THE Ministry of Defence has admitted that a UDA man convicted of killing of two men 35 years ago was a former member of the UDR. William McClelland was part of a three-man UDA gang with alleged links to the SAS who were convicted of the murder of the Rodney McCormick (22) and former SDLP member John Turnly (44) in 1980. Brothers Robert and Eric McConnell were also convicted for their part in the murders. During his 1982 trial Robert McConnell claimed he had been working for the SAS saying they supplied him with weapons, uniforms and listening devices. Mr McCormick was shot dea[...]