Fiona Pender

Fiona Pender, born 1971, went missing August 1996 from Tullamore, County Offaly, Republic of Ireland. She was last seen at her apartment at 6:00am on 23rd August 1996, and had spent the previous day shopping for baby clothes. [ [http://www.missing.ws/_missingPersons/missingPerson.asp?id=37 Fiona Pender Missing Person ] ] Fiona Pender was 25 years old and 7 months pregnant with her first child at the time of her disappearance. She is described as being 5'5", with blonde hair. [ [http://www.garda.ie/missing/m23aug96.html Missing Person Fiona Pender ] ] The case remains an extremely high-profile missing persons case in the Republic of Ireland.

Family

In early 2000, Fiona Pender's father, Sean Pender, was found dead in his home from an apparent suicide. It was the third tragedy to strike the family after Fiona's disappearance 4 years prior and the loss of a son due to a traffic accident. [ [http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0401/pender.html RTÉ News: Post-mortem carried out on missing woman's dead father ] ] Fiona's mother Josephine Pender and remaining son John are still active in their search for information.

Cross in Slieve Bloom Mountains

In May 2008, a makeshift cross bearing the name "Fiona" was discovered in the Slieve Bloom mountains in County Laois/County Offaly. Gardaí have found no evidence of human remains. [ [http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0514/penderf.html?rss RTÉ News: No remains found in Pender search ] ] Speculation has since surfaced that the cross was a hoax, however the Pender family and Gardaí have appealed for any information. [ [http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100020826&docId=l:793186675&start=5 LexisNexis News - Latest News from over 4,000 sources, including newspapers, tv transcripts, wire services, magazines, journals ] ]

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