who got away with murder. west belfast in the 1980s. an irish republican enclave where many were subject to the ira's rules. such warnings to so—called touts were frequently borne out. archive: charlie mcllmurray's body was found in this van on sunday. i charlie mcilmurray, a west belfast taxi driver, suspected of being a tout — slang for an informer — was shot dead in 1987. i think that mr mcilmurray, like anyone else living in west belfast, knows that the consequence for informing is death. i mean, if republican activists, who know what the repercussions are for going over to the other side, in fact go over to the other side, then they more than anyone