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1973 teenager murder case reopened
5 August 2013
''Marian Beattie lived in Portadown but had been at a charity dance at Hadden's Garage in Aughnacloy on 30 March 1973.
She was seen leaving the dance just after 1am with a young man.
Five hours later her partially-clothed body was found at the bottom of Hadden's Quarry between Aughnacloy and Ballygawley.
The investigation has been reopened after a review of the case by the PSNI's serious crime branch.
Det Insp Peter Montgomery said: "We believe Marian and a man left the dance at Hadden's Garage and went to the nearby car park at the top of Hadden's Quarry about 400 yards away which was frequented by courting couples.
"Something happened there but we have no evidence to suggest Marian was sexually assaulted."
Det Insp Montgomery said detectives were working to identify the man with whom Marian left the dance.''
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