Troubles body reopens 1982 IRA murder investigation into RUC officer
Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 22 Oct, 06:32 · Archive
A Troubles legacy body has launched an investigation into the 1982 IRA murder of RUC reservist John Eagleson. The father-of-three was shot dead in an early morning attack while riding his motorbike to work in Cookstown.
Eagleson was a part-time officer who was targeted as he travelled to his day job. The reopened investigation means the case is now being examined afresh by Troubles investigators, more than four decades after his death.
How it is being reported
- ‘I was 13 when Dad was murdered’: Troubles investigators reopen murder case of part-time RUC officerThe father-of-three was shot dead in an early morning attack while riding his motorbike to workBelfast Telegraph · 22 Oct, 05:51
- ‘I was 13 when Dad was murdered’: Troubles investigators reopen murder case of part-time RUC officer John EaglesonThe father-of-three was shot dead in an early morning attack while riding his motorbike to workBelfast Telegraph · 22 Oct, 05:51
- Troubles body launches probe into 1982 IRA murder of John Eagleson: Cookstown RUC reservist was shot dead on way to work in day jobA Troubles legacy body has launched a probe into the IRA murder of RUC man John Eagleson in 1982.News Letter · 21 Oct, 15:56
In this story: John Eagleson · IRA · Cookstown · RUC
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