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Casefile True Crime

Case 35: Operation Mayan

Casefile True Crime

Casefile Presents

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.741.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2016

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

On the evening of March 18 2001, 22-year-old Sian O’Callaghan enjoyed a night out with friends in the Old Town of Swindon in South West England. The flat she shared with her boyfriend Kevin Reape was less than a kilometre away, making it an easy walk home.

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0:00.0

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Slack.com slash DHQ. Swindon is a large town in the County of Wiltshire, southwest England,

0:47.1

about 126 kilometres or 78 miles west of London. With a population of about 185,000 people,

0:55.7

it has one of the lower crime rates in the country. Sharno Cullahan was a 22-year-old woman

1:01.7

who resided in Swindon with a boyfriend, Kevin Riep. Sharn was a bubbly, friendly, caring

1:07.7

and loving girl, instantly likable, beautiful and considerate.

1:13.8

On the evening of the 18th of March 2011, Sharn had a night out with some friends in the

1:19.1

old town area of Swindon. They went out for dinner before visiting two bars, the spot

1:25.2

and a Baker Street, after which they went to Suju Nightclub. At 2.53am on the 9th of

1:33.1

March, Sharn was captured on security footage leaving the nightclub alone. She shared a flat

1:39.4

with her boyfriend, Kevin, about 800 metres away from the club. But she never made it home.

2:08.3

At 3.24am, Kevin sent Sharn a text message to check if she was okay. He was concerned

2:14.7

that she had an arrived home yet. Sharn never responded. This was completely out of character

2:21.5

and at 9.45am that morning, Kevin went to the police to report her missing. After taking

2:28.1

the report, the wheelchair police immediately treated her disappearance as a level 1 missing

2:32.9

person investigation. A level 1 missing person case means police have assessed the person

2:38.7

to be in immediate danger or likely to suffer significant harm. They implemented a four-point

2:46.0

strategy to investigate the case. They were, 1. Locate Sharn and safeguard her from

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