Runaway Joe

Publisher:
RTÉ

Runaway Joe

5.0/5

Critic Rating

The story of Elizabeth Plunkett – a 23 year old woman from Dublin who was murdered by Ireland’s first serial killers. On the last weekend of summer in 1976 Elizabeth Plunkett went on a night away with friends, to Brittas Bay in county Wicklow before she was abducted by John Shaw and Geoffrey Evans. Now, almost 50 years later, Elizabeth’s family are finally trying to get their sister some justice. Previous series include Where is Jón?, The Real Carrie Jade, Runaway Joe, Finding Samantha, First Consignment, GunPlot, Tiger Roll and The Nobody Zone.


Critic Reviews

Score: 5

Lucy White • Irish Independent Mar 16, 2024

"Fascinating stuff, it includes interviews with friends and family of June, gardaí, American law enforcement officers and the judge who approved his extradition."

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Score: 5

Fiona McCann • Irish Times Jan 29, 2024

"...a doozy that goes all the way back to 1967...exhaustively researched...Runaway Joe has all the ingredients for a gripping true-crime narrative, and in the capable hands of Barter and Desmond…"

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