117 - The Burden They Carry: The murder of Marie Kilmartin

In December of 1993, 35 year old Marie Kilmartin got a phone call. Then, she left her house and never returned. Marie's body was recovered some six months later, in a bog 25 km from her home in Portlaoise. She had been strangled. Why would anyone want to hurt this friendly, vulnerable woman? ********* Find us on Facebook or Twitter! With thanks to our supporters on Patreon! Donate today to get access to bonus and ad-free episodes! Check out the Mens Rea Merch Store! ********* 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/ ********* Sources: “Missing person” in The Cork Examiner (22 December 1993) p. 24. “Missing woman appeal” in The Irish Press (22 December 1993) p. 4 “Missing woman” in The Nationalist (24 December 1993) p. 7 “Search continues for missing Portlaoise woman” in The Leinster Express (25 December 1993) p 1 “Portlaoise woman still missing” in The Leinster Express (1 January 1994) p. 1. “Portlaoise woman still missing” in The Leinster Express(8 January 1994) p. 4. “Gardai call for information on missing woman” in The Evening Echo (12 January 1994) p. 9 “Missing woman” in The Irish Independent (29 January 1994) p. 4 Don Lavery, “Bid to identify woman’s body found in bog drain” in The Evening Herald (11 June 1994) p. 1 “Woman’s body in bog sparks murder inquiry” in The Evening Herald (13 June 1994) p. 4. Paulette O’Connor, “Probe as body found in bog” in The Irish Press (13 June 1994) p. 2 “Murder hunt for killer of woman left in bog” in The Irish Press (14 June 1994) p. 2 “Mystery phone caller sought” in The Irish Press (14 June 1994) p. 2 Stephen Rae, “Murdered girl knew killer say gardai” in The Evening Herald (14 June 1994) p.2. Eilish O’Regan, “Care worker was ‘in distress’” in The Irish Independent (14 June 1994) p. 7 “Midlands woman was murdered” in The Cork Examiner (14 June 1994) p. 3 Mairead Carey, “Anguish in Galway at funeral of slain woman” in The Irish Press (15 June 1994) p. 10 Barry O’Kelly, “Gardai are following strong lead in bog case” in The Irish Press (15 June 1994) p. 10. Eamon Timmins, “Gardai follow murder leads” in The Cork Examiner (15 June 1994) p. 5 “Murder hunt as woman’s body is found in bog drain” in The Westmeath Independent (17 June 1994) p. 10 “Kilmartin family thank Gardai and public” in The Westmeath Independent (17 June 1994) p. 10 “Ballinasloe and Athlone mourns tragic death of Marie Kilmartin” in The Westmeath Independent (17 June 1994) p.p. 1, 10 Harry Casey, “Definite line of enquiry in death of Marie” in The Connacht Tribune (17 June 1994) p. 1, 10. “No developments in Kilmartin murder hunt” in The Offaly Independent (24 June 1994) p. 15 Stephen Rae, “Two men held over body-in-bog killing” in The Evening Herald (25 June 1994) p. 1 “Men are released” in The Cork Examiner (27 June 1994) p. 2. “Murder probes proceed” in The Connacht Tribune (1 July 1994) p. 20 “Bog death probe” in The Irish Independent (28 July 1994) p. 3 “Kilmartin inquest adjourned” in The Leinster Express(6 August 1994) p. 40 “Murderer still at large” in The Leinster Express (31 December 1994) p. 19 “Woman in bog drain ‘strangled’” in The Evening Herald(15 June 1995) p 4. “Woman was strangled inquest told” in The Nationalist(23 June 1995) p 5 “Murder investigation continuing, inquest told” in The Leinster Express (24 June 1995) p. 11 “Marie’s murder – no link, Supt.” In The Nationalist(26 April 1996) p 13 Peter Teach “Laois/Offaly crime goes against trend” in The Nationalist (9 August 1996) p. 7 Cormac Looney, “New reward in bid to trace Jo Jo” in The Evening Herald (9 November 2005) p. 26 Cormac O’Keefe, “Appeal for information on dead and missing women” in The Irish Examiner (10 November 2005) p 7 Cormac Looney, “’Wolfman’ to face Marie murder quiz” in The Evening Herald (15 November 2005) p. 2 Darren O’Loughlin,

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