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Document about "slave lifestyle" found in Elaine O'Hara's home after disappearance
Summary
In the trial of 42‑year‑old architect Graham Dwyer, the jury heard that a document titled "The Gorean Lifestyle: A Woman's Right is Slave" and two large metal chains were found in Elaine O'Hara's home shortly after her disappearance in August 2012. The document, read by the prosecution, describes a "slave" lifestyle for women, detailing how a woman's identity is subsumed under a master and how refusal to obey can lead to punishment or death. Garda James Codd testified that he seized a black plastic bag containing a PVC dress, a lubricant bottle, a rope, a gas mask, and a printout of the document. He also reported finding bloodstains on the mattress when the bed was stripped. The trial, presided over by Mr Justice Tony Hunt, continues with a jury of five women and seven men. The case remains ongoing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Document about "slave lifestyle" found in Elaine O'Hara's home after disappearance. Charges or matters: 36-year-old Ms O'Hara's murder in the Dublin Mountains on August 22nd, 2012, hours after the childcare worker was discharged from hospital, where she had been a psychiatric patient; murdering the Dubliner on that date at Killakee, Rathfarnham. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- August 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 22nd, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 24th 2012 Other
- August 28th Other
- September 17th 2013 Other
- September 13th, 2013 Other
- 2015-01-27 Publication
Why: " The document explained that the Gorean philosophy originated in 1967 with the release of John Norman's book, 'Tarnsman of Gor'. CNI source report
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Accused
Charges: 36-year-old Ms O'Hara's murder in the Dublin Mountains on August 22nd, 2012, hours after the childcare worker was discharged from hospital, where she had been a psychiatric patient; murdering the Dubliner on that date at Killakee, Rathfarnham (Alleged Or Contested)
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