Ireland Ireland - Fiona Sinnott, 19, Bridgetown, Co Wexford, 9 February 1998

Born: 1979

Height: 5' 2

Hair: Auburn

Eyes: Brown

Build: 7 Stone


Fiona Sinnott is missing from Bridgetown, Co. Wexford since Monday 9th February, 1998. There have to date been no verified sightings of Fiona since she left the pub with her boyfriend on the night of Feb 9, 1998. Prior to her disappearance she was in great form and had been planning a shopping trip to Waterford to buy a present for her sister's forthcoming 21st birthday party. She had been looking forward to that party and the first birthday of her daughter Emma.

If you know of her whereabouts or have any information to offer please contact any Garda Station or phone the Garda Confidential Phoneline on 1800 666111

Fiona's appeal has been placed here with the permission of her mother.


Picture here:

http://www.missing.ws/_missingpersons/missingPerson.asp?id=46

Wexford woman Fiona Sinnott has been missing since 1998. Irish police are now treating her disappearance as a murder investigation.

Recently, I read a book about her disappearance, which piqued my interest. The vast majority of the details can be found here.

To sum it it up:

• She was in a relationship with an older man. They had a child together.
• The relationship was abusive. On one occasion, she was found lying on the ground outside of her house.
• The couple broke up.
• While she was at a bar with friends, the ex-boyfriend turned up. There was little communication between the two throughout the night.
• She leaves and he follows her. Witnesses say that they think that they heard an argument unfolding outside of the pub. This is never proven.
• Somebody says that they heard a woman screaming on the night that she left the pub. This is never proven.
• Another person says that they saw a couple arguing beside a water-filled quarry. This is never proven.
• She is never seen alive in public again.
• The ex-boyfriend claims that he walked her home and that he spent the night on her couch.
• He tells the Irish police that he talked to her on the following morning and that she had intended on seeing a doctor because of a pain in her upper body and arm.
• There is no record of her ever having visited a doctor in the area.
• Some of her stuff is found in black refuse bags in the corner of a farmer's field. These bags are burnt because the farmer in question thinks that it is just another case of illegal dumping. He doesn't realise his mistake until news of her disappearance reaches him.
• Irish police come to the conclusion that her house has been stripped bare and that somebody is trying to fool them into thinking that she ran away.

The question that bothers me is: After all of this bother to kill her and hide her body, why would they be so lax in regards to the dumping of her personal items? Were they spooked? Or was the person in question just careless? Or did they want the Irish police to find it (staged evidence, etc)?

Missing Fiona's family in new appeal after 18 years

The family of Fiona Sinnott who disappeared 18 years ago today (February 9) have renewed their appeal for anyone with information, however small, to come forward.

'She's always in my thoughts, we just want know what happened to her,' said her sister Diane.

Fiona Sinnott was last seen leaving Butler's Bar in Broadway, near Rosslare shortly after midnight on 9 February 1998.

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From last August:

Family of missing Fiona Sinnott begin own private dig in search

Whilst press coverage has tiptoed around naming him, it is blindingly obvious that everyone - including the Gardaí - believes she was killed by Sean Carroll, her ex-partner. On 16 September 2005 the Gardaí announced that they were treating the disappearance as a murder investigation. On the same day they arrested 6 people, but did not name or charge them (see http://wexfordhub.com/disappearance-fiona-sinnott/). However, in the following days Mr Carroll was arrested and charged (and convicted but freed on appeal) for threatening to murder his own cousin (see http://www.independent.ie/regionals...l-jailed-for-threatening-cousin-27220097.html).
The relevant sentence reads
"He agreed with Mr. Lanigan, Solicitor, that everyone had been aware where Sean Carroll had been for the previous two days.
He had been in garda custody in relation to another matter. Everyone in Ireland was aware of that."
Obviously one of the 6 people arrested as part of the murder enquiry was Sean Carroll. Unfortunately, although the Gardaí passed on papers to the prosecuting authorities following the 2005 arrests no charges were laid, presumably due to insufficient evidence. Other press coverage from the cousin case also identifies Sean Carroll's mother and sister as two of the others arrested by the Sinnott investigation. It also seems, from various comments, that the Carroll clan have a very nasty reputation.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-ne...-hunt-for-missing-fiona-sinnott-35619454.html

bumping for Fiona. 20 years.

