Jennifer Guinness
Jennifer Guinness | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mary Jennifer Hollwey 22 August 1937 |
| Died | 23 January 2016 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Socialite |
| Known for | Being kidnapped and held for ransom |
| Spouse | |
Mary Jennifer Guinness (née Hollwey; 22 August 1937 – 23 January 2016), was an English-born Irish socialite and member of the Guinness family.[1] She was a keen sailor and a member of Howth Yacht Club.[1]
Kidnapping
[edit]She was kidnapped for ransom in April 1986,[2] but rescued by the Garda Síochána from a home on Waterloo Road in south Dublin eight days later.[3]
At trial, brothers Michael and John Cunningham were convicted, along with Anthony Kelly, after being arrested at the house on Waterloo Road.[4] Brian McNicholl was also convicted, with the judge accepting that his role was mainly to provide a location for Guinness to be held.[5] Kelly died in 2005 from undisclosed causes; Michael Cunningham died in 2015, aged 65, after suffering a massive heart attack at his home in Ballyfermot.[4]
Personal life
[edit]She married John Henry Guinness on 9 April 1959, and they had three children. Guinness and her family lived at Ceanchor House, Ceanchor Road, Baily, Howth, County Dublin.[1][6][7]
Her husband died aged 52 in a mountain-walking accident in Snowdonia.[6] Jennifer Guinness died on 23 January 2016, aged 78, following a long battle with cancer.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Reilly, Jerome (23 January 2016). "Jennifer Guinness - victim of a notorious 1986 kidnapping that lasted eight days - has died". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Staff (10 April 1986). "Kidnapers Seize Wife of Guinness Heir: Husband Heads Bank in Ireland; Ransom Put at $2.6 Million". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ O'Connor, Bob (17 April 1986). "After Kidnapping, Socialite Says She Didn't Despair". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ a b Williams, Paul (6 January 2015). "Death of criminal involved in Guinness kidnapping". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "12-year sentence in Guinness kidnapping". United Press International. 18 November 1986. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Jennifer Guinness 1937–2016". afloat.ie. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Guinness house in Howth for €12 million". The Irish Times. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
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