'I saw Mary being driven away in a red car'- fisherman believes he saw Mary Boyle (6) being 'lifted' Catherine Devine
July 14 2016 12:13 PMFisherman PJ Coughlan has said he saw a red Volkswagen Beetle speeding away from the area that Mary went missing ten minutes before he saw Mary’s uncle Gerry frantically searching for her.
“I believe I saw her being driven away in a car. There’s no doubt in my mind she was lifted,” told the Irish Daily Star.
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Coughlan (73) told the Irish Daily Star: “He came to the top of the mountain shouting “Mary, Mary. Where are you?” He was looking for his niece… he was upset surely.”
Coughlan was the first person at the Garda station in Ballyshannon in 1977 to report Mary’s disappearance. He said he told gardai about the car but he claimed that this wasn’t recorded because the gardai already had a suspect.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/i-saw-mary-being-driven-away-in-a-red-car-fisherman-believes-he-saw-mary-boyle-6-being-lifted-34883293.htmlAt least one independent witness saw and reported a vehicle in the area that Mary disappeared from ... might have been an idea to trace it to check it out.