Ireland Named in reporting
John Shaw
Born 1946, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 1 case, 5 Jul 2025 to 19 Jul 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Accused, suspect
- Born
- 1946, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- British, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder, Rape, False imprisonment
- Where
- Co. Wicklow
- Reporting
- 4 reports, 5 Jul 2025 to 19 Jul 2025
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, rte.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- No new investigation into 1976 murder, rape, false imprisonment in Wicklow Murder · Co. Wicklow
Elizabeth Plunkett, a 23-year-old woman from Ringsend, Dublin, was abducted, raped and murdered near Brittas Bay, Co Wicklow, in August 1976, and a month later Mary Duffy was kidnapped and murdered by the same men in Conamara, Co Galway. British men John Shaw, 79, and Geoffrey Evans, who died in custody in 2012, were arrested in Galway in September 1976 and charged with murder, rape and false imprisonment of both women. Shaw was convicted of Mary Duffy's murder but was never convicted of Elizabeth Plunkett's murder, a fact revealed during his 2023 parole application. The Plunkett family has campaigned to reopen the case, but no new Garda investigation or cold case review has been launched, and Shaw is expected to apply for parole again in early 2026.
No stage yetAccused, suspect · 4 reports
Timeline
every report naming John Shaw, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 19 Jul2025No new Garda investigation or ‘cold case review’ into 1976 murder of Elizabeth Plunkettsuspect, John Shaw, 79, male, British, named, non-irishJohn Shaw
- 18 Jul2025Plunkett family appeal for public help over 1976 murderaccused, John Shaw, named, non-irish (judged from name)John Shaw
- 7 Jul2025‘Ireland’s first serial killer’ John Shaw could be freed from prison in early 2026suspect, John Shaw, 79, male, British, named, non-irishJohn Shaw
- 5 Jul2025Elizabeth Plunkett: How murdered woman’s family discovered they were not ‘relevant victims’ in serial killer casesuspect, John Shaw, 78, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)John Shaw
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