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The Northern Ireland peace process was signed in 1998 but paramilitary murals -- this one for the Ulster Volunteer Force -- still cover Belfast walls. Ken Shiffman/CNN
Helen McKendry, who was 15 when her mother, Jean McConville, was dragged from the house in 1972. McConville's body was not found until 2003. Ken Shiffman/CNN
Jean McConville (left) with three of her 10 children. McConville's murder was one of the most infamous in the violence that became known as The Troubles. McConville Family Photo
Now audio tapes made by former IRA members could help give the family answers, but releasing them could endanger the people who made the tapes. Ken Shiffman/CNN
Belfast was the front line in Northen Ireland's sectarian violence. Academics say releasing the tapes could put at risk the peace process and embarrass senior politicians.
Anthony McIntyre is the researcher and former IRA member who persauded his old comrades to speak on tape. He believes his life is in danger if the tapes are released. Ken Shiffman/CNN
