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| Caroline Graham murder: New PSNI search in Portadown | Caroline Graham murder: New PSNI search in Portadown |
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| Specially trained victim recovery dogs which can identify traces of human remains will be used in a new search for a missing teenager on Monday. | Specially trained victim recovery dogs which can identify traces of human remains will be used in a new search for a missing teenager on Monday. |
| Caroline Graham was 19 and living with her boyfriend at Hanover Street, in Portadown, County Armagh, when she disappeared in March 1989. | Caroline Graham was 19 and living with her boyfriend at Hanover Street, in Portadown, County Armagh, when she disappeared in March 1989. |
| A murder inquiry was launched in August 2012 after police said they had a number of new lines of inquiry. | A murder inquiry was launched in August 2012 after police said they had a number of new lines of inquiry. |
| Monday's search will take place at the house in Hanover Street. | Monday's search will take place at the house in Hanover Street. |
| The search is being conducted with the consent of the current owner who police believe has no knowledge of the events of 1989. | The search is being conducted with the consent of the current owner who police believe has no knowledge of the events of 1989. |
| Officers have carried out a number of searches in the Portadown area over the years, but Caroline's body has not been found. | Officers have carried out a number of searches in the Portadown area over the years, but Caroline's body has not been found. |
| The officer leading the investigation, Detective Chief Inspector Peter Montgomery, said: "It is more than 25 years since Caroline was last seen and almost two years since the most recent phase of investigative activity resumed. | The officer leading the investigation, Detective Chief Inspector Peter Montgomery, said: "It is more than 25 years since Caroline was last seen and almost two years since the most recent phase of investigative activity resumed. |
| "Despite all the hurdles posed by the passage of time, I still believe that a form of closure is possible for Caroline and her family. | "Despite all the hurdles posed by the passage of time, I still believe that a form of closure is possible for Caroline and her family. |
| "Our appeals for information have been productive. In general, people have been very helpful. | "Our appeals for information have been productive. In general, people have been very helpful. |
| "We are now at a point where it is appropriate to once again begin a planned search operation, primarily to locate Caroline's remains, but also as an important part of the overall investigation into her murder." | "We are now at a point where it is appropriate to once again begin a planned search operation, primarily to locate Caroline's remains, but also as an important part of the overall investigation into her murder." |
| He said Caroline had been for a night out in Banbridge with a girlfriend and had stayed part of the night in a hostel in Portadown, but was gone in the morning. | He said Caroline had been for a night out in Banbridge with a girlfriend and had stayed part of the night in a hostel in Portadown, but was gone in the morning. |
| Buried in Portadown | Buried in Portadown |
| Ch Insp Montgomery said police have information that she returned to Hanover Street to get some clothes. She has not been seen since. | |
| "I believe she was murdered some time later and that her remains are somewhere in Portadown," he said. | "I believe she was murdered some time later and that her remains are somewhere in Portadown," he said. |
| "All our enquiries lead us to believe there is more than one person who knows exactly where Caroline is buried. | "All our enquiries lead us to believe there is more than one person who knows exactly where Caroline is buried. |
| "We need them to come forward and tell us exactly what they know. | "We need them to come forward and tell us exactly what they know. |
| "Whoever is responsible for Caroline's murder may have spoken to people and they may know exactly what has happened to Caroline." | "Whoever is responsible for Caroline's murder may have spoken to people and they may know exactly what has happened to Caroline." |
| The detective added that two men, possibly off-duty soldiers, who gave Caroline a lift in a black Ford XR3i on the night before she disappeared had yet to come forward. | The detective added that two men, possibly off-duty soldiers, who gave Caroline a lift in a black Ford XR3i on the night before she disappeared had yet to come forward. |
| He said the men are not being treated as suspects, but need to come forward. | He said the men are not being treated as suspects, but need to come forward. |