This episode was originally posted to Patreon as a bonus episode in March 2022. Hang in there while I continue to try to get back on track with my work schedule.

Kitty Carroll was killed by Michael Murphy in Drogheda in 1983 – he would go on to kill again. 

Music:

Kevin McLeod, Quinns Song : The Dance Begins. (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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Sources:

“Woman is strangled by mugger” in The Evening Press (21 October 1983) p. 7.

“Remanded on death charge” in The Evening Herald (28 October 1983) p. 17.

“Murder case man remanded” in The Irish Press (29 October 1983) p. 6.

“Murder charge remand” in The Drogheda Independent (4 November 1983) p. 5.

“Murder charge man remanded” in The Irish Independent (19 November 1983) p. 7.

“Remanded on murder charge” in The Drogheda Independent (27 January 1984) p. 3.

“Murder charge concern” in The Drogheda Independent (17 February 1984) p. 5.

“Murder suspect remand” in The Drogheda Independent (2 March 1984) p. 5

“Murder charge man gets bail” in The Drogheda Independent (27 April 1984) p. 3.

“Murder trial on Monday” in The Drogheda Independent (6 July 1984) p. 1.

“No one believed I killed widow” in The Evening Herald (12 July 1984) p. 12.

“Accused ‘told people about death’” in The Irish Independent (13 July 1984) p. 5.

“Man admitted killing widow” in The Irish Press (13 July 1984) p. 23.

“Accused pointed to dead woman’s shoes” in The Irish Examiner (13 July 1984) p. 4.

“Killer ‘had 18 drinks’” in The Irish Press (14 July 1984) p. 3.

“Widow: man gets 12 years” in The Evening Herald (16 July 1984) p. 8.

“Man gets 12 years for killing” in The Irish Press (17 July 1984) p. 5

“Strangled woman: 12 years jail” in The Irish Examiner (17 July 1984) p. 10.

“Loner who tried to take his own life” in The Drogheda Independent (20 July 1984) p. 1.

Tom Corr, “Shoved thumbs down her throat” in The Drogheda Independent (20 July 1984) p. 5

“Killed for rosary beads” in The Drogheda Independent (20 July 1984) p. 5

“Savage and unprovoked assault, says Judge” in The Drogheda Independent (20 July 1984) p. 5.

“Man attacked two women in Drogheda street court told” in The Drogheda Independent (10 July 1998) p. 7.

Elaine Keogh, “’Evil’ man sentenced for assaulting two women” in The Irish Independent (18 July 1998) p. 4.

“Maximum time for ‘evil’ attack” in The Evening Herald (18 July 1998) p. 8