Red Room: A True Crime Podcast

In 1978, 26-year-old Dutch woman Leidy Kaspersma vanished after stepping out of a car on a rural road near Kenmare, County Kerry. Decades later, her disappearance remains unsolved, but some believe all road lead to one suspect.

'Someone knows what happened to our Leidy' - final appeal from family of missing woman | Irish Independent

Zo’n vijftig Nederlanders per jaar raken vermist tijdens vakantie (longread) | Panorama

Missing.ie | Leidy Kaspersma Co Kerry 

Leidy Kaspersma | International Missing Persons Wiki

1085DFIRL - Aleida Maria Anderske Kaspersma

Without Trace, Irelands Missing by Barry Cummins

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In 1947, 16-year-old Jimmy O’Neill left for work in Waterford and was never seen again. Did he stow away to England, start a new life, or meet a darker fate? For decades, his disappearance remained a mystery—until now. A newly discovered letter and the power of forensic genealogy could finally reveal the truth.

Sources

‘I was always in fear of saying it, well now my family secret is out: We knew Jimmy ran away’

JIMMY O'NEILL: A 71-YEAR MYSTERY - The Munster Express

Jimmy O'Neill: Brother of Ireland's longest missing person appeals for closure | Newstalk

Ireland's longest missing person among those remembered on Missing Persons Day | Beat102103.com

Fresh hope for family of one of Ireland's oldest missing persons

A devastating mystery: 'Here I am, a man in my 70s, wondering what became of my brother'

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41363893

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Seventeen-year-old Raonaid Murray was walking home through the quiet streets of Glenageary, Dublin, when she was brutally attacked—just minutes from her front door. Despite thousands of interviews and decades of investigation, her killer has never been identified, and the motive remains a mystery. In this episode, we examine the crime scene, the prime suspects, and the unanswered questions that still haunt one of Ireland’s most chilling unsolved murders.

Raonaid Murray - Garda

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Renewed appeal for information on Raonaid Murray murder

Female DNA found under Raonaid's nails | Irish Independent

https://web.archive.org/web/20160821122645/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/just-like-a-normal-teenager-she-raved-about-george-michaels-music-kept-her-favourite-teddy-bear-on-her-bed-talked-of-seeing-the-world-and-was-frequently-five-minutes-late-turning-up-for-her-shift-at-the-shop-26138107.html

The mystery of south Dublin schoolgirl Raonaid Murray’s unsolved murder

Raonaid Murray – Chilling Crimes

Raonaid prime suspect - garda chief reveals who he believes killed schoolgirl | Irish Independent

​​Raonaid Murray: The multiple suspects and theories in the unsolved murder - Dublin Live

Detective who led Raonaid probe dies | Irish Independent

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In 1991, Conor and Sheila O’Dwyer vanished without a trace from their home in Fermoy, County Cork—an elderly couple with no reason to disappear, yet it took three weeks before anyone noticed. Their disappearance remains one of Ireland’s most baffling mysteries, made even stranger by the fact that another man went missing in his car just a year earlier, only for his remains to surface 22 years later. In this episode, we unravel the chilling details, explore possible theories, and ask: how can two people simply cease to exist?

Garda Information

Doe Network

Conor and Sheila Dwyer - Garda

The unsolved disappearance of Conor and Sheila Dwyer : r/UnresolvedMysteries

Thirty years on, Gardaí still baffled by missing Fermoy couple | Irish Independent

Ireland’s most baffling missing persons case - Couple vanish without trace

Conor & Sheila Dwyer: Marital Mystery

Documentary On One - Thin Air

Conor and Sheila Dwyer: How a ‘German connection’ could hold the key to the mystery of Co Cork couple who disappeared without trace in 1991

Mystery in Fermoy: The couple who vanished into thin air one day in 1991

690DFIRL - Sheila Dwyer

DNA tests on remains in submerged car

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In 1977, six-year-old Mary Boyle vanished without a trace from remote Donegal, making her Ireland’s longest-running missing child case. Decades later, her disappearance remains a mystery, with allegations of political interference, ignored leads, and a fight for justice led by her sister.

Justice for Mary Boyle Facebook Page

Gardaí Information

‘Time is running out’: call for inquest in case of Mary Boyle

Birmingham girl who vanished 39 years ago and known as 'Ireland's Madeleine McCann'

Mary Boyle - a stolen child

Ann Boyle receiving hate mail 40 years after daughter Mary's disappearance

Fianna Fail politician ‘interfered in murder case’

Answer to Mary Boyle mystery lies ‘in her family’, says sister | Irish Independent

Serial killer Robert Black identified as suspect in unsolved murder of seven-year-old girl in Northern Ireland

Paedophile and child serial killer Robert Black dies in jail

'Recluse' gets two years for 35 charges of indecent assault on young brothers

Robert Black main suspect as cold case cops probe mystery of missing Donegal girl Mary Boyle

Margo's search for missing Mary

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In February 2019, Jón Jónsson, a 41-year-old Icelandic man, walked out of his Dublin hotel in broad daylight—and was never seen again. No phone, no wallet, no known reason for leaving. Despite extensive searches, his whereabouts remain unknown. Today, we investigate Jón Jónsson’s disappearance and explore the overlaps with other cases, including Peter Bergmann, a man who meticulously erased his identity before vanishing from an Irish beach.

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In December 1991, Patricia Doherty left her home in Tallaght to go Christmas shopping—she was never seen alive again. Her body was discovered months later in the Wicklow Mountains, yet her killer was never identified. Patricia’s case remains unsolved, but it bears unsettling similarities to other disappearances linked to Ireland’s infamous Vanishing Triangle; like Antoinette Smith and Marie Killmartin. Were these crimes connected, or should we merely neglect to acknowledge their similarities? This week on Red Room, we will discuss Patricia's disappearance.

If you have any information about Patricia Doherty, Antoinette Smith or Marie Kilmartin's case you should contact at [email protected] or by calling the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111

Scene of natural beauty reveals terrifying secrets

COLD CASE DETECTIVES RENEW APPEAL IN HUNT FOR KILLER OF DONEGAL MAN'S WIFE

A killer in our midst? | Hotpress

The mystery of those who were never seen again

Femicide Watch - Women's Aid

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In honour of Robert Egger's long-awaited Nosferatu, I wanted to release this episode initially published back in October for Spooky Month, on Patreon. While there are hundreds of examples of Vampire-like beings in folklore across Europe, the Americas and Aboriginal countries, this week we are going to look at instances where the cosplay was taken a little further...

We'll discuss ritualistic blood drinking from ancient civilisations, the Real Vampire community that sprung up in the goth scene of the 80s and some True Crime cases involving blood drinking.

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