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Joe Metheny


Posts Tagged “Joe Metheny”

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Stolen Sister — episode 01 — The Elizabeth Plunkett case 1976
Podcast EpisodeMarch 17, 2026

Stolen Sister: The 49-Year Fight for Justice

In late August 1976, 23-year-old Elizabeth Plunkett vanished from Brittas Bay in County Wicklow, Ireland. Her body was discovered weeks later—raped, strangled, and bound to a lawnmower. Nearly 50 years later, her sisters are demanding justice for a crime that was never prosecuted.

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Mørkeland podcast — episode 334 — The Joe Metheny case in Baltimore
Podcast EpisodeMarch 16, 2026

Joe Metheny: The Cannibal Cook of Baltimore

Joseph Roy Metheny operated as a serial killer in Baltimore during the 1990s, claiming to have murdered up to ten people. Known as 'Joe the Cannibal' and 'The Cannibal Cook,' Metheny was convicted of two murders and died in prison in 2017, leaving a trail of unproven confessions and alleged victims.

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