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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Trial timeline: 21 days of evidence and legal debate

Day 1, June 25: Jury of nine men and three women sworn in. O’Reilly cries as letter he placed in Rachel’s coffin is read out in court.

Mon, 23 Jul, 2007

The parts of the puzzle that led to guilty verdict

BOTH prosecution and defence legal teams accepted that the case against Joe O’Reilly was based entirely on circumstantial evidence.

Mon, 23 Jul, 2007