Show Notes
Lisa Dorrian vanished from County Down over twenty years ago, and what followed has been described by police and her family as a “wall of silence,” with paramilitary allegations complicating the search for answers ever since.
Sources: PSNI official missing person profile (psni.police.uk) Lisa Dorrian: Police release unseen CCTV footage 20 years on from disappearance Renewed appeal issued on 20th anniversary of Lisa Dorrian's murder | Newstalk Graffiti identifies suspect in Dorrian murder case 'I know where Lisa's body is buried,' Man arrested on suspicion of murder is released 'We just want our daughter's body back' https://archive.is/unjBV#selection-3767.17-3771.82 Lisa Dorrian CCTV EXCLUSIVE: FORMER BOYFRIEND OF LISA DORRIAN Drugs, guns and the rule of pure fear | Irish Independent https://archive.is/JtUr3#selection-3159.0-3163.197 THE LOST WEEKEND CCTV footage of Lisa Dorrian released on 20th anniversary Graffiti identifies suspect in Dorrian murder case? Timeline: The disappearance of Lisa Dorrian - BBC News To access bonus weekly episodes of Red Room join Patreon HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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