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Episode 787: The sinister disappearance of Willie Maughan and Ana Varslavane

Couple Willie Maughan and pregnant Ana Varslavane were trying to move away from evil gang boss Cornelius Price when they went missing in 2015.


Presumed murdered Maughan’s parents Joe and Helen have regularly appealed for information in the face of intimidation by the late Price and his co-horts.


Searches last week on land near Price’s Gormanstown compound were stood down after nothing was found.


Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the mystery of the tragic couple who were expecting their first child together and about the mob boss who took the secret of their whereabouts to the grave.


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