{"id":576543,"date":"2026-07-31T03:42:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T03:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/576543\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T03:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T03:42:48","slug":"true-crime-podcast-delves-into-chilling-donegal-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/576543\/","title":{"rendered":"True crime podcast delves into chilling Donegal case"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The disappearance of a teenage girl after a night out in Bundoran is the focus of the first three episodes of RT\u00c9\u2019s new true crime podcast, Unsolved.<\/p>\n

Arlene Arkinson, aged 15 from Castlederg, went to a disco in Bundoran in August 1994 and never came home.<\/p>\n

Her body was never found.<\/p>\n

Despite countless searches, multiple police investigations and even a murder trial in 2005, her family feel they never got justice.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

In July 2021, an inquest found that Arlene was murdered by Howard, who died in 2015.<\/p>\n

Howard had previously been charged with her murder in 2002, but acquitted in 2005.<\/p>\n

Numerous searches<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

Putting the victim at the heart of every episode, the presenters will use Barry\u2019s unique access, Katja\u2019s sharp insight and the RT\u00c9 archives to delve deep into their story.<\/p>\n

Unsolved\u00a0lands\u00a0every Wednesday at 6am.\u00a0You can listen\u00a0on\u00a0the RT\u00c9 Radio Player app\u00a0or\u00a0wherever\u00a0you get\u00a0your\u00a0podcasts. It\u2019s also available to\u00a0watch\u00a0on YouTube.<\/p>\n

The stories of\u00a0Raonaid Murray\u00a0and\u00a0Fiona Pender\u00a0will be explored in\u00a0further\u00a0Unsolved\u00a0episodes.<\/p>\n

See more: Donegal search for Arlene Arkinson’s remains ends without success<\/a><\/p>\n

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