hold vital information that could prove key to the investigations.
'These families have waited many years for answers and we at the commission are committed to doing everything we can to support them. If members of the public have any information about either of these cases, please come forward.'
She added: 'No matter how unimportant your information may seem, what you share could be vital to finding the truth for the families. All information we receive will be treated in the strictest confidence.' - PA
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