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The Soldiers who had died, left, Fusilier Dougald McCaughey, Fusilier John McCaig and Fusilier Joseph McCaig

A Former Member of the Parachute Regiment was centrally involved in the killings of three off-duty soldiers, which has established nearly 50 Years ago, a BBC spotlight investigation.

The Scottish soldiers, John McCaig, 17; his brother, Joseph, 18, and Dougald McCaughey, 23.

they were found shot to death, the Belfast Ligoniel, north, on 10. March 1971.

The Royal Highland Fusiliers had been drinking in a pub in a City Centre , if you were lured to death by The Ira .

The spotlight research shows that Paddy O ' Kane, who had served seven years in the Parachute Regiment , shared a drink with the three Scots, before they are gone to their death.

members of the O'kane family, and a Former Member of The Ira confirmed spot, the O' Kane, said he was involved in the murders.

O ' Kane from North Belfast, the Parachute Regiment (1957) and served in Cyprus and Jordan.

A memorial stone marks The Spot where the three soldiers were in The Outskirts of Belfast

He was a member of the boxing team 2, para. When he left the army in 1964, his duty was officially listed as "very good". to have

He believed, joined the Provisional IRA in 1969.

The Police identified him as the Prime Suspect almost immediately after the murders.

The Funeral service for John and Joseph McCaig was held in Ayr

He was seen drinking with The Soldiers in a City Centre pub by a work colleague.

But O ' Kane dodged arrest and went on the run in The Republic of Ireland , where he remained very active in The Ira for at least five more years.

the Former IRA chief of intelligence Kieran Conway knew O ' Kane. He told spotlight, the O'kane spoke openly about his role in the killings.

Conway described the former ABS as a "psychopath".

"I believe that every man who could carry three young Scottish soldiers in this way a psychopath must," he said.

Separated, multiple sources confirmed to the Spotlight that Paddy O ' Kane, was also a leading suspect in the Kingsmills massacre in January 1976 , when 10 Protestant workmen were ordered out of a minibus and shot dead by The Ira .

O'kane was listed as wanted for questioning about the Kingsmills murders for many years after that.

He was, however, in 2007, an OTR letter was approved, gave him the confirmation that he is not wanted by any police force in the UK.

O ' Kane died two years later, Shannon, County Clare, where he had lived since 1976 .

Paddy O ' Kane, was also wanted for questions about the Kingsmills murders

the bodies of The Soldiers were discovered by a teenage girl.

Three years ago, Brenda Kielty made her only recorded interview about the evening.

"you were shot, and then on top of each other. I don't know whether it was three Protestants and three Catholics, but I never dreamed there were three soldiers," She Said .

"There was nothing to show that there are three soldiers. "

Ms Kielty, died shortly after The Interview , was 14 years old, a little younger than the youngest of The Victims , John McCaig.

"The small and young, had sprouts a lot of the summer in the face. I actually put my hand on the little boy's face, and he was warm. He was definitely not as cold as he was hot," She Said .

The spotlight of inquiry records The Soldiers ' in the last day.

It analyzes for a long time the rumor that women were used to lure soldiers to their death in what was known as a "Honey Trap ".

He identified three other men who The Police suspected of involvement in the murders.

One of the men told the Spotlight that he "strongly denies any involvement".

As more emerges about the murders, there were calls for a fresh investigation and a new investigation, but The Police said that the clearest evidence was always against O ' Kane, who is now dead.

the spotlight, The murders of the Three Scottish soldiers, is on Tuesday at 22:35 GMT on BBC 1 Northern Ireland .

ira, british army, the troubles

Source of news: bbc.com