Stolen Sister: 03 - On the Hunt

Where is Jón?

RTÉ

Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.5 • 717 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

As suspicions grow around two Englishmen roaming freely around Ireland, Gardaí issue a nationwide alert for their capture. But no one knows these men have already hatched a chilling plan: to abduct, rape, and murder one woman every week. The only question now is can they be stopped before they kill again?

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Credits: Stolen Sister is written and produced by Nicoline Greer with production assistance from Shauna McGreevy. Roz Purcell is the host. Original music soundtrack performed and composed by Oscar-winning composer Stephen Warbeck, together with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Sound design and orchestra recording by Ciarán Dunne. The executive producer is Liam O’Brien. Audio Product Support by Nigel Wheatley. Marketing by Maria Buckley and Christopher Hayes. Design and creatives by Darragh Treacy. Publicity by Sarah Neville. Sales by Graeme Bailey and additional online editorial content by Anna Joyce. Publishing weekly.

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0:00.0	A quick warning before we begin.
0:02.4	This series contains descriptions of sexual violence
0:05.1	and could be upsetting for some people.
0:07.8	So please keep this in mind when listening.
0:10.6	And if you've any knowledge of the actions of John Shaw and Geoffrey Evans,
0:15.1	please email us, Documentaries at RTE.i.e.
0:20.0	By 30th of August, 1976, Elizabeth Plunkett had been missing for two days.
0:26.6	I live at home in British Bay with my father, mother, brothers and sisters.
0:33.2	That day, a little girl called Una was outside playing with her brother Kevin and another boy.
0:38.8	While Elizabeth's family were measuring time by how long Elizabeth was missing,
0:43.5	local kids like Kevin and Una were measuring time by their return to school.
0:48.7	I am in third class. We went back to school on Wednesday the 1st of September in 1976. On Monday before we went back to school on Wednesday the 1st of September in 1976.
0:56.3	On Monday before we went back to school, my sister, Una and I went down to the forestry to look for my daddy's cattle.
1:04.4	We went down in the morning time.
1:06.8	Una, Kevin and another friend headed into Castle Tymon Woods.
1:10.8	These words are from the statements they gave to Gardee.
1:13.8	We went up around Goms Corner and got in over the wire at the entrance.
1:20.1	And just inside the wire, the children found something.
1:22.8	I found a pair of black boots in the grass.
1:25.7	The boots had high tops and a zip on the side.
1:29.3	They were men's boots, perfect for playing with. I fitted on the shoes and walked around in them.
1:35.3	I left back the boots where they were. When I came home, I told my mother that there were a pair of boots in the forest inside the wire.
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