Stephen Leech

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Rick Hoyt was born in 1962 in Massachusetts. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth after his umbilical cord became twisted around his neck and cut off the flow of oxygen, leaving his brain unable to control his muscles.

Many doctors urged his parents to institutionalise him, saying he would never be more than a "vegetable."

His parents, Dick and Judy, refused, and brought him home to raise like any other child.

The prognosis about his mind proved completely wrong. At age 11, after his parents pushed for it, Rick was fitted with a computer he operated with head movements, and it revealed he was fully intelligent.

That breakthrough changed everything, he attended public school for the first time and went on to graduate from Boston University in 1993 with a degree in special education.

In 1977, Rick asked his father if they could run a five-mile race to raise money for a paralysed lacrosse player. Dick, not a runner, pushed him the entire way and they finished next to last, but not last.

Afterwards Rick typed: "Dad, when I'm running, it feels like I'm not handicapped."

What they went on to achieve would be remarkable for any elite athlete, let alone a father pushing his son.

They competed in over 1,100 endurance events, including 72 marathons and six Ironman Triathlons, and ran the Boston Marathon 32 times between 1980 and 2014.

In the triathlons, Dick towed Rick in a boat for the swim, pedalled him on a special bike, and pushed his chair for the run.

In 1992 they crossed the United States, biking and running 3,735 miles in 45 days.

Dick Hoyt passed in 2021 at 80, and Rick passed in 2023 at 61. A bronze statue of the pair still stands near the Boston Marathon starting line in Hopkinton.

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After watching Crimecall on RTE where the families of Deirdre Jacob and Jojo Dullard are appealing again, I`m sharing the details of those missing womens, as members of both women's families previously asked me to post about them in the hopes someone who knows will have the strenght of character to come forward with information Crime Call is 1800 40 50 60. Alternately all the other local numbers are below each set of details.

An 18-year-old student teacher called Deirdre Jacob was back home in Kildare, on her summer break from St Mary’s University in London. She vanished almost in sight of her own front gate on the 28th of July 1998.

Deirdre set out that day to do some messages in Newbridge town, walking the familiar 20-minute route from her parents’ gaff in Roseberry. Her precise movements were captured CCTV At 2:18 pm they saw her at the AIB, withdrawing a bank draft for her student accommodation rent. By 2:26 pm she was seen posting that draft at the Post Office. Deirdre was chatting with a friend at 2:32 pm.

Then shortly after 3 pm she was seen walking the quiet road toward home. She was carrying a black satchel-type bag with the bright yellow letters “CAT”. Deirdre was 5’3”, slim, grey-green eyes, dark chin-length hair. Witnesses saw her just metres from safety. The gate to her house nearly in view, when she disappeared.

For years Gardaí treated Deirdre’s case as a missing person’s investigation. In 2018, after a comprehensive review by the Serious Crime Review Team, the case was reclassified as a murder investigation.

Despite thousands of lines of inquiry and hundreds of appeals, no charges have ever been brought. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) reviewed Garda files in 2022 and directed that no charges be laid at that time.

One suspect in her case is Larry Murphy, the convicted rapist and kidnapper. His former cellmate later told Gardaí Murphy had confessed to killing a young woman in Kildare, claiming he stopped to ask for directions before dragging her into his vehicle and killing her when she resisted. Thist uncorroborated allegation became part of the renewed case file sent to the DPP.

Gardaí have never been able to place Murphy in Newbridge on the afternoon of July 28, 1998, and repeated appeals for independent witnesses to confirm his presence have failed to produce definitive links.

Deirdre’s father, Michael Jacob, has at times urged the public not to fixate only on Murphy, fearing that speculation might deter other witnesses from coming forward. Other leads, including reported sightings in Dublin in the days after her disappearance, are unverified.

As of early 2026, the case remains open and active, a testament to both Garda persistence and the limits of investigative power. Deirdre’s parents, Michael and Bernadette Jacob, still make public appeals on national media.

If you have any details contact:
Kildare Garda Station
045-521222

Newbridge Garda Station: 045-431212

Garda Confidential Line:
1800 666 111

Serious Crime Review Team: 01-6663444

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