Lost Hills: Dark Canyon Bad Women Presents Stolen Sister: Elizabeth Plunkett
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Mar 30, 2026 Bernie and Kathleen Plunkett, younger sisters who lived Elizabeth’s loss firsthand, share family memories and a decades-long fight for justice. They recount Elizabeth’s independence, the night she left the pub alone, the chilling targeting by Shaw and Evans, and why they broke silence now. Short, personal, and driven by the search for answers.
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Family Appeals Met Bureaucratic Dead Ends
- Elizabeth's family spent decades appealing to authorities with no resolution and only recently realized key facts about the investigation were wrong.
- Bernie and Kathleen describe repeated appeals to the DPP, Garda Commissioner and State Solicitor that yielded no justice.
Prison Meeting Spawned A Predatory Duo
- John Shaw and Geoffrey Evans were experienced criminals whose meeting in prison escalated them into serial killers targeting women in Ireland.
- The pair had prior convictions for burglary, assault and attempted rape and planned to abduct and kill repeatedly while on the run.
Workplace Friendship Turned Into Close Relationship
- Elizabeth worked at Thomas Delarue printing foreign currency and was close friends with co-worker Mella Bush, who later became family through Damien.
- Mella describes Elizabeth as a loyal, adventurous friend who did everything together with her.