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most memorable murder case?

anonymous00000

just have an interest in unsolved mysteries/ murder cases (im not a creep btw)

anyways just interested to hear what people think is the most memorable case in Ireland or elsewhere?(im talking 2000 onwards)

Probably Michaela Hartes for me. or the 2 schoolgirls that were murdered by the school caretaker in the UK back in the early 2000s.

and just wondering why do you think some cases get more coverage than others? for e.g Michaela Hartes,Jill Meaghers and Karen Buckleys got huge coverage, however I don't remember Nicola Furlongs getting as much even though her case was similar in some ways to theirs esp. Jill and Karens. (even though it was still a relatively high profile case)

I know this was posted already in conspiracy theories but hardly anyone replied :P

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Shint0

Those two little boys from Kilkenny killed by their father. It was reported he was trying to kill himself aswell. Their sweet innocent little faces.

Stephen Hero

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

It's Gerry. With a 'G'.
FFS what? You don't think it's strange that the murderers of a member of the police force get collected from prison by a sitting member of the parliament? In what western country is that not a scandal?

Jerry McCabe

Gerry Adams

weldoninhio

The loser from Dalkey or Bray who broke up with his girlfriend, then got jealous when she got a new boyfriend. He drove to a 24h Tesco and bought a block of knives then went and murdered the new boyfriend, left the ex-gf and the new bfs little brother for dead and buried the knife up to the handle and threw himself on it killing himself.

Always remember reading about that. The fact that he went and bought knives rather than taking one from his own house makes it seem much more premeditated, as if he didn't want to get caught, or wanted someone else to get blamed for it.

Stephen Hero

weldoninhio wrote: »

The loser from Dalkey or Bray who broke up with his girlfriend, then got jealous when she got a new boyfriend. He drove to a 24h Tesco and bought a block of knives then went and murdered the new boyfriend, left the ex-gf and the new bfs little brother for dead and buried the knife up to the handle and threw himself on it killing himself.

Always remember reading about that. The fact that he went and bought knives rather than taking one from his own house makes it seem much more premeditated, as if he didn't want to get caught, or wanted someone else to get blamed for it.

So he's a loser because he's from Dalkey or Bray.

But if he came from Ballybrack or Ballyfermot he'd be a working class hero?

Grow up.

Shergar6

Probably Rachel O'Reilly. I remember watching The Late Late when her mother and husband were on it and thinking how icy the mother's body language was towards him. Most people would be holding hands and comforting one another.

Joe O'Reilly is without a doubt a sociopath, and i still have questions as to how much his mistress knew about the murder. They were ringing and texting each other all that morning. He stayed at hers the night of the Late Late - i mean, you're having an affair with a guy and you know he can't stand his wife and wants to leave her but doesn't want to lose his sons, next thing she's brutally murdered in her home --- wouldn't you have SOME suspicions? She's still visiting him now knowing what the evidence is.

Then leaving her poor mother to find her in that state and very possibly her sons. I don't get how you could do that to the mother of your kids. The pain he inflicted on them alone was so callous.

weldoninhio

Stephen Hero wrote: »

So he's a loser because he's from Dalkey or Bray.

But if he came from Ballybrack or Ballyfermot he'd be a working class hero?

Grow up.

He's a loser because his jealousy caused him to murder one person, stab someone he apparently loved almost to death along with a third party who just happened to be there before killing himself. I don't care if he was the Queen of Sheeba or a scummer from Ballyscumtown.

weldoninhio

Shergar6 wrote: »

Probably Rachel O'Reilly. I remember watching The Late Late when her mother and husband were on it and thinking how icy the mother's body language was towards him. Most people would be holding hands and comforting one another.

Joe O'Reilly is without a doubt a sociopath, and i still have questions as to how much his mistress knew about the murder. They were ringing and texting each other all that morning. He stayed at hers the night of the Late Late - i mean, you're having an affair with a guy and you know he can't stand his wife and wants to leave her but doesn't want to lose his sons, next thing she's brutally murdered in her home --- wouldn't you have SOME suspicions? She's still visiting him now knowing what the evidence is.

Then leaving her poor mother to find her in that state and very possibly her sons. I don't get how you could do that to the mother of your kids. The pain he inflicted on them alone was so callous.

In fairness, in this case and the Graham Dwyer case there is little more than circumstantial evidence.

freshpopcorn

weldoninhio wrote: »

The loser from Dalkey or Bray who broke up with his girlfriend, then got jealous when she got a new boyfriend. He drove to a 24h Tesco and bought a block of knives then went and murdered the new boyfriend, left the ex-gf and the new bfs little brother for dead and buried the knife up to the handle and threw himself on it killing himself.

Always remember reading about that. The fact that he went and bought knives rather than taking one from his own house makes it seem much more premeditated, as if he didn't want to get caught, or wanted someone else to get blamed for it.

There appeared to be mental health issues in this case and it was a Dunnes not Tesco.

