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  2. The Troubles in Portadown - Wikipedia

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    Portadown is located in an area known during the troubles as the "murder triangle" [1] because of the high number of killings carried out by paramilitary organisations. The town is the site of an annual parade in July by an ex-serviceman's lodge of the Orange Order, from St Mark's Church in the town centre, where participants lay wreaths at the war memorial.

  3. Killing of Robert Hamill - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] After walking along Market Street from the dance hall, they came to the intersection of Market and Thomas Streets in Portadown, where they were attacked. [2] [3] Hamill and his friend, Gregory Girvan, were attacked by the crowd while their attackers shouted abuse at them and Robert Hamill was knocked unconscious almost immediately. [3]

  4. Glenanne gang - Wikipedia

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    3 April 1975: killing of Catholic civilian Martin McVeigh. He was shot dead near his home at Ballyoran Park, off the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, as he cycled home from work. [91] Robin Jackson was later arrested in possession of the murder weapon, but the RUC did not question or charge him with the murder. [82]

  5. Protestant Action Force - Wikipedia

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    The vast majority of the attacks claimed by the PAF occurred in a region between Belfast and Newtownabbey in Armagh and Tyrone known locally as the "murder triangle". [4] On 24 November 1974, shortly after the first attack claimed by the PAF, an interview with three unidentified men was published in the Sunday World.

  6. UVF Mid-Ulster Brigade - Wikipedia

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    The brigade has been active since 1972. The Portadown unit along with the brigade's leader Billy Wright was officially stood down on 2 August 1996 by the UVF's Brigade Staff (its Belfast leadership) following the brigade's killing of a Catholic taxi driver during a UVF ceasefire. The brigade, however, continued to function in the mid-Ulster area.

  7. A young soldier, a love triangle and a murder prosecution ...

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    A young soldier, a love triangle and a murder prosecution with no body. Matthew Ormseth, Henry Chu. July 28, 2023 at 6:00 AM.

  8. ‘Worst kept secret’: Mystery of young mom’s love triangle ...

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    ‘Worst kept secret’: Mystery of young mom’s love triangle murder solved nearly 40 years later. Andrea Cavallier. July 12, 2024 at 2:26 PM. Paula Boudreaux was last seen in 1986. She was ...

  9. Richard Jameson (loyalist) - Wikipedia

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    It also emerged that for several days prior to his killing, he had been working at the Ballykinlar British Army base. [2] Immediately after his murder by the LVF, Jameson's family began an anti-drug campaign in Portadown by putting up posters and handing out leaflets to passing motorists. [14]