Jennifer Guinness

Jennifer Guinness
Jennifer Guinness
Born	Mary Jennifer Hollwey; 22 August 1937; England
Died	23 January 2016 (aged 78); Ireland
Occupation	Socialite
Known for	Being kidnapped and held for ransom
Spouse	John Henry Guinness (m. 1959; died 1988)

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

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

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]

References

^ ^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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[ii-jennifer-guinness-died-1] 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.

[la-times-guiness-kidnapping-2] 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.

[3] 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.

[ii-death-of-criminal-involved-in-guinness-kidnapping-4] Williams, Paul (6 January 2015). "Death of criminal involved in Guinness kidnapping". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

[5] "12-year sentence in Guinness kidnapping". United Press International. 18 November 1986. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

[afloat-6] "Jennifer Guinness 1937–2016". afloat.ie. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

[7] "Guinness house in Howth for €12 million". The Irish Times. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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