Philip Cairns | |
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| Born | Philip Cairns 1 September 1973 |
| Disappeared | 23 October 1986 (aged 13) Ireland |
| Status | Missing for 37 years, 7 months and 7 days |
| Parent(s) | Alice Cairns (mother) Philip Cairns (father) |
| Relatives | Eoin Cairns (young brother) |
Philip Cairns (born 1 September 1973) disappeared on the afternoon of 23 October 1986 while walking back to school in south Dublin, Ireland from his home in Ballyroan. A large-scale investigation was carried out but no trace of the boy has ever been found.[1][2] His disappearance is now treated as a high-profile child murder case; the only similar incident in Ireland was the murder of Robert Holohan in January 2005.[3] It is one of the most high-profile disappearances in recent Irish history.[4]
Philip's family have issued numerous appeals for information. A reconstruction took place in 2007 and was later televised on RTÉ One, while a reward of €10,000 has also been offered. The book When Heaven Waits, published in 2007, featured an interview with Philip's mother. Nobody has ever been arrested.[4] The case remains open.
- ^ "Ireland's disappeared people". Irish Independent. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "'The next victim has every chance of being your mom ... or even you'The team handling the Garda's 'cold case' inquiries faces huge obstacles, writes Jim Cusack". Irish Independent. 4 November 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "Profile of a killer: What clues reveal". The Sunday Business Post. 16 January 2005. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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