HUMAN remains have been found in an Irish lake in the search for the dismembered body parts of convicted rapist James Nolan.
James Nolan, 46, was jailed for 14 years in 1986 following his conviction of rape and false imprisonment of a 22-year-old woman.
Convicted rapist James Nolan's severed arm was found in 2011, and torso found in 2017. (Picture: TV3)A search of the Co. Monaghan lake began last week.
In a statement to The Irish Post, An Garda Síochána confirmed that human remains had been recovered in a water search of Loch na Glack, in Carrickmacross in Co. Monaghan.
"Human remains have been discovered by gardaí during a search at a site in Co. Monaghan as part of an ongoing investigation into the death of James Nolan.
"Searches at the site have been ongoing since June 6, 2017. The local Coroner and the State Pathologist have been notified.
"The remains have yet to be identified and enquires are ongoing. Searches at the site are continuing and no further information is available at this time."
The last reported sighting of Nolan was in 2010, a year before a severed arm washed up on Dollymount Strand in Dublin in 2011.
Gardaí established the arm, which was severed at the shoulder and wrist, belonged to Nolan after DNA kept on a British system following a 2008 arrest in the jurisdiction identified him.
Earlier this year, Nolan’s torso was found in a Dublin park by specialist British cadaver dogs.
A 200m area of the Tolka Valley Park in Finglas, north Dublin, was cordoned off in April after gardaí, assisted by the dogs, found Nolan’s torso.
Superintendent William Carolan said gardaí opened the investigation into Tolka Park as a result of information they had received in relation to the disappearance of James Nolan and finding the torso gave the information “credence.”
“We had updated information and you will appreciate because it is a live investigation, we are not going into the sources of that information.
“But clearly we were satisfied that there was enough credence to put substantial resources into the operation. And that information has now been verified by the finding of this torso.”
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