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If you have any information on the whereabouts of John Griffin, you can contact Gort Garda Station on (091) 636400, the Garda Confidential line at 1800 666 111 or your local law enforcement agency.
In 2005, a caravan caught fire in rural north Clare, Emer O'Loughlin's family were initially relieved to see that it wasn't the one she shared with her partner Shane. But when human remains were found inside the charred wreckage, and there was still no sign of the artistic Emer, hope that everything would be ok was quickly dashed.
In the years that followed, so would hope that Emer's killer might be brought to justice.
This episode was researched and written by Aileen Spearin.
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Theme Music:
Quinn’s Song: The Dance Begins Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Additional Music: Allemande (Sting) by Wahneta Meixsell. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Sources:
Cracking Crime Emer O’Loughlin, RTE, available on YouTube
Marú Inár Measc Season 2 Ep 2, TG4, available on TG4 Player
John Fallon, “Gardai seek to identify woman killed in caravan fire”, Irish Examiner, Apr 11th 2005
Joe O Muircheartaigh, “Gardai’s open mind over fire”, Clare Champion, Apr 15th 2005
Stephen Glennon, “Appeal for witnesses in bid to solve mystery of body in burned caravan”, Connacht Tribune, Apr 15th 2005
Gordon Deegan, “Suspicion over death of woman in caravan blaze”, Irish Independent, Apr 16th 2005
Pat Flynn, “Probe after DNA helps identify woman in caravan inferno”, Sunday Independent, Apr 17th 2005
Pat Flynn, “Bizzare link probe to art student’s death in blaze”, Irish Independent, Apr 18th 2005
For a full list of sources, please see mensreapod.com
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106 - Unintentional: The murder of Ann Walsh
105 - Vendetta: The murder of Tracy Butler
104 - Brazen: The murder of Rose Farrelly
Introducing Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders
103 - A killing at Christmas: The murder of Maire Rankin
102 - The murder of Colleen Mulder
101 - A Few Days in May
100 - Provocation & the Gay Panic defence
99 - Loose Threads: The murder of Deborah Robinson
98 - A Question of Disorder: The murders of Anne & Annie Gillespie
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97 - Part Two: With Impunity
97 - Part One: With Impunity
96 - Nicola Furlong: Murder in the Land of the Rising Sun
95 - Desecration: The murder of Patricia O'Connor
94 - Bonus: Serial - Slawomir Gierlowski
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92 - No Excuse: The murder of Mary Doogue
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