Man questioned about Annie McCarrick says 'police are feeding you lies'
Ms McCarrick was 26 years old at the time of her disappearance, and had been living in Ireland after moving to Dublin from the USA in 1993.
The American native was last seen on March 26, 1993 with the missing person case being upgraded to a murder investigation on the 30th anniversary of her disappearance. A man who was questioned abroad about the Annie McCarrick case has insisted that he and his brother – who was arrested as a suspect – are innocent. Pic: An Garda Siochana/PA Wire
This month, a man was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Ms McCarrick, but was released without charge.
A search of a property which was the chief suspect's family home at the time of Annie's disappearance is still ongoing.
The home was purchased by its current owners within the last 15 years, with the owners having moved out of the residence for the duration of the search. The home was purchased by its current owners within the last 15 years and they have nothing to do with the case. Pic: Sam Boal/Collins Photos
It comes not long after it was revealed by Extra.ie that Gardaí had decided to make an arrest after going to another jurisdiction to speak with the brother of their suspect.
It is understood that information procured during this interview discredited the suspect's alibi for the day Annie went missing.
However, speaking to the Irish Mirror, the man insisted that both he and his brother have nothing to do with Annie's death. It comes not long after it was revealed by Extra.ie that Gardaí had moved to arrest the chief suspect in the McCarrick murder after going to another jurisdiction to speak with a close associate of the man. Pic: An Garda Síochána
'My brother and I have nothing to do with Annie's disappearance,' he stated. 'It was I that reported her missing. I was the first person who made the statement in respect of her disappearance in order that the guards might not spend time worrying or spend time investigating me.
'I would have been one of the first to be ruled out of the investigation and I would have imagined that was the same as my brother.'
He added that police were 'feeding you lies' as he confirmed a previous conversation with Gardaí wouldn't have given them 'fresh evidence to go after my brother.'
Extra.ie exclusively revealed back in March that an arrest was imminent after the investigating team identified a flaw in the previous case work.
Gardaí had been focused on apparent sightings of Annie in Enniskerry and near Johnnie Fox's pub. However, the new investigation team have now all but discounted these 'sightings' and believe they may have led Gardaí away from Ms McCarrick's inner circle and the man they have now identified as their chief suspect.
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