DESCRIPTION:
In 1988, a Ballycastle farmer was tending his flock of sheep in Ballypatrick Forest. The popular picnic spot, full of wildlife and scenic views toward the Causeway Coast, is the perfect place for families to discover nature. But on this day, April 20, as the farmer strolled to a remote clearing in the western corner of the forest, he unwittingly made an alarming discovery — the lifeless body of a partially naked young woman lying face down…
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This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton
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MUSIC:
Hidden Beneath by Michael Briguglio
Crooked Man by Wicked Cinema
Stopped Time by Moments
Wilderness by Wild Wonder
Sleep by Stephen Keech
Things Gone Wrong by Moments
Vanished by Wicked Cinema
Illuminate by Moments
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REFERENCES:
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES
Evening Chronicle, 24 April, 1991 - Page 8
Huddersfield Daily Examiner - 21 Apr 1988, Thu - Page 24
Evening Chronicle - 24 Apr 1991, Wed - Page 8
Evening Standard - 10 Jun 1988, Fri - Page 14
Irish Independent - Saturday 26 August 1989 - Page 3
Sunday Life - Sunday 10 September 1989 - Page 16
Sunday Life - Sunday 14 April 1991 - Page 13
Sunday Life - Sunday 18 April 1993 - Page 3
Aberdeen Evening Express - Thursday 21 April 1988 - Page 1
Irish Independent - Saturday 23 April 1988 - Page 3
Irish Independent - Friday 05 January 1996 - Page 7
Sunday Life - Sunday 05 March 1989 - Page 8
Sunday Life - Sunday 27 August 1989 - Page 6
Sunday Life - Sunday 27 August 1989 - Page 31
Sunday Life - Sunday 10 September 1989 - Page 16
Sunday Life - Sunday 07 June 1992 - Page 14
NEWSBANK
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), January 5, 1996
Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland), January 5, 1996
Sun, The (London, England), April 20, 1998
People, The (London, England), October 31, 1999
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), April 19, 2000
Newsletter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), April 15, 2002
News of the World (London, England), April 21, 2002
Newsletter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), May 27, 2002
People, The (London, England), January 26, 2003
People, The (London, England), March 21, 2004
Newsletter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), April 15, 2004
People, The (London, England), April 18, 2004
Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland), April 18, 2005
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), April 19, 2005
Newsletter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), July 7, 2005
Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland), July 14, 2005
Newsletter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), April 16, 2008
Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland), February 9, 2009
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), February 10, 2009
Guardian, The (London, England), February 10, 2009
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), April 6, 2009
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), March 22, 2011
Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland), March 22, 2011
Newsletter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), March 22, 2011
Guardian Unlimited (England), April 11, 2012
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), April 12, 2012
Irish Times: Web Edition Articles (Dublin, Ireland), April 5, 2018
Ayr Advertiser (Scotland), April 6, 2018
Associated Press News Service, The, May 21, 2018
Herald, The/Sunday Herald, The (Glasgow, Scotland), April 6, 2018
Herald, The/Sunday Herald, The (Glasgow, Scotland), April 30, 2018
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), May 2, 2018
Associated Press News Service, The, May 22, 2018
Press Association Newswire (UK), February 5, 2019
Irish Times: Web Edition Articles (Dublin, Ireland), February 6, 2019
ForeignAffairs (New Zealand), February 7, 2019
News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), December 17, 2019
Irish Times: Web Edition Articles (Dublin, Ireland), July 8, 2020
News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), July 8, 2020
DIGITAL ARTICLES
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ni-murder-may-be-linked-to-hitcher-s-killing-1.19178
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/police-have-dna-link-to-murder-of-german-woman-14-years-ago-1.1085341
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/psni-follow-dna-lead-in-17-year-old-murder-1.1176241
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/new-witness-in-1988-german-murder-case-1.1179987
https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/inga-maria-hauser-murder-anniversary-holding-information-must-play-on-peoples-conscience-3640628
https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/crime/inga-maria-hauser-murder-anniversary-holding-information-must-play-on-peoples-conscience-3640628
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/inga-maria-hauser-murder-never-before-published-pictures-revealed-as-cops-probing-savage-killing-urge-those-responsible-to-come-forward-41528690.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-48500664
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56641346
BOOKS
Cold Case Files Missing and Unsolved: Ireland’s Disappeared by Barry Cummins