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BBC News Published image captionWinston 'Winkie' Rea denies the 19 charges against him The trial of a leading loyalist has heard a handwriting expert concluded his signature may link him to a set of interviews given to Boston College. Winston Rea, 69, from Springwell Road, in Groomsport, County Down, faces up to 19 charges. They include aiding and abetting the murders of two Catholic men. Mr Rea denies all the charges, which are based on interviews he allegedly gave to the US college. The recording were made as part of an oral history project and the prosecution alleges Mr Rea took part on th...

A voice analysis expert has concluded it was "highly likely" that alleged former loyalist terror boss Winston 'Winkie' Rea is the speaker heard on a recording confessing to involvement in murders and other crimes, his trial heard yesterday. The 69-year-old from Springwell Road in Groomsport, Co Down, faces 19 charges following interviews he is alleged to have given to Boston College in the US on the understanding they would remain unpublished until after his death. Yesterday his Diplock-style no-jury trial at Belfast Crown Court was told samples from the seven Boston tapes of an 'Interviewee ...

The trial of an alleged former loyalist paramilitary leader has heard that a forensic handwriting expert concluded his signature may link him to interviews given to an American college. Boston College's 'Belfast Project' tapes recorded a series of interviews from both former loyalist and republican paramilitaries which were not supposed to be disclosed until after their deaths. The prosecution in the Diplock-style trial of 69-year-old Winston 'Winkie' Rea claim he was one of those interviewed and is the voice behind confessions to a number of loyalist terror-related crimes. The alleged former...

BBC News Published image captionWinston 'Winkie' Rea denies the 19 charges against him A voice expert concluded it was "highly likely" Winston Rea was the speaker confessing to involvement in murders and other crimes, his trial has heard. The 69-year-old loyalist from Springwell Road, in Groomsport, County Down, faces up to 19 charges. They include aiding and abetting the murders of two Catholic men. The charges are based on interviews he allegedly gave to Boston College in the US, on the understanding they would not be published until after his death. On Monday, his no-jury trial at Belfast ...