Unsolved Irish Mysteries.

hacoran · 19-06-2026 11:02AM

Maybe he was driving a different car

Day Lewin · 19-06-2026 11:14AM

But the simplest explanation is that the guy gave her a lift, left her off in the village, and came forward to say exactly that, when she was found to be missing.

He lived on a big farm. They dig the ground and they put up sheds and they plant stuff. Normal country life.

hacoran · 19-06-2026 11:37AM

JoJo's family believe it was him for some reason. They have been vocal about this from the word go, if they had doubts about the truth of it, they surely would have remained silent?

Day Lewin · 19-06-2026 12:01PM

"for some reason" ?

I sympathise, of course, with the family longing for some resolution to this tragedy.

But guessing and rumours are not the same as evidence. It seems to be just all suspicion and gossip, with no actual facts ever found.

Juran · 19-06-2026 12:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124563036#Comment_124563036

Agree. Last week, I watched the Netflix doc about Rachel Nickell who was murdered in Wimbledom common in 1992. A few days later, I saw a Discovery crime doc about the dreadfully poor police work on that case, and the way Colin Stagg was accused, arrested, kept in prison for 15 months, let go, etc.. this went on for years. Rachels parents, after his court case was thrown out by the judge, spoke outside the court that justice was not done and pointed to Stagg as the guilty party. They maintained for years that Stagg was guilty.

Over 10 years later Robert Nappa, unknown to Rachel or Stagg was charged based on DNA and fingerprints .. in court he went on to admit killing Rachael. He had raped and killed a number of women in public parks in the London area over a 10+ year period.

Stagg's life was ruined due to being wrongly accused, he recieved a piss £750k in compensation from the Home office. He lives in a bedsit, stays in most of the time, unable to lead a normal life since. I wonder how her family felt about Stagg when Nappa was found guilty, and all they said about him in public and to the press.

Benedict XVI · 19-06-2026 01:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124562949#Comment_124562949

In the unsolved Sophie Tuscan DePlantier case some people can't accept her family believing that Ian Bailey did it.

Yet in this case people accept the family's option when they say what they believe about the individual in question.

And there is far more circumstantial evidence against Bailey in that case than there is against the individual in this case.

tinpib · 19-06-2026 04:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124563097#Comment_124563097

If you want more on that case there is a good book "Napper: Through a Glass Darkly"

Oscar_Madison · 19-06-2026 04:24PM

You see technology used on a lot on archeological digs- indeed even Jeremy Clarkson in the current farm series used technology to determine what parts of his field were more fertile and productive than others- very impressive

I imagine such ground analysis has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years- so do we reckon Gardai have completed some sort of assessment of the area using modern day soil and ground analysis techniques using technology?

Obviously it’s probably not a straightforward science but combined with AI, I would imagine there’s “potential” for it to provide some pretty accurate findings

Day Lewin · 19-06-2026 06:30PM

I see from RTE television that Crimecall will be examining the Deirdre Jacob case next Monday evening.

Plus other unsolved mysteries too, of course.

Juran · 19-06-2026 06:31PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124563745#Comment_124563745

Thanks

LunaLoo · 20-06-2026 09:08AM

Has this did concluded or is it still going on? Doesn't seem to be any mentions

Banjo Carney · 20-06-2026 01:15PM

There doesn't seem to be much news about the dig this time. I haven't heard it's ended so I'm assuming it's ongoing.

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