97 - Part One: With Impunity

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7 years apart, two young and vulnerable teenaged girls went missing - Arlene Arkinson in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland in 1994 and Hannah Williams in London in 2001. The similarities in their cases were no coincidence, but would their murderer ever truly face justice? Part Two of this series is out in one week's time.  ********** With thanks to our sponsors for this episode: Sign up for professional online counselling at betterhelp.com/mens and get 10% off your first month! Try the casual mobile puzzle game Best Fiends today! Find it on the Apple App store and Google Play! ********* 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: “Clothes provide clue to body's identity” from BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1883208.stm(20 March 2002) “Man questioned over cement works death” from BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1889567.stm(24 March 2002) “Cement works body named” from BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1896508.stm(27 March 2002) “Man held over Hannah murder” from BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1994353.stm(17 May 2002) “Hannah murder charge” from BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1995453.stm(19 May 2002) “Man remanded over Hannah murder” from BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1995453.stm(20 May 2002) “Girl's killer serves life in jail” from BBC News   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/4263918.stm(20 September 2005) “Day Kathleen's world turned upside down” in The Belfast Telegraph https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/day-kathleens-world-turned-upside-down-28373563.html(5 July 2008) Gail Walker, “Missing girl's sister in bid to end rumours” in The Belfast Telegraph  https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/missing-girls-sister-in-bid-to-end-rumours-28372063.html(5 July 2008) “Police defend Arkinson house search” in The Belfast Telegraph https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/police-defend-arkinson-house-search-28383547.html(5 July 2008) “RUC is sued after Arkinson home search” in The Belfast Telegraph https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/ruc-is-sued-after-arkinson-home-search-28375523.html(5 July 2008) “Arlene hunt scaled down” in The Belfast Telegraph https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/imported/arlene-hunt-scaled-down-28376434.html(5 July 2008) For a full list of sources, please see mensreapod.com