Antoinette Smith, a 27-year-old mother of two, went missing after attending a David Bowie concert in Dublin with a friend in July 1987. On April 3, 1988, her remains were discovered in the Wicklow Mountains.
On December 23, 1991, Patricia Doherty, a prison officer and mother of two, vanished after leaving her home to purchase Santa hats at a nearby shopping center, she never returned. Her husband reported her missing on Christmas Day. The following summer, her remains were found in the Wicklow Mountains, near Antoinette Smith was recovered in 1992.
The cases officially associated with the Vanishing Triangle began in 1993 with the disappearance of Annie McCarrick, a 26-year-old waitress originally from Long Island. She was seen leaving her Dublin home at 3:15 PM and taking a bus to the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains. Some witnesses reported seeing her at a pub called Johnnie Fox's.
Eva Brennan, a 39-year-old woman, went missing on July 25, 1993, after leaving her parents' home in Rathgar, Dublin following an argument with a sibling. Despite her family's well-known reputation in the community and investigations by authorities, there were no confirmed sightings of her on her way back home.
Imelda Keenan, a 28-year-old woman, disappeared in Waterford City in December 1993. She failed to return after collecting a welfare check from the post office.
Fiona Pender, a hairdresser and model from Tullamore, disappeared on August 22 1996. She was seven months pregnant at the time. However, nearby excavations turned up no evidence, and Pender remains missing.
Ciara Breen, a 17-year-old from Dundalk, disappeared on February 13, 1997. There were few leads for investigators to follow and no new evidence has been found. Liam Mullen was the prime suspect in her disappearance.
Fiona Sinnott, a 19-year-old mother with an 11-month-old baby, disappeared from her hometown of Ballyhitt, Ireland on February 9, 1998. She had been drinking with friends at a local pub before leaving with her former partner and father of her child, Sean Carroll. Despite multiple searches and tips, her case remains unresolved, and no additional evidence of her whereabouts has been found.
Dierdre Jacob disappeared in July 28, 1998, she was 18-year-old and lived in Newbridge, where Phyllis Murphy was last seen waiting for her bus in 1979. On the day of her disappearance, she planned to visit her grandmother and stopped by the bank, which is confirmed by CCTV footage.
Claire Boylan was a 36-year-old woman who lived with her parents in Terenure. She went missing after leaving her home to meet a friend from school. Unconfirmed reports claim that she was stalked by a predator before her disappearance, but no additional sources have confirmed this.
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