Case 87: Elaine O’Hara

Casefile True Crime

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True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.7 • 41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

When Irish childcare worker Elaine O’Hara went missing in 2012, her family and friends feared she may have taken her own life. Although she’d recently spoken about an abusive affair she was having with a married man, Elaine struggled with mental illness and was prone to telling tales. Her stories were therefore written off as fictional.

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Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host
Episode researched by Bonnie Lavelle Robinson
Episode written by Milly Raso

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1:01.7	In the early evening of August 22, 2012, the village of Steppeside on Dublin, Southside,
1:08.1	had fallen silent and still. Sheerler Horwins peered out her window to a block of apartments
1:13.9	across the road. Her eyes settled on one in particular, which belonged to her stepdaughter,
1:19.9	36-year-old Alain O'Hara. Sheerler couldn't see the inside clearly, but she could tell
1:26.5	the lights were off and there were no signs of activity. She thought it was strange.
1:32.3	Alain had left the family gathering hours earlier at 4pm, telling others she was going home
1:37.2	to rest. Yet, it looked as though she wasn't home at all. Sheerler assumed Alain had
1:43.6	gone to bed early to get a good night's sleep ahead of the tallships festival the next
1:47.8	day. She messaged Alain at 10.34pm, writing,
1:53.5	see you at 7.15. Alain didn't respond.
1:59.9	Earlier that day, Sheerler had offered Alain a lift to the tallships festival. The festival
2:05.8	luscious in historic sea vessels to Dublin's port on the island's east coast for a three-day
2:10.7	event of sailing, live music and festivities. Alain had signed up to work as a volunteer.
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