One-time suspect in case of missing Annie McCarrick was interviewed by gardaí in France

Gardaí confirmed in recent weeks that cold case investigators reviewing Annie McCarrick’s now-presumed murder 'have interviewed a number of witnesses located in other jurisdictions'. Picture: Garda Press Office

A one-time friend of missing American Annie McCarrick who gardaí recently interviewed in France is believed to be one of two brothers she knew at the time of her disappearance in March 1993.

Former FBI agent and family friend Kenneth Strange has welcomed the development as “encouraging”.