The disappearance of Sandra Collins, 25 years on: 'How long do you keep asking your sister's killer to tell you where her body is?'

"Her brother Patrick says her family will 'never lose hope' despite the 'degrading' pleas they have to keep issuing"

"How long do you keep asking your sister's killer to tell you where her body is?"

"After the first few years, you still have hope, says Patrick Collins. Then a decade passes, then another, and you start to lose hope of ever giving her a dignified burial."

Thursday marks a quarter of a century since a 28-year-old woman went missing in Killala. Her family continues to demand answers and the return of her remains. Her brother, Patrick Collins, says the family will never lose hope despite having to repeat degrading pleas. The family repeatedly asks the suspected killer to reveal the location of her body. Time has eroded some optimism: after the first few years there remained hope, but decades passing have made a dignified burial increasingly uncertain. The family maintains persistence while confronting emotional exhaustion and unresolved loss.

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