About this episode

This episode revisits the tragic death of Siobhan McLaughlin and the subsequent murder investigation.

Brian Kearney arrived to work shortly before 8am on his 49th birthday – February 28th, 2006. Before he left home that morning he poured his 3 year old son Dan a bowl of Coco Pops. Later that morning, Dan’s aunt Niamh arrived at the home. She found the young child alone, crying. His mammy, Siobhan McLaughlin, had never come downstairs that morning. After an early suspicion of suicide, one piece of evidence was essential in upgrading the case to a murder investigation - A purple vacuum flex found at the scene. In this episode of Lines of Enquiry, John Sweetman revisits the tragic death of 38-year-old Siobhan McLaughlin in Goatstown, South Dublin and the search for her killer.  Presented by John Sweetman Created by Darren Cleary Episode Written by John Sweetman Script Edited by Eoin Brennan Produced by Siobhan Walsh & Aoife Plunkett Executive Produced by Eoin Brennan Executive Produced by Ruth Fitzsimons Sound Design and Editing by Neil Kavanagh Audio Editing Support by Ed Smith Marketing Support by Laura Bracken and Róisín Reilly Social Support by Mark Hayes and Robyn Ree Artwork and Graphics by Eric Rowntree

People in this episode

Host: John Sweetman

Guest: Siobhan McLaughlin

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Goatstown, South Dublin

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