 Wright was also considered to have been a "political thinker and capable strategist".As a result of the Belfast leadership's inaction, Wright ordered several killings on his own initiative.On 9 July 1996, at the height of the Drumcree standoff, the dead body of Catholic taxi driver, Michael McGoldrick, was found in his cab in a remote lane at Aghagallon, near Lurgan, a day after having picked up a fare in the town.