Unsolved Irish Mysteries.

The finding , hopefully , brings some modicum of closure to what is an extremely sad occasion for Mike’s family. May he rest in peace

.I think that we are all hypoticising on what ACTUALLY happened.
It makes perfect sence for the Garda to know much more than they are letting on - if only to give the suspected perpretator a sence of comfort that he/she is not a suspect. It’s of interest that an arrest was made within hours of body parts being found. This shows that the Garda must have gleaned an awful lot of info in order to have moved so fast - from CCTV, from interviews, and especially with people known to him, his mobile phone , documents,etc.

there is a possibility that the body/bodyparts could have been put into the tank AFTER it was initially searched. Would be interesting to know how it was initially searched - especially if they were looking For a fully intact body in a tank that was not emptied. One would need to COMPLETELY EMPTY the tank and then get into it and CHECK what’s on the concrete bottom for its FULL LENGTH.

There are ways to empty tanks completely and it’s often carried out for different reasons.
if the tank was agitated I can’t see how they can tell if the body was dismembered before hand or not.

If it was a murder or a homicide the body / body parts found in the slurry tank mst have been put in on the day Mike disappeared. Because if the body/ body parts were put in a day or two later or after the tank was initially emptied the individual who did the dastardly act was taking a HUGH RISK in getting ‘RID’ ofthe body in such a way a few days after the murder

Forensics couldn’t tell if the injuries to the body in the moonlight case happened 2 years earlier or when they dropped the concrete slab on him during the recovery. I wouldn’t think a modern agitator designed for chopping baled silage in the slurry would block easily

Going by your user name surely you should know even a modern agitator will block even with a lath off a pallet ,whats you on about chopping baled silage .
Imo the body parts went in after the 1st search , some fragment was bound to show up in the 1st search not easy to push small particiles trough slats and crust of slurry

I belatedly realise that I don't know what an agitator looks like or how it functions. Is it not just an attachment to a tractor that lightly stirs the material in the tank? Does an agitator also filter the contents?

and you still keep digging ffs

A neighbour with a onlooking family member gently agitated the tank ,they probably had their suspicsion and finally wanted to rule out the tank completely

Does that satisify you ?

Do you know a neighbour and family member gently agitated the tank or is this your own little story.

The American was always referred to as being in his 60s, the man currently in custody is described as being in his 50s.

Are we assuming the American is the person currently in custody

The questioning period might be extended too for another 24 hours. Seems everyone believes it's the fella that was staying on his land. Whoever it is, seems like the guards were focused on this person from day 1 and knew what the motive was. I can't understand how they found no forensics if Mike was dismembered. It doesn't seem like a random murder, it seems to have been planned or else the individual was incredibly smart + lucky.

Feel desperately sorry for his wife, family and friends. A very sad ending. RIP

People who have met him (I haven't) describe him as having long hair and a massive beard. Not much of his face showing. A very big strong fit man. Its difficult to estimate age in guys like that.

I'm thinking we could see a twist and turn in this yet lads

Yea he said it in a way that sounds like he has a bit of insider info.. it gets curiouser and curiouser 🤔.

You could fall into any slatted tank. The modern ones have more safety measures than older ones but you could still fall into it if the saftey grids are up.

I’m sure he’ll be watched closely