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Episode 2: The Wild West
The police close their investigation into the deaths of Ned Doheny and his secretary Hugh Plunkett, deciding it is a clear case of murder-suicide, but not everyone is convinced. A rookie detective with the district attorney’s office thinks the evidence does not match the official story, but will anyone listen?
Meanwhile, Peter sets out to uncover the origins of the Doheny family’s colossal wealth – starting in the dangerous Wild West town of Kingston New Mexico, where silver and gold prospectors rub shoulders with gunslingers in saloons and bordellos, and future oil tycoon Edward Doheny meets two men who will change the course of his life.
In this eight part series, Peter Devlin and producer Conor McKay trace the extraordinary rags to riches story of Edward L Doheny – a penniless prospector who built a vast oil empire – to try and uncover the story of what really happened on 16th February 1929, when two men died in mysterious circumstances in Greystone mansion, Beverly Hills
Cast
District Attorney Burton Fitts – Michael Patrick
Reporter - Aoibheann McCann
Presented by Peter Devlin and Conor McKay
Produced by Conor McKay
Executive editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland production
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By BBC Radio Ulster
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2525 ratings
The police close their investigation into the deaths of Ned Doheny and his secretary Hugh Plunkett, deciding it is a clear case of murder-suicide, but not everyone is convinced. A rookie detective with the district attorney’s office thinks the evidence does not match the official story, but will anyone listen?
Meanwhile, Peter sets out to uncover the origins of the Doheny family’s colossal wealth – starting in the dangerous Wild West town of Kingston New Mexico, where silver and gold prospectors rub shoulders with gunslingers in saloons and bordellos, and future oil tycoon Edward Doheny meets two men who will change the course of his life.
In this eight part series, Peter Devlin and producer Conor McKay trace the extraordinary rags to riches story of Edward L Doheny – a penniless prospector who built a vast oil empire – to try and uncover the story of what really happened on 16th February 1929, when two men died in mysterious circumstances in Greystone mansion, Beverly Hills
Cast
District Attorney Burton Fitts – Michael Patrick
Reporter - Aoibheann McCann
Presented by Peter Devlin and Conor McKay
Produced by Conor McKay
Executive editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland production
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