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McDonald expressed his belief that there had probably been no state collusion in Wright's death. [70] Equally dismissive of the allegations of collusion, Willie Gallagher of the Republican Socialist Movement offered the suggestion that had the INLA not killed Wright, he would have been released from prison shortly afterwards. Once free, Wright ...
On 27 December Billy Wright was murdered as he sat in a prison van waiting to go for a visit with his family. All these treacherous actions took place on the same 27th date of the various months in 1997. McClinton and his family endured over a decade of code red death-threats (1997-2007), and death threats from dissident Irish Republican groups.
This was followed by a fracas at the Portadown F.C. Social Club on 27 December 1999 where LVF members were commemorating the death of their comrade Billy Wright, shot and killed inside the Maze Prison by the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) exactly two years previously. When Jameson entered the club, several LVF men began to push and ...
On 27 December 1997, McWilliams shot and killed LVF leader Billy Wright, known as "King Rat". Early in 1997 INLA inmates within the Maze prison had informed prison officers that "they intend, given a chance, to take out the LVF". [7]
Mark Fulton (c. 1961 – 10 June 2002) was a Northern Irish loyalist.He was the leader of the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), having taken over its command following the assassination of Billy Wright in the Maze Prison in 1997 by members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).
William James Fulton (born 25 November 1968 [1]), known as Jim Fulton, is a Northern Irish loyalist.He was a volunteer in the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), the paramilitary organisation founded in 1996 by Billy Wright and later commanded by his brother Mark "Swinger" Fulton until the latter's death in 2002.
A Minneapolis suburb will pay a $3.25 million settlement to Daunte Wright’s family. The family filed a wrongful-death suit against Brooklyn Center, Minn., after officer Kim Potter fatally shot ...
A doorman, Catholic civilian Terry Enright (28), was killed. He was a cross-community worker who helped steer young people away from violence. The LVF said it was revenge for the killing of Billy Wright. [43] [44] 18 January: the LVF killed Catholic civilian Fergal McCusker (28) in Maghera, County Londonderry. He was kidnapped and shot dead ...