Fiona Pender
Fiona Pender was a 25-year-old hairdresser and part-time model who went missing in August 1996 while seven months pregnant; her case has recently been upgraded to a murder investigation as new evidence has emerged.
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Recent news mentions
Detectives are convinced that Annie McCarrick and Fiona Pender were killed in the same way.
‘We just pray to God now that this is it ... it’s been a long time’ – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-07-31
Fiona Pender was seven-months pregnant when she vanished in 1996 and is suspected to have been murdered.
Cold case murder detectives must overcome poor investigations of 1990s – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-13
Fiona Pender was a 25-year-old hairdresser who was seven months pregnant when she vanished in August 1996.
Gardaí begin second search in Fiona Pender murder investigation – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-28Fiona Pender vanished while seven months pregnant in 1996.
Locals hope for closure in Fiona Pender case – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-27
Fiona Pender was a missing woman whose case has been reclassified as a murder investigation after almost three decades.
Can fresh searches unlock a case 29 years later? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-26
Fiona Pender went missing in 1996 and has been upgraded to a murder investigation.
Fiona Pender case upgraded to murder investigation as new search begins – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-26
