In December of 1995, 41 year old Marilyn Rynn disappeared after attending her workplace Christmas party. Two weeks later her body was found hidden in bushes at a park near to her home. She had been attacked as she took a shortcut on her journey home.



A combination of cutting edge forensic techniques and old fashioned police work solved her murder 8 months later.

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Sources:



Marese McDonagh and Charles Mallon, “Fears grow for missing Marilyn” in The Evening Herald (29 December 1995) p.p. 1-2. 



“Gardai plan new searches for JoJo” in The Irish Independent (29 December 1995) p. 6. 



Marese McDonagh and Eugene Moloney, “Families fear for growing list of missing women” in The Irish Independent (30 December 1995) p. 7 



“Woman's body found” in The Sunday Tribune (31 December 1995) p. 3. 



Jim Cusack, “Report of missing woman waiting for bus diverted gardai in their search” in The Irish Times (8 January 1996) p. 5 



Marie O'Halloran, “Poorly lit laneway may have been a short cut to tragedy” in The Irish Times (8 January 1996) p. 5. 



Marie O'Halloran, “Brother had expected the worst after woman was missing for a fortnight” in The Irish Times (8 January 1996) p. 5. 



Jospeh Power, “Missing women search hit by computer inadequacies” in The Sunday Independent (31 December 1995) p. 1-2. 



“Body found on beach” in The Irish Independent (2 January 1996) p. 3. 



“Missing woman plea” in The Irish Independent (2 January 1996) p. 3. 



“Marilyn: new plea by gardai” in The Evening Herald (2 January 1996) p. 2. 



“Gardai in missing woman appeal” in The Evening Herald (6 January 1996) p. 42 



Veronica Guerin and Charles Mallon, “Silent phone clue in hunt for woman” in The Irish Independent (7 January 1996) p. 2. 



Brendan Farrelly, “Valley search reveals grisly scene” in The Irish Independent (8 January 1996) p. 8. 



Jim Cusack, “Delay in finding body could hamper murder investigation” in The Irish Times (9 January 1996) p. 1 



Brendan Farrelly And David Murphy, “Naked corpse sparks hunt for sex killer” in The Irish Independent (8 January 1996) P. 8. 



David Murphy, “Neighbours recall private woman who loved children” in The Irish Independent (8 January 1996) p. 8. 



Tom Brady, Brendan Farrelly and David Murphy, “Riddle of calls in Marilyn murder” in The Irish Independent (8 January 1996) p. 1, 8. 



Jim Cusack, “Killer probably had been scratched, gardai believe” in The Irish Times (11 January 1996) p. 8 



Stephen Rae, “Marilyn: Raped, Strangled” in The Evening Herald (8 January 1996) p. 1-2. 



Annemaria McEneaney, “Colleagues mourn hard worker with a big heart” in The Irish Independent (8 January 1996) p. 8. 



Frank Kilfeather, “Gardai are puzzled by murder victim's route” in The Irish Times (12 January 1996) p. 5. 



Fergus Black, “'Valley of fear' in wake of sex killing” in The Irish Independent (9 January 1996) p. 3. 



Jerome Reilly, “Family's despair as Marilyn laid to rest” in The Evening Herald (9 January 1996) p. 6. 



Stephen Rae, “Marilyn's brave fight for her life” in The Evening Herald (9 Janua