The bodies of Michael Dolan and Patrick Byrne were found at the bottom of Devil"s Drop the next morning, and a notice was sent to the RUC by the UDA in County Louth taking responsibility for the murders. It was indicated that the two men were noted IRA sympathizers who had committed crimes against the people of Ulster, but would not specify exactly what those crimes consisted of. The story spread like wildfire, and it had a side effect of crowding the search for Siobhan Manley out of the headlines.
Inspector Joe Lynch was irate as he stormed into the social club in the Bessbrook section of South Armagh that was run by the UDA. The enforcers at the door made little attempt to stop him as he stalked past the customers at the bar and headed straight for the back office where UDA commander Bi
