'Through the briars': The trial of Noel Long and a cold case 42 years in the making
Long had pleaded not guilty to murdering 54-year-old Nora Sheehan between 6 and 12 June 1981.
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Long had pleaded not guilty to murdering 54-year-old Nora Sheehan between 6 and 12 June 1981.
Through the Briars': The trial of Noel Long…
Historic case against Noel Long, who denied the charge, built on two main planks - forensic evidence and DNA profiling
A series of pure chances, from forestry workers looking for dumped rubbish to a forensic scientist on holiday in West Cork in 1981, led to the conviction of Noel Long for the murder of Nora Sheehan
After the oldest case in Ireland’s history ended with the conviction of Noel Long for murdering vulnerable woman Nora Sheehan in 1981, here we look at evidence that the jury did not hear during the trial.