On the 11th of July, 1987, 27-year-old Antoinette Smith went to see David Bowie in concert at Slane Castle and never came home. 

Antoinette was a full-time mother of two, so the rare night out was extra exciting. Antoinette kissed her daughters goodbye on that sunny July day, not knowing she would never see them again. Her body was found nine months later in tragic and horrifying circumstances.

In Part One of our series on the murder of Antoinette Smith, we meet the real woman behind the headlines - her life, her beloved daughters, her last day on earth and the beginnings of a murder investigation that has remained unsolved for nearly 40 years.

Get in touch at unsolved@rte.ie  

On the 11th of July, 1987, 27-year-old Antoinette Smith went to see David Bowie in concert at Slane Castle and never came home. Antoinette was a full-time mother of two, so the rare night out was extra exciting. Antoinette kissed her daughters goodbye on that sunny July day, not knowing she would never see them again. Her body was found nine months later in tragic and horrifying circumstances.In Part One of our series on the murder of Antoinette Smith, we meet the real woman behind the headlines - her life, her beloved daughters, her last day on earth and the beginnings of a murder investigation that has remained unsolved for nearly 40 years.Get in touch at unsolved@rte.ie&nbsp;&nbsp;

Some crimes don't get solved. Some families never get justice. Unsolved, hosted by award-winning crime journalist Barry Cummins and RTÉ presenter Katja Mia, is a true crime podcast made in the hope that someone listening knows something. In each episode, we investigate Irish cold cases with the victim firmly at the centre of the story, focusing on the lives behind the headlines, what we know about the crime that took them from their loved ones and the lasting impact it had. Get in touch at unsolved@rte.ie  

Some crimes don't get solved. Some families never get justice. Unsolved, hosted by award-winning crime journalist Barry Cummins and RTÉ presenter Katja Mia, is a true crime podcast made in the hope that someone listening knows something. In each episode, we investigate Irish cold cases with the victim firmly at the centre of the story, focusing on the lives behind the headlines, what we know about the crime that took them from their loved ones and the lasting impact it had. Get in touch at unsolved@rte.ie&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Antoinette Smith - Part 1

In the summer of 1987, Antoinette Smith went to see David Bowie in concert at Slane Castle and never came home. 

Aged just 27, Antoinette was a full-time mother of two, so the rare night out was extra exciting. Antoinette kissed her daughters goodbye on that sunny July day, not knowing she would never see them again. Her body was found nine months later in tragic and horrifying circumstances.

In Part two of our series on the murder of Antoinette Smith, we delve into the murder investigation that has spanned almost four decades, starting with her body's tragic discovery during a child's game of hide and seek in the Dublin mountains in 1988. 

Get in touch at unsolved@rte.ie  

In the summer of 1987, Antoinette Smith went to see David Bowie in concert at Slane Castle and never came home. Aged just 27, Antoinette was a full-time mother of two, so the rare night out was extra exciting. Antoinette kissed her daughters goodbye on that sunny July day, not knowing she would never see them again. Her body was found nine months later in tragic and horrifying circumstances.In Part two of our series on the murder of Antoinette Smith, we delve into the murder investigation that has spanned almost four decades, starting with her body's tragic discovery during a child's game of hide and seek in the Dublin mountains in 1988. Get in touch at unsolved@rte.ie&nbsp;&nbsp;

Antoinette Smith - Part 2 

Fiona Pender was last seen alive in August 1996 in her Tullamore flat. She was 25 years old and seven months pregnant. Fiona and her family had just come through a profound tragedy but were preparing for a new chapter in their lives. All this changed when Fiona disappeared. Her body was never found and no one ever got to meet the baby that Fiona and her boyfriend John were expecting. 

Part 3 of our series on Fiona Pender is the conclusion of Fiona Pender's story, from further searches in 2014 springing from a case in Canada to her case finally being reclassified as a murder investigation in 2025.

Fiona Pender was last seen alive in August 1996 in her Tullamore flat. She was 25 years old and seven months pregnant. Fiona and her family had just come through a profound tragedy but were preparing for a new chapter in their lives. All this changed when Fiona disappeared. Her body was never found and no one ever got to meet the baby that Fiona and her boyfriend John were expecting. Part 3 of our series on Fiona Pender is the conclusion of Fiona Pender's story, from further searches in 2014 springing from a case in Canada to her case finally being reclassified as a murder investigation in 2025.

Fiona Pender - Part 3

Fiona Pender was last seen alive in August 1996 by her boyfriend John in their Tullamore bedsit. She was 25 years old and seven months pregnant. Fiona and her family had just come through a profound tragedy but were preparing for a new chapter in their lives. All this changed when Fiona disappeared. Her body was never found and no one ever got to meet the baby that Fiona and John were expecting. 

In Part 2 of our series on Fiona Pender, we track the many twists and turns in the massive nationwide search for Fiona, from the arrest of five suspects in 1997 up to a mysterious cross being found in the woods at Slieve Bloom in 2008.

The conclusion of Fiona Pender's story, from further searches in 2014 to her case finally being reclassified as a murder investigation in 2025, will drop later this week.

Fiona Pender was last seen alive in August 1996 by her boyfriend John in their Tullamore bedsit. She was 25 years old and seven months pregnant. Fiona and her family had just come through a profound tragedy but were preparing for a new chapter in their lives. All this changed when Fiona disappeared. Her body was never found and no one ever got to meet the baby that Fiona and John were expecting. In Part 2 of our series on Fiona Pender, we track the many twists and turns in the massive nationwide search for Fiona, from the arrest of five suspects in 1997 up to a mysterious cross being found in the woods at Slieve Bloom in 2008.The conclusion of Fiona Pender's story, from further searches in 2014 to her case finally being reclassified as a murder investigation in 2025, will drop later this week.

Antoinette Smith - Part 1

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