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Graham Dwyer trial hears graphic contents of 'Killing Darci' document

Graham Dwyer's murder trial has been hearing the graphic contents of a document called 'Killing D...
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12.33 5 Mar 2015


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Graham Dwyer trial hears graphic contents of 'Killing Darci' document

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Graham Dwyer's murder trial has been hearing the graphic contents of a document called 'Killing Darci' which was allegedly found on a hard drive at his home.

Sean Guerin SC, prosecuting, read the file in court which describes a man filming the killing of a woman called Cassie from Maine, USA, with a knife, in a cabin in Ireland.

He then rapes her corpse and dumps the body.

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Killing fantasy

'I always fantasised about killing from the age of 16, knowing I had power to decide who lived and died like my hero God,' read Mr Guerin.

In the document this is spoken of as an 'addiction' that grew. The man says he 'thought about taking the life of a stranger' and how this would be a video clip he would watch 'into old age again and again'.

DG Brid Wallace gave evidence that the 4 page document was found in a folder called 'sub' on a Seagate hard drive at his home in October 2013.

The jury heard the author of the file was created and last modified on 2 March 2011 and its author was ADWejchert.

Graham Dwyer put his head in his hands as the document was read out to the Central Criminal Court.

'Difficult' evidence

Mr Justice Tony Hunt warned the jury beforehand that the evidence would be difficult.

DG Wallace agreed with Mr Guerin, prosecuting, that the hard drive also contained a photo of a dead blonde woman and an animated video of a female throat being cut.

Graham Dwyer from Kerrymount Close, Foxrock denies stabbing childcare worker Elaine O'Hara at Killakee mountain in Dublin in August 2012.

'Go down to shore and wait'

Earlier the jury heard the last text sent from a phone allegedly used by Graham Dwyer was 'go down to shore and wait'.

Earlier today, the trial heard his work phone can't be traced between 5 and 9pm on the evening of Elaine O'Hara's alleged murder.

However there is evidence the 'go down to shore and wait' text message was sent at 6pm, between the phones the pair are alleged to have secretly used.

The jury heard evidence the message appeared to have been sent while the phone was in the Shankill area.

The two phones in question were later found in Vartry reservoir.

The architect of Kerrymount Close, Foxrock denies stabbing 36 year old Elaine O'Hara at Killakee mountain on August 22nd.

She was last seen near Shanganagh cemetery before 6pm on that date.

The 42-year-old architect from Kerrymount Close, Foxrock, denies stabbing the childcare worker at Killakee mountain in August 2012.

Her skeletal remains were found in September 2013.

Crime analyst Sarah Skedd resumed her evidence today.

She used cell site analysis to compare the locations of three mobile phones allegedly used by Graham Dwyer.

They are his work phone, a prepaid 083 phone and a so-called 'master' phone found in Vartry reservoir along with a 'slave' phone.

The jury's heard that the 083 number was always active in the same locations as Graham Dwyer's work phone, even when the architect was on annual leave in Co Cork on the 3rd April 2012.

There was evidence the two secret phones also appear to connect to cell sites in the south inner city of Dublin at times when the architect would have been at work on Baggot Street.

Earlier today members of the public were warned by Judge Tony Hunt not to live tweet from the trial while it is sitting in the absence of the jury.

He said the reporting restrictions are in place for good reason.

Originally posted at 12.28pm


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