{"id":42359,"date":"2025-12-09T00:45:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/findings-of-review-into-uvf-glenanne-gang-expected-to-be-made-public\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T00:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:45:48","slug":"findings-of-review-into-uvf-glenanne-gang-expected-to-be-made-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/findings-of-review-into-uvf-glenanne-gang-expected-to-be-made-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Findings of review into UVF Glenanne gang expected to be made public"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gtLOOD\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/05d5\/live\/0ca9ddd0-d470-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/05d5\/live\/0ca9ddd0-d470-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/05d5\/live\/0ca9ddd0-d470-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/05d5\/live\/0ca9ddd0-d470-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/05d5\/live\/0ca9ddd0-d470-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/05d5\/live\/0ca9ddd0-d470-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/05d5\/live\/0ca9ddd0-d470-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/05d5\/live\/0ca9ddd0-d470-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images A street in Dublin following an explosion. Building fronts are destroyed and a car is damaged at the front. There is debry all along the street.  There is people visible in the background. The photo is black and white. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">The aftermath of the explosion at Parnell Street in Dublin 1974<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The gang&#8217;s principle base was a farm in the County Armagh village of Glenanne, which belonged to a Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officer, James Mitchell, who is now deceased.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">It has been alleged the gang&#8217;s members included other police officers, as well as soldiers in the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR).<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The gang is suspected of carrying out around 90 attacks in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">They include <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cjwvjne700vo\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 iCaRzc\">the 1975 Miami Showband massacre<\/a>, when three musicians were shot dead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20251203-121739-f954f14c69-web-2.35.1-2\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a37a\/live\/56d56790-d46f-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/a37a\/live\/56d56790-d46f-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/a37a\/live\/56d56790-d46f-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/a37a\/live\/56d56790-d46f-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/a37a\/live\/56d56790-d46f-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/a37a\/live\/56d56790-d46f-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/a37a\/live\/56d56790-d46f-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/a37a\/live\/56d56790-d46f-11f0-b331-5f24a4a7069f.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PA Media Jon Boutcher is wearing a white shirt and black tie. He has black patches on his shoulders with three silver badges. He has short grey hair. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">PA Media<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Jon Boutcher initially led the investigation into the Glenanne gang<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20251203-121739-f954f14c69-web-2.35.1-2\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/09a9\/live\/79a97950-d474-11f0-a680-75a03c47f3ba.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/09a9\/live\/79a97950-d474-11f0-a680-75a03c47f3ba.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/09a9\/live\/79a97950-d474-11f0-a680-75a03c47f3ba.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/09a9\/live\/79a97950-d474-11f0-a680-75a03c47f3ba.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/09a9\/live\/79a97950-d474-11f0-a680-75a03c47f3ba.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/09a9\/live\/79a97950-d474-11f0-a680-75a03c47f3ba.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/09a9\/live\/79a97950-d474-11f0-a680-75a03c47f3ba.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/09a9\/live\/79a97950-d474-11f0-a680-75a03c47f3ba.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PACEMAKER PRESS A black and white photo of people. One mans face is visible, he has short black hair and a black moustache. Half of one other mans face is visible, he is wearing glasses and has a moustache. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">PACEMAKER PRESS<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Freddie Scappaticci was the agent known as Stakeknife<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cx2g05g3r7xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images The aftermath of the explosion at Parnell Street in Dublin 1974 The gang&#8217;s principle base was a farm in the County Armagh village of Glenanne, which belonged to a Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officer, James Mitchell, who is now deceased. 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