Janice Morgan

Amongst the many sources we used, we found it extremely helpful to our research. Stay safe out there. This episode of Serial Killers was written by Karis Allen, edited by Sarah Batchelor and Connor Sampson, fact-checked by Claire Cronin and Laurie Siegel, researched by Mickey Taylor, and sound designed by Alex Button. I'm Janice Morgan.

Amongst the many sources we used, we found it extremely helpful to our research. Stay safe out there. This episode of Serial Killers was written by Karis Allen, edited by Sarah Batchelor and Connor Sampson, fact-checked by Claire Cronin and Laurie Siegel, researched by Mickey Taylor, and sound designed by Alex Button. I'm Janice Morgan.

This episode includes discussions of sexual assault and murder. Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen. Have you ever seen a cloud and thought it looked just like a horse or a ballerina? Or noticed a pattern in wood grain that looks an awful lot like a face? This phenomenon has a name, patternicity, the human tendency to find patterns in otherwise random or meaningless information.

This episode includes discussions of sexual assault and murder. Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen. Have you ever seen a cloud and thought it looked just like a horse or a ballerina? Or noticed a pattern in wood grain that looks an awful lot like a face? This phenomenon has a name, patternicity, the human tendency to find patterns in otherwise random or meaningless information.

And it doesn't just make us see shapes. Sometimes we spot trends that don't exist. Like assuming a lucky shirt helped our favorite team win a game when, in reality, it's just a coincidence. The thing is, it can be tricky to convince a person that these patterns aren't real, thanks to another phenomenon called confirmation bias.

And it doesn't just make us see shapes. Sometimes we spot trends that don't exist. Like assuming a lucky shirt helped our favorite team win a game when, in reality, it's just a coincidence. The thing is, it can be tricky to convince a person that these patterns aren't real, thanks to another phenomenon called confirmation bias.

That's our tendency to look for evidence to support the conclusions we've already drawn while disregarding any conflicting evidence. So imagine you're a police officer investigating a crime. You might make an assumption about who's guilty and ignore leads that might point you in a different direction. It's not like you're doing this on purpose. It's just the way our brains work.

That's our tendency to look for evidence to support the conclusions we've already drawn while disregarding any conflicting evidence. So imagine you're a police officer investigating a crime. You might make an assumption about who's guilty and ignore leads that might point you in a different direction. It's not like you're doing this on purpose. It's just the way our brains work.

It's human nature to want to apply order to chaos, to make someone's story have a satisfying arc. But sometimes our desire for everything to fit together can lead us astray, and tidy narratives can overshadow the truth. Welcome to Serial Killers, a Spotify podcast. Every Monday, we bring you the true crime stories that stand out. I'm Janice Morgan. We'd love to hear from you.

It's human nature to want to apply order to chaos, to make someone's story have a satisfying arc. But sometimes our desire for everything to fit together can lead us astray, and tidy narratives can overshadow the truth. Welcome to Serial Killers, a Spotify podcast. Every Monday, we bring you the true crime stories that stand out. I'm Janice Morgan. We'd love to hear from you.

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It's 1993. 26-year-old Annie McCarrick and her two roommates live in a quiet neighborhood just outside Dublin, Ireland. Annie's from the United States, but she has Irish heritage and went to college in Ireland. She moved back to New York for a while, then returned to the Dublin area in January 1993. She wants to get in touch with her roots and maybe settle down in the Emerald Isle permanently.

It's 1993. 26-year-old Annie McCarrick and her two roommates live in a quiet neighborhood just outside Dublin, Ireland. Annie's from the United States, but she has Irish heritage and went to college in Ireland. She moved back to New York for a while, then returned to the Dublin area in January 1993. She wants to get in touch with her roots and maybe settle down in the Emerald Isle permanently.

That's her long-term goal anyway, but in the short term, Annie is celebrating. Her birthday just passed, and she's planning to have a dinner party at her apartment on March 27th. The day before the party, Annie's busy getting everything ready. She swings by the bank, then the grocery store to pick up food.

That's her long-term goal anyway, but in the short term, Annie is celebrating. Her birthday just passed, and she's planning to have a dinner party at her apartment on March 27th. The day before the party, Annie's busy getting everything ready. She swings by the bank, then the grocery store to pick up food.

Before she heads home, she stops at a payphone to call a friend, who invites her to go on a walk in the nearby Wicklow Mountains. The friend says she can't make it. Annie makes a few other calls and soon heads back to her apartment, goes inside, and sets down the groceries. Then, for some reason, she turns around and walks out again, without putting anything away. Which is concerning.

Before she heads home, she stops at a payphone to call a friend, who invites her to go on a walk in the nearby Wicklow Mountains. The friend says she can't make it. Annie makes a few other calls and soon heads back to her apartment, goes inside, and sets down the groceries. Then, for some reason, she turns around and walks out again, without putting anything away. Which is concerning.

There's cream, butter, and other perishables that should be refrigerated. But she's apparently in such a hurry that she leaves out all the food she just bought to possibly go to waste. Or she thinks she's coming right back. Soon after this, around 3.30 p.m., another friend spots Annie boarding a bus in Dublin. It runs to a small town called Enniscarry. Annie has visited Enniscarry in the past.

There's cream, butter, and other perishables that should be refrigerated. But she's apparently in such a hurry that she leaves out all the food she just bought to possibly go to waste. Or she thinks she's coming right back. Soon after this, around 3.30 p.m., another friend spots Annie boarding a bus in Dublin. It runs to a small town called Enniscarry. Annie has visited Enniscarry in the past.