The State of UsThe Noah Donohoe InquestEpisodes Episode guide

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1. What happened to Noah Donohoe?

   The inquest into the death of teenager Noah Donohoe is due to begin next week
2. Introduction to the Noah Donohoe Inquest

   A special series from The State of Us podcast brings you inside the courtroom
3. 9. A scream in the night

   A high-pitched scream was heard at 3am on the night Noah went missing
4. 8. Noah cycling naked

   A key witness tells the inquest how she saw Noah cycling naked on the day he disappeared
5. 73. What we'll never know

   All 76 witnesses have now given their evidence to the inquest.
6. 72. Police apology

   The lead investigator apologises for a breakdown in relations with Fiona Donohoe.
7. 71. The final witness

   The final witness in the Noah Donohoe inquest has taken to the stand.
8. 70. Tracing phone movements

   The lawyers begin to tie up loose ends as the inquest enters its final stages.
9. 7. Noah falls off his bike

   The jury hears from eyewitnesses who saw Noah fall off his bike in north Belfast
10. 69. Tracking down Jordan Peterson.

    The efforts made by police to contact the author Noah had become fixated with.
11. 68.Questions not asked.

    A police officer involved in the investigation has been giving evidence.
12. 67. Psychiatrists ‘can’t explain it’.

    Experts told the inquest they don’t believe a mental illness had a part in Noah’s death.
13. 66.Did Noah have a psychotic episode?

    The court heard Noah could have been in the early stages of a psychotic episode.
14. 65. The Last Photo

    The last photo taken on Noah's phone isn't remembered by the man who checked his devices
15. 64. Noah's final journey

    Footage is shown of Noah’s final journey through Belfast on the day he disappeared.
16. 63. Is key expert impartial?

    A Department for Infrastructure witness was challenged by the Donohoe family’s barrister.
17. 62. Tunnel ‘not seriously dangerous’

    An expert says he wouldn’t say the tunnel in which Noah died was ‘seriously dangerous’.
18. 61. Bodycam footage lost

    A detective involved in the case wasn’t aware of a number of pieces of evidence
19. 60. Witness accused of ‘untruth’

    A police witness wasn’t asked about the search for Noah until last month.
20. 6. Jordan Peterson's influence on Noah

    The jury hears Noah was drawn to the psychologist, who is often described as conservative
21. 59. New video of night before

    The jury is shown new CCTV footage of Noah on the night before he disappeared.
22. 58. Problems with time of death

    An expert theory on the time Noah died was challenged today.
23. 57. Tunnel area used as ‘playground’

    Whether the public could easily access the storm drain area was debated today.
24. 56. Jury sees body in tunnel

    The court is shown footage of Noah's body inside the culvert.
25. 55. Mystery call to Noah

    A mystery call was made to Noah’s phone from his own number the night before he vanished.
26. 54. Fireworks in court

    A returning witness today said he was sick of being harassed by the legal teams.
27. 53. Escaping the tunnel

    A Department for Infrastructure official explains why he crawled through the storm drain.
28. 52. The steep drop

    An expert says the steep gradient of part of the storm drain added to its danger.
29. 51. Panicked Government WhatsApps

    WhatsApp messages between Department of Infrastructure staff were told to the jury today.
30. 50. Copycat fears

    The bars on the storm drain that Noah entered are now closer together.

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