Shergar6

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtN19gKGY1Y&feature=youtu.be

Seems like Mary Boyle's murderer was *very* close to her

dinorebel

freshpopcorn wrote: »

There appeared to be mental health issues in this case and it was a Dunnes not Tesco.

Rookie mistake they would of been cheaper in Tesco.

rosebell1238

The murders of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom in the United States. There are no words for how bad there deaths were :O
I wouldn't suggest reading about it if you are in any way squeamish. Stuff of nightmares.

[Deleted User]

Actually, remember a new depth of depravity one, the kidnap and murder of Junko Furuta...

This one is seriously depraved. No, I mean SERIOUSLY. The link contains images which may be NSFW, and are certainly unsuitable for children

http://www.strangetruenews.com/2013/05/japanese-horror-story-torture-of-junko.html

Mam of 4

Deleted User wrote: »

Actually, remember a new depth of depravity one, the kidnap and murder of Junko Furuta...

This one is seriously depraved. No, I mean SERIOUSLY. The link contains images which may be NSFW, and are certainly unsuitable for children

http://www.strangetruenews.com/2013/05/japanese-horror-story-torture-of-junko.html

I'd say Death came as a blessed release for her , horrendous

Duggy747

Not recent but probably one of the most horrific murders was of Shirley Lynette Ledford. Kidnapped and subject to absolute depraved torture in the back of a van where it was recorded on audio, they used all kinds of hardware tools on her and destroyed her arm with a sledgehammer while she was tied up

That case dealing with the killers left attorneys and jury disturbed and the chief investigator went on to kill himself, writing in his suicide note how he feared they would be released in the future.

The transcript alone of her murder is the stuff of nightmares.

rosebell1238

Oh good lord, that Junko Furuta murder is the pits. Whats worse is all her captors/killers are now released, what sort of justice is that. There is a special place in hell for them.

failinis

I know it might not be as "horrific" as some of the murders described here but the murder suicide of Cyd Coulter sticks in my head.
Must have been horrible being in that car, and the recent deaths in Buncranna brought it back up again.

ofcork

bottlebrush wrote: »

The case of missing Tullamore girl Fiona Pender has been pretty high profile and as yet unsolved.

Her ex is a major suspect in that and has been in court in canada for threatining his now partner in october last year.

clairewithani

Last couple of cases made me cry. ****, beyond words.

But must say before I read these I would have said Jamie Bolger. Don't know about anyone else but would have felt that children are intrinsically good. Before the days of social media we were more sheltered from depravity on a daily basis. Remember the Jamie Bolger case. The realisation that children were perpetrators shocked me to the core.

anonymous00000

Nicola Furlongs murder. Such a stunning girl who had so much to live for. Sickening to think that the American guy that killed her could be out as soon as next year after serving 5 years.

anonymous00000

Shane Geoghehans murder also, suprised it hasnit been mentioned.

Shint0

Catherine Gowing, the vet from Offaly, was also murdered in horrific circumstances in Wales. I don't think her case got as much media coverage as others compared to Karen Buckley not that there ought to be a competition in terms of what receives the most coverage but she died in a very violent depraved manner aswell.

Stephen Hero

The Jeremy Bamber case. Some people think he was set up.

wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Farm_murders

deseil

Nicola Sweeney in Cork. God love the poor girl a normal night with her friend turned to the stuff of nightmares.

nacho libre

The case of Lesley Molseed? an innocent man, with learning difficulties, was convicted and spent 16 years in prison. the real killer was finally found, but sadly Stefan Ivan Kiszko suffered a fatal heart attack just a year after his release.

The Raonaid Murray case because i met a guy, through a friend, who said he was a friend of hers, i discovered later the guy was a bit of a fantasist and a liar. So perhaps he did not know her at all. He also seem to admire serial killers a bit too much. I don't know the guy was just creepy. So that was a bit unsettling

The Philip Cairns case as well, it was one of the first missing persons cases i heard about. It was sad hearing the renewed appeals over the years for new information from family members. it must be difficult for those investigating cases who get closed to the victims family over the years, when they likely know who did it, but lack sufficient evidence to charge the suspect. at least there is some crumb of comfort, with the advances in forensic testing, that a killer at large in modern times can never be fully at ease.

SEPT 23 1989

The moors murders

bnt

Two words: Black Dahlia. :eek:

Dolbert

The details of Mariora Rostas' last days shocked me to the core. She was just a teenager, and was treated as a plaything by the scum of the earth.

The death of Sharon Whelan was horrific too. Raped, murdered and burned to death along with her 2 daughters because some guy decided that his boner was more important than a woman's life.

http://m.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/postman-gets-three-life-terms-for-murder-of-family-26583194.html

Esel

My Lai massacre.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Lai_Massacre

[Deleted User]

The Sophie Toscan du Plantier case.

Our mother let us stay up late to watch Crimeline (as it was then), so scandalous & exotic was the murder and its attendant rumours.

bottlebrush

Bloody Sunday, Derry, January 1972. Remember as a very small child reports of the shootings coming in on the radio as I played up on the landing in our house with the toys I got from Santa at Christmas. Will always remember it clear as day.