On the night of the 3rd of September 1999, Raonaid Murray was walking home through Dun Laoghaire and Glenageary in South Dublin.
As she took a short cut through a quiet laneway, she was attacked.
Her murder has never been solved.
Research Assistance by Eileen MacFarlene
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Sources:
Rainy in Glenageary Dir. Graham Jones (2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2kjsm11_t4&t=1282s
“Is this the man who stabbed teenager Raonaid to death?; Photofit clue in hunt for murderer..” The Free Library. 1999 MGN LTD 12 Nov. 2020 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/IS+THIS+THE+MAN+WHO+STABBED+TEENAGER+RAONAID+TO+DEATH%3f%3b+Photofit+clue…-a060407424
Paul Williams, “Dwyer not involved in Raonaid’s murder” in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/dwyer-not-involved-in-raonaids-murder-31101257.html(28 March 2015)
Mick McCaffrey, “Litany of mistakes made in Raonaid Murray case” in The Sunday Tribune http://www.tribune.ie/news/article/2009/aug/09/litany-of-mistakes-made-in-raonaid-murray-case/ (9 August 2009)
Jack Quann, “Raonaid Murray’s family appeal for information on 21st anniversary of her murder” from Newstalk.ie https://www.newstalk.com/news/raonaid-murrays-family-appeal-information-21st-anniversary-murder-1071012(4 September 2020)
Emma McMenamy, “Former detective ‘convinced’ Raonaid Murray knew her killer and t may have been a female” from DublinLive.ie https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/former-detective-convinced-raonaid-murray-18850967(30 August 2020)
Ronan McGreevy, “Gardai renew appeal to find killer of Dublin teenager Raonaid Murray” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/garda%C3%AD-renew-appeal-to-find-killer-of-dublin-teenager-raonaid-murray-1.4346174 (3 September 2020)
“Inquest: Raonaid fatal wounds” in The Evening Herald(3 November 1999) p. 7.
“Inquest is adjourned” in The Evening Herald (2 November 2000) p. 20
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Raonaid_Murray
With thanks to Eileen MacFarlene from Crimelapse for research assistance for this episode!
Sources – Raonaid Murray:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2kjsm11_t4 – Rainy in Glenageary
- https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/772512693588819971
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