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The Murder of Marian Beattie

The inside story of the brutal 1973 murder of 18-year-old Portadown girl, Marian Beattie, containing powerful testimony from her surviving family and childhood friend.

Series revisiting horrendous, cold case murders that take the audience on a journey across the badlands of Ulster in the four decades between 1973 and 2005. Behind each story is the bubbling context of the Northern Ireland of the time, a place engulfed in sectarian conflict.

This episode tells the inside story of the murder of Marian Beattie. In 1973, the Portadown teenager had travelled with her brother and friend to attend a charity dance in Aughnacloy. The body of the 18-year-old girl was found at the foot of a cliff in a quarry along a narrow country road.

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59 minutes

Last on

Mon 17 Jul 2023 22:40

Credits

Role Contributor
Executive Producer Mary McKeagney
Production Company Fine Point Films
Production Company Cyprus Avenue Films

Broadcasts

  • Mon 4 Apr 2022 22:40
  • Thu 7 Apr 2022 23:15
  • Mon 17 Jul 2023 22:40