Crimes and Confessions (2022)
For over forty years the existence of a Garda heavy Gang has been denied. This ground-breaking three-part true-crime series looks at three of the most notorious miscarriages of justice cases from the 1970s and 1980 and draws links between them.
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Season 1 Episode List
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Episode 1 - Una Lynskey
Release Date: 2022-01-10Examining three of the most notorious miscarriages of justice from the 1970s and 1980s, beginning with the disappearance of nineteen-year-old Una Lynskey in Co. Meath in 1971.
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Episode 2 - Sallins Mail Train Robbery
Release Date: 2022-01-17Revisiting the Sallins mail train robbery in March 1976, examining allegations against detectives who worked on the case and the role of the non-jury Special Criminal Court.
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Episode 3 - The Kerry Babies Scandal
Release Date: 2022-01-24The programme re-examines the Kerry Babies story, where the allegations of forced confessions were made against some Gardai by Joanne Hayes and her family.