Chilling footage shows the final movements of a missing woman who left a party 20 years ago and was never seen again.
Police believe Lisa Dorrian was murdered after she disappeared on February 28, 2005, having last been seen alive at Ballyhalbert Caravan Park in Northern Ireland.
Despite multiple large-scale search operations, the 25-year-old’s body has never been found.
On the 20th anniversary of her disappearance, detectives have made a renewed appeal for information and released CCTV images of her final few hours.
The video shows Lisa entering the Saltwater Brig pub in County Down on the afternoon of February 26.
She was last seen alive at a party at the caravan park on February 27, where her handbags and belongings were discovered by officers searching the area.
A murder probe was opened almost immediately after Lisa vanished, with the force believing she was murdered that night or in the early hours of the following morning.
Lisa’s heartbroken family have joined the police in pleading with the public for information, adding: ‘Twenty years of secrecy could be ended with a single phone call.’
CCTV images show Lisa entering the Saltwater Brig pub in County Down on the afternoon of February 26, 2005, two days before she was declared missing
On the 20th anniversary of her disappearance, detectives have made a renewed appeal for information and released CCTV images of her final few hours
Police believe Lisa Dorrian was murdered after she disappeared on February 28 in 2005, having last been seen alive at Ballyhalbert Caravan Park in Northern Ireland .
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Lisa’s sister Joanne Dorrian that their mother had passed away ‘never knowing what happened to her beautiful first-born daughter’.
‘Our family has never been the same since the day we got the news that Lisa went missing,’ she added.
Crimestoppers have now offered a £20,000 reward in the hope the mystery can be solved.
Detective Chief Inspector Kerrie Foreman, from the Police Service’s Major Investigation Team, said: ‘Lisa Dorrian was a young woman – just 25 years old – when she was murdered.
‘Lisa, who was from Bangor, was last seen alive on the night of Sunday 27 February, 2005 at a party in Ballyhalbert Caravan Park. It’s believed she was murdered that night or in the early hours of the following morning.
‘Despite hundreds of extensive search operations and thousands of lines of enquiries completed, Lisa’s body has not been found, and those responsible for her murder have not yet been held to account.
‘Twenty years have now passed. That’s 20 long years of unimaginable torment for a loving family. Yet, despite their pain, they’ve never given up their search for answers and, likewise, our determination has remained steadfast.
‘We’re releasing CCTV footage, along with still images. This is the last known footage of Lisa in the run-up to her disappearance. My hope is to jog memories, and to encourage anyone with information to speak up.
Lisa Dorrian was last seen alive at a party at Ballyhalbert Caravan Park on February 27, where her handbags and belongings were discovered by officers searching the area
Lisa Dorrian’s sisters Michelle (left) and Joanne, during an appeal on the 20th anniversary of Lisa’s disappearance
‘Lisa wasn’t just a name or an image on a photo or screen. She was a real person – a young woman with a family that love and continue to miss her dearly. They deserve to know what happened to her and they deserve justice.
“Those who have information, but who are reluctant or frightened to come forward, must surely have a troubled conscience.
‘I am asking you to take this opportunity to do the right thing and speak up. Keep in mind that two decades have now passed. People’s circumstances may have changed, and allegiances may have changed.’
