Gussie Shanahan

mitresize5 · 23-10-2018 1:53pm #1

Anyone of a particular vintage will know this story well.

Finally some rest for his family who have been looking for answers for the last 17 years. Its actually hard to believe that its that long ago.

At least now they can give to poor kid a proper burial

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/remains-found-in-2001-identified-as-missing-limerick-man-aengus-shanahan-1.3672893

Stab*City · 23-10-2018 1:56pm

Finally closure for the family, but let me get this straight. They actually found him 17 years ago?

Insect Overlord · 23-10-2018 2:01pm

Stab*City wrote: »

Finally closure for the family, but let me get this straight. They actually found him 17 years ago?

There's a bit more detail given in some of the articles online. Suffice to say, not much was found.

Cookiemunster · 23-10-2018 2:09pm

Stab*City wrote: »

Finally closure for the family, but let me get this straight. They actually found him 17 years ago?

The found unidentifiable remains 17 years ago. The DNA technology that could identify those remains is fairly new technology so identification was only possible recently.

ouxbbkqtswdfaw · 23-10-2018 2:11pm

Closure? Do they know how he died?

Stab*City · 23-10-2018 2:12pm

Cookiemunster wrote: »

The found unidentifiable remains 17 years ago. The DNA technology that could identify those remains is fairly new technology so identification was only possible recently.

What's the technology?

Cookiemunster · 23-10-2018 2:16pm

Stab*City wrote: »

What's the technology?

I have no idea, I only know what I read.

Stab*City · 23-10-2018 2:20pm

Cookiemunster wrote: »

I have no idea, I only know what I read.

No worries. It just seemed like you knew what you were talking about.

Also closure probably is the wrong word. I guess now they can stop looking which is probably some bit of ending to it.

Mc Love · 23-10-2018 2:41pm

Cookiemunster wrote: »

The found unidentifiable remains 17 years ago. The DNA technology that could identify those remains is fairly new technology so identification was only possible recently.

Yet some people are like, why dumb dumb did it take so long to dumb dumb tell the family.

Mc Love · 23-10-2018 2:42pm

5g9myuvx6278ei wrote: »

Closure? Do they know how he died?

I believe his father was informed a few years ago he was involved in a skirmish that went too far, but nobody came forward that was involved.

Such a sad story

ouxbbkqtswdfaw · 23-10-2018 2:44pm

Ok thanks

zulutango · 23-10-2018 5:50pm

I guess there is some closure in this for the family. What a horrible ordeal they were put through.

I knew him and liked him. He was quite a joker but there was no malice in him.

Cockadoodledoo · 23-10-2018 5:52pm

Mc Love wrote: »

I believe his father was informed a few years ago he was involved in a skirmish that went too far, but nobody came forward that was involved.

Such a sad story

What is a skirmish?? A joke or prank?

nim1bdeh38l2cw · 23-10-2018 6:00pm

Cockadoodledoo wrote: »

What is a skirmish?? A joke or prank?

Do you need a dictionary?

mitresize5 · 23-10-2018 8:16pm

Probably not the thread for petty sniping lads

yop · 23-10-2018 8:16pm

Pls have a bit of respect on this thread.
Anyone deciding not to will need a timeout.

chicorytip · 23-10-2018 8:31pm

5g9myuvx6278ei wrote:

Closure? Do they know how he died?

Mod Edit: Nope. Unless you have something you're willing to share, I'm not having that suggestion bandied about.

banie01 · 23-10-2018 9:15pm

I knew Gussie from the age of 4, we attended the same schools were in the same class from babies thru to 1st year.
I hope the confirmation of his remains can bring some measure of comfort and relief to his family and to his friends.

Hopefully the forthcoming review of the evidence will bring some needed detail to them too.

Big_Evil · 23-10-2018 10:09pm

Dont know how I feel about this to be honest. I worked with Gussie in Dell and he was one of the soundest people you could ever meet.

I think of Gussie every so often, and while I'm glad that some closure has been brought to his family and friends, its devastating to think that something nasty could have happened to a lad like Gussie.

Its also devastating to think that while we always struggled to make sense of what may have happened to him, its equally difficult to comprehend that in all this time, his remains had already been found, just not identifiable until now.

This paradox just seems to make the tragedy even greater.

RIP Gussie

Will always remember you

Jog501 · 24-10-2018 1:38pm

Big_Evil wrote: »

Dont know how I feel about this to be honest. I worked with Gussie in Dell and he was one of the soundest people you could ever meet.

I think of Gussie every so often, and while I'm glad that some closure has been brought to his family and friends, its devastating to think that something nasty could have happened to a lad like Gussie.

Its also devastating to think that while we always struggled to make sense of what may have happened to him, its equally difficult to comprehend that in all this time, his remains had already been found, just not identifiable until now.

This paradox just seems to make the tragedy even greater.

RIP Gussie Will always remember you

They were lovely words Big. I posted in another forum about the possible link to other Dell Security staff at the time; Des Walsh and Matthew Carroll. Their disappearance all around the same time is quite a coincidence.

chicorytip · 24-10-2018 11:22pm

chicorytip wrote:

Mod Edit: Nope. Unless you have something you're willing to share, I'm not having that suggestion bandied about.

What "suggestion" are you referring to? That he may have died by his own hand or at the hands of others? This is speculation, not suggestion backed up by evidence. It has been eighteen years since he went missing. If I were his parent I know which of those two ghastly scenarios I mentioned would be the least difficult to come to terms with.

Blazer · 03-11-2018 7:21am

Jog501 wrote: »

They were lovely words Big. I posted in another forum about the possible link to other Dell Security staff at the time; Des Walsh and Matthew Carroll. Their disappearance all around the same time is quite a coincidence.

I worked in Dell as well and I never realised those guys were missing either or that they were security at Dell....seems very odd that 3 security guards would go missing over a 2 year period.

LimerickCity · 05-11-2018 12:33pm

Blazer wrote: »

Jog501 wrote: »

They were lovely words Big. I posted in another forum about the possible link to other Dell Security staff at the time; Des Walsh and Matthew Carroll. Their disappearance all around the same time is quite a coincidence.

I worked in Dell as well and I never realised those guys were missing either or that they were security at Dell....seems very odd that 3 security guards would go missing over a 2 year period.

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LimerickCity · 05-11-2018 12:33pm

Blazer wrote: »

Jog501 wrote: »

They were lovely words Big. I posted in another forum about the possible link to other Dell Security staff at the time; Des Walsh and Matthew Carroll. Their disappearance all around the same time is quite a coincidence.

I worked in Dell as well and I never realised those guys were missing either or that they were security at Dell....seems very odd that 3 security guards would go missing over a 2 year period.

Des Walsh was the security guard at Dell.

Matthew Carroll who i knew well didn't work at Dell and was not a security guard.

Gussie worked in manufacturing.

Gussie Shanahan

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