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Nora Sheehan: The Past Speaks | Part II

Nora Sheehan: The Past Speaks | Part II

Update: 2025-12-031
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The prime suspect walks free for the murder of Nora Sheehan after the death of the pathologist left the DPP's case unable to proceed to trial. 

In this second chapter of a two-part investigation, John Sweetman looks at how four decades after Nora Sheehan’s disappearance and death in 1981, advances in forensic technology breathed new life into a long-dormant investigation. 

 In this episode, we explore how preserved evidence from fibres and paint fragments to a partial DNA profile was re-examined by investigators as as long-preserved traces ignite a renewed hunt for answers.

Presented by John Sweetman
Created by Darren Cleary
Episode Written by Darren Cleary
Script Edited by Eoin Brennan
Executive Produced by Eoin Brennan
Executive Produced by Ruth Fitzsimons
Produced by Siobhan Walsh
Produced by Siobhan Maguire
Sound Design and Editing by Neil Kavanagh
Audio Editing Support by Ed Smith
Marketing Support by Bríd Walsh and Róisín Reilly
Social Support by Mark Hayes and Robyn Ree
Artwork and Graphics by Eric Rowntree

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PathD

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I am all caught up and every episode gets better and better! This 2 parter was as heart breaking as it was satisfying. The good work of the people who originally worked the case preserved the answers for the cold case team to catch the murderer 40 years later while the guilty was still alive. That was most satisfying! I pray that the victim's family are able to feel her long awaited peace and they too can let themselves rest a bit easier knowing that justice has prevailed! Well done!

Dec 7th
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Nora Sheehan: The Past Speaks | Part II

Nora Sheehan: The Past Speaks | Part II