Peter Wilson (1952 – 1 August 1973) was a man from
Northern Ireland who was abducted and killed by the
Provisional Irish Republican Army. The IRA never gave any explanation for his abduction and murder. His body was not found for 37 years, and he was listed as one of
the Disappeared by the
Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains.
Disappearance
Wilson, a native of West
Belfast, with five siblings, was described as "a vulnerable man with learning difficulties".
He was abducted by the IRA in the summer of 1973, somewhere in the St. James area of Belfast, and killed. Only in 2009 was he added to the list of Northern Ireland's 'Disappeared'. His body was located at the beach in
Waterfoot, County Antrim
Waterfoot or Glenariff () is a small coastal village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is at the foot of Glenariff, one of the Glens of Antrim, within the historic barony of Glenarm Lower and the civil parishes of Ardclinis and Layd. The vi ...
on 2 November 2010, the day after excavations began following the receipt of "reliable and high quality" information. His family had often walked on the beach, unaware that he was buried there.
Wilson was the ninth of the known "Disappeared" to be located since 1999.
See also
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Charles Armstrong
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Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains
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List of solved missing person cases
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Murder of Jean McConville
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Murder of Paul Quinn
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Murder of Thomas Oliver
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Disappeared (Northern Ireland)
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Thomas Murphy (Irish republican)
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Gerard Evans
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Columba McVeigh
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Robert Nairac
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Murder of Gareth O'Connor
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Internal Security Unit
References
External links
Thedisappearedni.co.uk
Malachiodoherty.com
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1970s missing person cases
1973 murders in the United Kingdom
1973 in Northern Ireland
August 1973 events in the United Kingdom
Deaths by firearm in Northern Ireland
Enforced disappearances in Northern Ireland
Formerly missing people
Missing person cases in Ireland
Terrorism deaths in Northern Ireland