Former IRA chief faces 42 year case

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Former IRA chief in court over murder of mother-of-ten who was snatched from her home and shot dead and secretly buried 42 years ago

Ivor Bell, 77, was remanded in custody after being refused bail at Belfast magistrates court charged with the murder of Jean McConville, whose body wasn't found until 2003.