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Welcome to the Cliff’s Edge podcast with your host Ciaran McConnell.

Philip Cairns was a good kid. He was the son, brother, grand child and friend you would want to have. So, when on Friday the 23rd of October ,1986 when 13 year old Philip, disappeared on his way back to school after his lunch time break, nobody could understand what had happened to Philip. Nearly 40 years on and Ireland still asks that question “Where is Philip Cairns?”.

Joining Ciaran on the podcast is series regular Shayne Phelan. Shayne was the same age as Philip when he disappeared in 1986 and provides some interesting insights to young teenage boys in 1980’s Ireland.

Later in the episode Shayne talks to a source by the name of “Tom” who knew a person of interest in this case.

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Philip's details and the investigating officers can be found through the following link PHILIP CAIRNS - Garda

The Cliff's Edge will return on the 29th of October with two Halloween themed episode, then we will return on the 13th of November to begin the series on Ireland's Vanishing Triangle.

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Welcome to the Cliff's Edge podcast with your host Ciaran McConnell.

In our previous episode Ciaran and Shayne covered the timeline in the murder of Jodi Jones on the 30th of June 2003. In this episode criminologist Dr. Sandra Lean joins them to discuss the discrepancies in the evidence against Luke Mitchell who was found guilty of her murder on the 21st of January 2005.

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The Cliff's Edge will return on the 23rd of October with some Halloween themed episodes. Then on the 13th of November we will begin our series on Ireland's Vanishing Triangle. Thank you all for listening.

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You can purchase Dr. Sandra Lean's book on the case "Innocents Betrayed: A true story of Justice abandoned" here. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Innocents-Betrayed-story-justice-abandoned/dp/199961710X

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Welcome to the Cliff’s edge podcast with your host Ciaran McConnell.

Through the v in a wall, on a lonely short cut between two Scottish housing estates lay the body of Jodi Jones, whose final moments on this earth were the most terrifying in all her 14 years on this planet. She had arranged to meet her boyfriend Luke Mitchell the evening she was murdered. Mitchell was arrested and subsequently was tried and found guilty of the murder in January 2005, and the safety of this conviction has been questioned ever since.

Joining Ciaran on this episode is regular series contributor Shayne Phelan.

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What happened to Tanya Lee Glover? Nobody knew where she had gone or in certain cases that she was even missing until 2022 when her mummified body was found behind wall in a north Brisbane unit block. She had been missing since 2009.

Ciaran is joined by Anna Houlihan the national crime reporter for Australian community media. Anna has been covering the case in depth since Tanya’s remain were identified in 2023. You will also hear from regular series contributor Shayne Phelan on the case.

If you can help solve this case please contact the authorities through the following link $500,000 reward announced in Tanya Glover homicide investigation - Queensland Police News

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It’s the morning of the 23rd of February 2011. 39-year-old mother Esyra Uyrun leaves her home in Clondalkin, West Dublin. When she does, nobody can envisage the search would continue to this day to answer the question of what has happened to her.

On this episode Esyra Uyrun’s sister Berna joins our regular series contributor Shayne Phelan. 

Esra's details and the investigating officers can be found through the following link Esra Uyrun - Garda

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Welcome to the Cliff’s Edge podcast with your host Ciaran McConnell.

2014. Sandwich, Massachusetts. When the blue tarp was removed to reveal the severed torso of an unidentified male, so began the horrific case of the Barnstable County John Doe. To this day this poor unfortunate soul has never been identified, nor has anyone been apprehended and brought to book for this heinous crime. 

In the first part of the episode and with limited available information on the case Ciaran discusses the details with series contributor Shayne Phelan.

Later on Ciaran is joined by the founder of the Cold Case New England website Jordan Sears and then he speaks with Robbie an investigative journalist based in Boston. Both guest further elaborate on this mystery on an episode you don’t want to miss. 

In the first part of the episode and with limited available information on the case Ciaran discusses the details with series contributor Shayne Phelan. 

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The victims details and the investigating officers can be found through the following link JOHN DOE - SANDWICH, MASSACHUSETTS — FBI

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Welcome to the first episode of “The Cliff’s Edge” podcast with your host Ciaran McConnell.

Around 3:40am on the 31st August 1888, as the police whistles sounded and the crowd gathered, nobody there would or could ever imagine they were bearing witness to such a long-lasting whodunit. The discovery of Mary Ann Nichols’ body marked the first of five victims to be found in London’s Whitechapel area. The questions Who done it? Where did they go? Why did they do it? became better know as the moniker “Jack the ripper”. Since then, this terrifying case has been passed down through the generations in newspapers, books, documentaries and films.

Joining Ciaran on the podcast is Shayne Phelan. Shayne takes us back through time revealing thoughts and theories on this world infamous case. 

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