9 JUL 2018 The Sinnotts believe Fiona's body is in Wexford but the few people with crucial information may be 'fearful'

The family of missing Fiona Sinnott said they know who her murderer is and after 20 years they have “nothing left to lose”.

Fiona was 19 when she went missing in 1998 and had a infant daughter, Emma. The Sinnott family lost touch with 11-month-old Emma after Fiona’s disappearance.

The family is now trying to get back in touch with Emma, who is now in her early 20s.

Fiona's sister Diane said: “We know who killed Fiona.
“For so many years we were afraid to mention names but not any more.
“After 20 years our family has nothing to lose. We've lost so many of our family members.

"We protected Fiona’s daughter Emma until she was a certain age, but we’re not fearful anymore, we’ve nothing left to lose”

“Fiona’s daughter will be 22 in February. We didn’t only lose Fiona, we lost the closest thing to her. She knows we are trying to make contact with her."

While the Sinnott family always held onto the hope they would find Fiona’s body, they now believe that this will only be possible if somebody comes forward with new information.

“We mightn’t get it off the suspect, but we definitely believe there are one or two other people, local people who know.

"We are just hoping that after all these years they’ll help us and speak up because we are not going to stop."

Speaking to The Irish Examiner, the family opened up about the case and Fiona’s sister, who lives and works in Wexford, said she has “no fear” of the suspect but the few people with crucial information may be “fearful”.

“I’d have no fear of the suspect. If I came face-to-face with him I’d ask him where my sister is. But he’s always hid. The two people with information I believe are fearful of the suspect.”

While Fiona went missing in 1998, it was not until 2005 that her case was upgraded to a murder investigation. However, Fiona’s family always suspected the worst.

They believe her body lies in Wexford county.

“I believe she’s not far. She’s closer than what we might think. You could be driving by her on the road all the time.”

Fiona Sinnott's family 'know who murderer is' and have 'nothing left to lose'

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Annie McCarrick, Deirdre Jacob, Fiona Pender... ‘There must be witnesses out there’

Two fresh digs for missing Irishwoman planned after new information emerges

New search for missing Fiona Sinnott as family make fresh appeal on birthday

CastlesBurning said:

Annie McCarrick, Deirdre Jacob, Fiona Pender... ‘There must be witnesses out there’

Two fresh digs for missing Irishwoman planned after new information emerges

New search for missing Fiona Sinnott as family make fresh appeal on birthday

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The attempt to link the Sinnott case to the others (in the first link) is an appalling case of a media producer being willing to distract from the facts of a case for cheap publicity. The murderer is well known in this case - Sean Carroll and to distract from him is to muddy the waters. The former police investigator for the case - Alan Bailey - as good as confirmed it in his book (Missing, Presumed - Alan Bailey - Google Books). There was a report in 2017 that he had fled the country to reduce even further the risk of being charged. It beggars belief that he and his family were allowed to carry on unaffected (and even have custody of the baby daughter) given his record, his status as principal suspect and the appalling behaviour of his parents. You have to suspect either police laziness or corruption, especially in the light of Alan Bailey's comments about the failure to follow up investigation recommendations.

alb1on said:

The attempt to link the Sinnott case to the others (in the first link) is an appalling case of a media producer being willing to distract from the facts of a case for cheap publicity.

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I agree. I think it is now generally accepted that Fiona Sinnott, Fiona Pender and Ciara Breen were killed by people know to them.

JMO, but I don't think they should be included in the 'Vanishing Triangle'.

StillDiggin said:

It’s not too late to do the right thing, says family of missing Fiona Sinnott

A WOMAN who collected the chief suspect on the night Fiona Sinnott vanished has been urged to “finally do the right thing”. Fiona’s sister Diane made the plea as the missing woman’s family continue…

www.thesun.ie

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I hope this person finally grows a conscience and does the right thing.