<description>&lt;p&gt;In 1981, Nora Sheehan went missing from Ballyphehane, Co Cork. She was found dead a week later, and gardai soon had a prime suspect for her murder while investigating another crime. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But a series of setbacks meant no trial was held in the case until 2023. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode was researched and written by Aileen Spearin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;********&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find us on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/mensreapod/"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/MensReaPod"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With thanks to our supporters on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/MensReaPod"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;! Donate today to get access to bonus and ad-free episodes!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out the &lt;a href="https://bit.ly/mensreamerch"&gt;Mens Rea Merch Store&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;*********&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theme Music:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quinn’s Song: The Dance Begins Kevin MacLeod (&lt;a href="https://incompetech.com"&gt;incompetech.com&lt;/a&gt;) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"&gt;http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Additional Music: &amp;nbsp; Allemande (Sting) by Wahneta Meixsell. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"&gt;http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;*********&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prime Time, “Family of cold case murder victim speak out”, available &lt;a href="https://www.rte.ie/video/id/7209/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;on RTE Player&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Missing woman”, Irish Examiner, June 12th 1981&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Cork murder hunt”, Evening Echo, June 15th 1981&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dick Cross, “Body of murdered woman in wood”, Irish Independent, June 15th 1981&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“No new leads in murder case”, Irish Examiner, June 16th 1981&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Murder hunt continues”, Irish Examiner, June 17th 1981&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“No clues in murder hunt”, Evening Echo, June 18th 1981&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Gardai believe killer is known”, Evening Echo, June 19th 1981&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Denis Reading, “Gardai warn killer could strike again”, Irish Examiner, June 20th 1981&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For a full list of sources, please see &lt;a href="https://www.mensreapod.com"&gt;mensreapod.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Mens Rea: A true crime podcast

Mens Rea True Crime

138 - The Longest Wait for Justice: Nora Sheehan

SEP 1, 202474 MIN
Mens Rea: A true crime podcast

138 - The Longest Wait for Justice: Nora Sheehan

SEP 1, 202474 MIN

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<p>In 1981, Nora Sheehan went missing from Ballyphehane, Co Cork. She was found dead a week later, and gardai soon had a prime suspect for her murder while investigating another crime. </p><p>But a series of setbacks meant no trial was held in the case until 2023. </p><p></p><p>This episode was researched and written by Aileen Spearin.</p><p>********</p><p>Find us on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mensreapod/">Facebook</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/MensReaPod">Twitter</a>!</p><p>With thanks to our supporters on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/MensReaPod">Patreon</a>! Donate today to get access to bonus and ad-free episodes!</p><p>Check out the <a href="https://bit.ly/mensreamerch">Mens Rea Merch Store</a>!</p><p>*********</p><p>Theme Music:</p><p>Quinn’s Song: The Dance Begins Kevin MacLeod (<a href="https://incompetech.com">incompetech.com</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License&nbsp;<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a></p><p>Additional Music: &nbsp; Allemande (Sting) by Wahneta Meixsell. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License&nbsp;<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a></p><p>*********</p><p>Sources:</p><p>Prime Time, “Family of cold case murder victim speak out”, available <a href="https://www.rte.ie/video/id/7209/">here</a>&nbsp;on RTE Player</p><p>“Missing woman”, Irish Examiner, June 12th 1981</p><p>“Cork murder hunt”, Evening Echo, June 15th 1981</p><p>Dick Cross, “Body of murdered woman in wood”, Irish Independent, June 15th 1981</p><p>“No new leads in murder case”, Irish Examiner, June 16th 1981</p><p>“Murder hunt continues”, Irish Examiner, June 17th 1981</p><p>“No clues in murder hunt”, Evening Echo, June 18th 1981</p><p>“Gardai believe killer is known”, Evening Echo, June 19th 1981</p><p>Denis Reading, “Gardai warn killer could strike again”, Irish Examiner, June 20th 1981</p><p>For a full list of sources, please see <a href="https://www.mensreapod.com">mensreapod.com</a></p>