Former IRA chief cleared over Jean McConville killing
by Henry McDonald from on (#4SQZ6)
Jury told to find Ivor Bell not guilty in case based on alleged admissions to Boston project
The case against a former IRA commander accused of involvement in the murder of a Belfast widow who was kidnapped, killed and buried in secret has collapsed.
Ivor Bell, a veteran republican, was cleared of soliciting the murder of Jean McConville in 1972. McConville became known as one of the "disappeared" of the Northern Ireland Troubles.
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