212. The Heinous Murder of Rachel O’Reilly | Ireland

True Crime Ireland
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Spousal Murder
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Domestic Violence
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Solved Crimes
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Rachel O'Reilly Podcast
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Rachel O'Reilly was found murdered in her home in 2004, and suspicion quickly fell on her husband, Joe. Despite his insistence that he was at work when Rachel was killed, he was ultimately found guilty of the murder and sentenced to life in prison. The case exposed the dark side of the O’Reilly’s marriage and garnered widespread media attention in Ireland and beyond.

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Resources

Book

The Suspect: A True Story of Love, Marriage, Betrayal and Murder

YouTube

Real Crime Stories - Treason: When A Husband Murders his Wife

Ireland’s Most Shocking Crimes

Articles

‘Joe said he’d kill Rachel if he got away with it’: The capture of an Irish murderer

Mother’s intuition – My daughter Rachel O’Reilly’s chilling final answerphone message helped me snare killer husband

Timeline – how Joe O’Reilly killed his wife, and thought he got away with it

Detective who put wife killer Joe O'Reilly behind bars says confession from lover Nikki Pelley helped nail monster for murder

Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe

Narrated by Noel Vinson

Researched & Written by Sonya Lowe

Music: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus Bressler

Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

This True Crime Podcast was researched using open source or archive materials.