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A body is found inside a burnt out stolen car. Who was he and how did he end up here?

A young man’s body is found inside a burnt out stolen car. Police say he wasn’t dead when the fire started, and think he wasn’t alone in the car. Who was he? How did this happen?

Eighteen-year-old Caoimhin Cassidy Crossan from Creggan in Derry died when the stolen car he was travelling in crashed into a lamppost and went on fire in June 2019. Police say he wasn’t dead when the car started burning, and they think he wasn’t alone. How did Caoimhin end up here and why was he left inside? Una Kelly attempts to find out. To understand the path leading up to his tragic death, we hear from those closest to Caoimhin, revealing the story of a much loved yet troubled young man. The events of that terrible night have left his family struggling with many unanswered questions, and murder opens as a line of inquiry as police attempt to uncover the truth.

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A young man’s body is found inside a burnt out stolen car. Police say he wasn’t dead when the fire started, and think he wasn’t alone in the car. Who was he? How did this happen? 

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