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Eoghan Murphy

Antoinette Smith may have been killed by serial killer, daughter fears

A devastated woman says her murdered mother may have been slain by a serial killer, as she launches a new appeal for
information.

Today is the 36th anniversary of the disappearance of Antoinette Smith, who vanished in Dublin city in the early hours of the morning after attending a David Bowie concert in Slane. The 27-year-old’s body was found nine months later, on April 3, 1988, at Glendoo Mountain, Co Wicklow.

Her daughters Lisa and Rachel were only seven and four years old respectively when their mother disappeared. As seven other women vanished in Leinster in the 1990s, Rachel said: “It’s very possible that it could be linked to a serial killer.

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