As families across the world were gathering for Christmas morning in 2008, a concerned son-in-law in Newry, Northern Ireland, was trying to reach his elderly mother-in-law. She hadn’t been answering her phone, and worry had set in. Deciding to check on her in person, he made his way to her home on Dublin Road. But when he stepped into her quiet house, he was met with a sight so horrific it would haunt him—and the close-knit community—for years to come.
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The Queen v. Karen Walsh
The Daily Mirror, 27 December, 2008 – “Raid Victim”
Irish Times, 27 December, 2008 – “Two Questioned in Newry Murder Probe”
The Daily Mirror, 1 January, 2009 – “Neighbour Faces OAP Murder Rap”
The Daily Mirror, 8 January, 2009 – “Murdered Maire”
The Sun, 8 January, 2009 – “Farewell to Tragic Maire”
The Daily Mirror, 13 February, 2009 – “Maire Assaulted”
Irish Times, 13 February, 2009 – “Bail Granted”
The Sun, 16 June, 2009 – “Accused May Alter her Looks”
The Daily Mirror, 2 February, 2010 – “Maire Murder”
The Daily Mirror, 13 May, 2010 – “Pharmacist Faces Court”
The Daily Mirror, 19 June, 2010 – “Murder Rap Denied”
The Daily Mirror, 20 September, 2011 – “Maire Killed with Cross”
Irish Times, 20 September, 2011 – “Daughter Unaware of Mother’s Fears”
The Sun, 20 September, 2011 – “Sex Assault on OAP”
The Daily Mirror, 23 September, 2011 – “Maire Had Marks from Jesus Crown”
Irish Times, 23 September, 2011 – “Crucifix Used in Killing”
The Daily Mirror, 27 September, 2011 – “Accused DNA was Found”
The Daily Mirror, 28 September, 2011 – “I Could not Have Been Nicer”
The Daily Mirror, 29 September, 2011 – “Scene Made to Look as if Maire Killer was Man”
Irish Times, 30 September, 2011 – “Evidence in Newry Murder Trial”
The Daily Mirror, 4 October, 2011 – “Guilty or the Unluckiest Person”
Irish Times, 4 October, 2011 – “Karen Walsh Guilty”
The Daily Mirror, 5 October, 2011 – “She Devil Killer”
Irish Times, 28 October, 2011 – “Walsh Jailed for Rankin Murder”
The Daily Mirror, 29 October, 2011 – “20 Years”
