From the Archives: The Murder of Manuela Riedo

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🗓️ 1 August 2022

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Three days after arriving in Galway in October of 2007, 17 year old Swiss girl Manuel Riedo was found dead on some marshy ground just outside the city. The investigation into her murder would reveal a series of crimes committed in Galway. If you have been effected by sexual assault or rape, you can contact the Rape Crisis Centre at https://www.rapecrisishelp.ie/ or ring the 24 hr helpline on 1800 778888. To donate to the Rape Crisis Network, head to https://www.rcni.ie/donate/ ********* Find us on Facebook or Twitter! With thanks to our supporters on Patreon! Donate today to get access to bonus and ad-free episodes! Check out the Mens Rea Merch Store! ********* Theme Music: Quinn’s Song: The Dance Begins Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Additional Music: Allemande (Sting) by Wahneta Meixsell. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ********* Sources: Caroline Crawford and Brian McDonald, “Grief stricken parents flying to Ireland to ID their only child's body” in The Evening Herald (10 October 2007) p. 3. Caroline Crawford and Brian McDonald, “What monster could kill our only girl” in The Evening Herald (10 October 2007) p. 1. Louise Hogan and Brian McDonald, “Grief-stricken parents arrive to identify body of their only child” in The Irish Independent (11 October 2007) p. 3. Brian McDonald and Conor Feehan, “Heartbroken parents too distraught to travel” in The Evening Herald (11 October 2007) p. 4. Lorna Siggins, “Fifty gardai hunt for Swiss student's killer” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/fifty-garda%C3%AD-hunt-for-swiss-student-s-killer-1.971706 (12 October 2007) Lorna Siggins, “Students leave after killing” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/students-leave-after-killing-1.972137 (13 October 2007) Lorna Siggins, “Sex offender focus in search for Swiss girl's killer” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/sex-offender-focus-in-search-for-swiss-girl-s-killer-1.972513 (15 October 2007) Paul Anderson, “Gardai believe witnesses in Riedo inquiry yet to emerge” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/garda%C3%AD-believe-witnesses-in-riedo-inquiry-yet-to-emerge-1.813594 (16 October 2007) Lorna Siggins, “Mayor to attend Swiss teen's funeral” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/mayor-to-attend-swiss-teen-s-funeral-1.973280 (17 October 2007) Lorna Siggins, “Garda believe Swiss girl killed on way into city” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/garda-believe-swiss-girl-killed-on-way-into-city-1.973641 (18 October 2007) Cormac Looney, “Brother and sister arrested in Manuela death probe” in The Evening Herald (18 October 2007) p. 1, 5. Paul Anderson, “Gardai release two held over Riedo murder” in The Irish Timeshttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/gardai-release-two-held-over-riedo-murder-1.813687(18 October 2007) Lorna Siggins, “Gardai question two people over murder of Swiss student” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/garda%C3%AD-question-two-people-over-murder-of-swiss-student-1.973933 (19 October 2007) Conor Feehan and Cormac Looney, “Face of man charged with Manuela murder” in The Evening Herald (19 October 2007) p. 1, 6. Lorna Siggins, 'Candlelit vigil: students remember murdered colleague” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/candlelit-vigil-students-remember-murdered-colleague-1.973935 (19 October 2007) Eanna O'Caollai, “Man charged with Swiss girl's murder” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/man-charged-with-swiss-girl-s-murder-1.813739 (19 October 2007) Ann Healy, “Man (27) charged with murder of student” in The Irish Timeshttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/man-27-charged-with-murderof-student-1.974364 (20 October 2007) Faryal Mirza, “'Nothing said can ease pain' envoy tells Manuela's fuenral” in The Irish Timeshttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/nothing-said-can-ease-pain-envoy-tells-manuela-s-funeral-1.974369 (20 October 2007) Lorna Siggins, “Accused in Manuela murder case remanded once more” in The Irish Timeshttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/accused-in-manuela-murder-case-remanded-once-more-1.976558 (27 October 2007) 'In short: Man charges with student's murder held” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/in-short-1.980789 (10 November 20017) “In short: Murder accused on unrelated charges” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/in-short-1.983795(20 November 2007) “Parents of dead Swiss student visit Galway” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/parents-of-dead-swiss-student-visit-galway-1.926874 (9 January 2008) “Parents of visit scene of daughters death” in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/parents-visit-scene-of-daughter-s-death-1.817019 (9 January 2008) “Parents of murdered Swiss teen visit Galway” in The Irish Timeshttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/parents-of-murdered-swiss-teen-visit-galway-1.927188 (10 January 2008) For a full list of sources see mensreapod.com

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0:00.0	You're listening to the mens rea podcast, and this is the story of Manuela Reado.
0:30.0	Before we begin just a brief content warning, this episode contains references and description
0:47.0	of sexual assault, which may be triggering for some listeners.
0:52.2	For help and resources, please see the show notes.
0:57.4	Manuela Reado was born on November 5, 1989.
1:02.2	She was the only child of Hans Peter and Arles Reado, and lived in Hinter Kaplan, just outside
1:08.6	of Bern, Switzerland.
1:11.0	Manuela was an enthusiastic and busy young woman.
1:14.8	After finishing her primary schooling, she attended a commercial college in Freiburg, and
1:19.6	was also undertaking an apprenticeship in sales.
1:23.2	She had two days of college to attend per week.
1:26.4	Alongside this, Manuela worked part-time for her local government as well.
1:32.4	Manuela wanted to study languages to become a tour guide, and over the summer of 2007,
1:38.3	she'd applied to do a hotel management and hospitality degree in a college in the United
1:42.9	States, where she would also work on further perfecting her English.
1:47.6	In advance of college exams, Manuela traveled with a group of 43 other students to Galway,
1:53.8	where they were enrolled for an intensive two-week English language course.
1:58.6	While in the city, the teens stayed with host families, and were joined by two of their
2:03.6	teachers for the duration of their stay.
2:07.0	Manuela was one of two students staying with families in the Renoir area of Galway, a mature
2:12.9	residential area to the east of the city.
2:16.0	She was attending a language center in Bridge Mills in the center of the city, with six
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