Last known CCTV footage of Lisa Dorrian released as family make emotional plea 20 years after disappearance
Police have released the last known footage of Lisa Dorrian ahead of the 20th anniversary of her disappearance.
It came as the family of the missing woman also made an emotional plea as they start a new digital billboard and bus shelter campaign across Northern Ireland.
The PSNI also made a fresh appeal for help in solving one of Northern Irelandâs longest and most high-profile missing persons cases.
A ÂŁ20,000 reward from the independent charity Crimestoppers was also announced today.
The 25-year-old was last seen alive on the night of February 27, 2005, at Ballyhalbert Caravan Park in Co Down.
Police believe she was murdered that night or in the early hours of the following morning.
Lisa Dorrian entering Saltwater Brig near Kircubbin on February 26, 2005
The last known footage of Lisa in the days before her disappearance
The footage shows the missing woman entering a Newtownards pub, the Saltwater Brig near Kircubbin, on the afternoon of February 26, 2005.
This is believed to be the last known footage of Lisa in the days before her disappearance.
Still images of Lisa entering and leaving the Lock & Quay (now the Groomsport Inn) in Co Down on the night of February 25, 2005 were also released.
Detective Chief Inspector Kerrie Foreman, from the PSNIâs Major Investigation Team, said: âLisa Dorrian was a young woman â just 25 years old â when she was murdered.
âLisa, who was from Bangor, was last seen alive on the night of Sunday February 27 2005 at a party in Ballyhalbert Caravan Park. Itâs believed she was murdered that night or in the early hours of the following morning.
âDespite hundreds of extensive search operations and thousands of lines of enquiries completed, Lisaâs body has not been found, and those responsible for her murder have not yet been held to account.
âTwenty years have now passed. Thatâs 20 long years of unimaginable torment for a loving family. Yet, despite their pain, theyâve never given up their search for answers and, likewise, our determination has remained steadfast.
âWeâre 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.â
Detective Chief Inspector Foreman continued: âLisa wasnât just a name or an image on a photo or screen.
âShe was a real person â 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.
âThose who have information, but who are reluctant or frightened to come forward, must surely have a troubled conscience.
âI am asking you to take this opportunity to do the right thing and speak up. Keep in mind that two decades have now passed.
âPeopleâs circumstances may have changed, and allegiances may have changed."
She added that information can be passed on with â100% anonymityâ to independent charity Crimestoppers.
The charity is also offering a reward of up to ÂŁ20,000 for information given directly to them which leads to an arrest and conviction, or information that results in the recovery of her body.
Lisaâs family also issued an emotional plea ahead of the 20th anniversary of her disappearance.
Reading a statement on behalf of the family her sister, Joanne Dorrian, urged anyone with information to come forward.
âTwenty years ago, we lost our beautiful sister and daughter but, even more importantly, Lisa lost her life at the hands of people she knew and trusted,â she said.
âEvery day without Lisa is hard, but 20 years has been a lifetime of pain for us.â
She added: âLisa had dreams and aspirations, she wanted to get married one day and have children of her own.
"She was a vibrant person who always wanted more from life â she wanted to travel and explore the world. Lisa was denied all of her hopes and dreams.
âSince Lisa was murdered we have had family celebrations, birthdays, births and deaths and have felt the loss of Lisa at every single one.
"We talk about her to her nieces and nephews so that they will know what a loving auntie they would have had. Her absence in all of our lives has grown over the years â all of the âwhat ifsâ and âif onlysâ.
âOn the night that Lisa was murdered she would have laughed and joked with these people. She would have been her loving, kind, funny self.
"She would never have imagined that they would have caused her harm, murdered her and then decided to put her body somewhere so that it would remain hidden for 20 years.â
Joanne added that the family has ânever been the sameâ since her sisterâs disappearance.
She added their mother had died never knowing what had happened to Lisa.
Pat Dorrian died in December 2015, over a decade after her daughter went missing.
Last year Lisaâs name was added to her motherâs headstone.
âThe grief and pain was all consuming. Our lives have to go on around what happened to Lisa but she is at the heart of all of our thoughts and conversations daily,â she said.
âWe are grateful to have an active PSNI investigation with a team intent on getting justice for Lisa.
"We hope to see Lisa's murderers in court one day.â
Joanne said that the family will later today gather a memorial park bench which was put in place at Castle Park in Bangor.
âLisa will never be forgotten and we will campaign until we find her and get justice for her murder,â she said.
"We will also visit mums grave where Lisaâs name was added last year and lay flowers in the hope that one day we will be able to give Lisa the Christian burial she deserves.
âTwenty years of secrecy could end with a phone call, a letter, a message. Please tell us where Lisa is.â
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