The monster who snatched and murdered Jastine Valdez was infatuated with her and had rehearsed the abduction beforehand, the detective who hunted him believes.
Speaking publicly for the first time about the frantic search for Jastine, retired detective superintendent Frank Keenaghan also says he believes Mark Hennessy had a sexual motive for the kidnapping before murdering the 24-year-old and dumping her body in gorse in south Co Dublin. In an exclusive interview with The Star for our special podcast Shattered Lives, which is available this morning, Mr Keenaghan also reveals how emergency workers begged Hennessy to tell them where he had hidden Jastine as they fought to save his life after a detective shot him at the end of a 24-hour manhunt.
Mr Keenaghan says: “Mark was on the ground being treated and I know that one or two of the ambulance people were there imploring him to tell us where she was. But there was no response.”
