The disappearance of a teenage girl after a night out in Bundoran is the focus of the first three episodes of RTÉ’s new true crime podcast, Unsolved.
Arlene Arkinson, aged 15 from Castlederg, went to a disco in Bundoran in August 1994 and never came home.
Her body was never found.
Despite countless searches, multiple police investigations and even a murder trial in 2005, her family feel they never got justice.
On the night of her disappearance, Arlene got into the car of Robert Howard from Laois, not knowing he was a convicted rapist out on bail.
In July 2021, an inquest found that Arlene was murdered by Howard, who died in 2015.
Howard had previously been charged with her murder in 2002, but acquitted in 2005.
Numerous searches, including some in vast swathes of bogland and forestry near the Donegal border, have been carried out over the years in search of Arlene’s remains.
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Unsolved, presented by crime journalist Barry Cummins and presenter Katja Mia, explores the case of Arlene Arkinson in the hope of finding justice for her family.
Putting the victim at the heart of every episode, the presenters will use Barry’s unique access, Katja’s sharp insight and the RTÉ archives to delve deep into their story.
Unsolved lands every Wednesday at 6am. You can listen on the RTÉ Radio Player app or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s also available to watch on YouTube.
The stories of Raonaid Murray and Fiona Pender will be explored in further Unsolved episodes.
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