Ireland Marie Kilmartin, 35. Strangled. Left in Bog. Portlaoise. Mountmellick. December 1993

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The murder of a 35-year-old Laois mother whose body was discovered underwater in a bog drain outside Mountmellick Laois 25 years ago is set to be probed by the National Bureau of Investigation's serious crime review team.

An Garda Siochana's cold case unit is expected to begin a fresh probe into the murder of Marie Kilmartin whose strangled body was found in a bog drain outside Mountmellick, on a bog at the Laois Offaly border in 1994 according to Independent.ie.

No one has ever been charged with the murder of Marie Kilmartin, originally from Ballinasloe but who was living in Portlaoise when she disappeared in December 1993.
Fresh cold case probe into murder of Laois mother whose body was found 25 years ago

Cold case: Fresh probe into murder of mum whose body was found in bog 25 years ago - Independent.ie

Her body was found six months later in a bog drain near the Laois Offaly border.

 

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Marie Kilmartin, who was murdered in 1993. Ms Kilmartin's murder remains unsolved

Portlaoise locals have taken part in interviews for this documentary, including Cllr Tommy Mulligan as a Portlaoise local, and former Fianna Fáíl election candidate Austin Stack, who is a friend of Ms Kilmartin's daughter Aine.

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Really interesting case this. I am full of admiration for the diligent, even-handed way that her daughter has approached this. She seems convinced that she knows who did this and why, and i have no reason to doubt that. It must be so frustrating for her that this never seemed to be pursued by the Garda.
Video below of the original Crime Line appeal. Two things, frustrating that the timeline that is presented at the start mentions two sightings after her disappearance as a fact. These were discredited quickly so sets the right context. Then her 'housemate/friend' has an odd choice of words that she was 'delighted' that the police had ascertained that a call had been made to the house which may have lured Marie out.