Episode 391: The investigation into the murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerrigan
Behind the mystery lie layers of scandalous allegations surrounding the gardaí’s so-called Heavy Gang - a team of interrogators who have been criticised for extracting false confessions in murder cases from suspects using force, coercion and even violence.
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Una Lynskey (19) was abducted and murdered in 1971
The murder of 19-year-old Una Lynskey is set to be the subject of a garda cold case review 52 years after she was snatched from a roadside in County Meath.
But behind the mystery lie layers of scandalous allegations surrounding the gardaí’s so-called Heavy Gang - a team of interrogators who have been criticised for extracting false confessions in murder cases from suspects using force, coercion and even violence.
So should the gardaí be investigating their own or is it time for a full public enquiry into their activities throughout the 1970s and 1980s?
Nicola speaks to award winning Irish Daily Mail journalist and columnist Jenny Friel who has written extensively about their Lynskey case and the ripple effects it has had on families, friends and a community torn apart by the heavy handed tactics of gardaí.
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