More than one woman under Graham Dwyer’s dark spell

Elaine O’Hara was not the only ‘victim’ identified by Graham Dwyer during the course of his fantasies about a lethal combination of sex and violence.

Three women had been directly identified by Dwyer: Ms O’Hara, American woman Darci Day, and auctioneer Rowena Quinn. But the secret files found on Dwyer’s laptop also outlined bizarre fantasies referencing attacking a woman on Grafton St, and in St Stephen’s Green, as well as on a trip to Newcastle in the north-east of England. When asked at one stage by Ms O’Hara about the likelihood of getting away with such a crime, he said: “I will. No one ever caught for Raonaid Murray or homeless woman in Phoenix Park.”

The testimony of Ms Day, via videolink from America, illustrated how the Dublin-based architect used the darker corners of the internet to elaborate on his desire for sexual violence and stabbing.