No Body, No Arrest: What Happened to Kidnapped Irish Racehorse Shergar? | 60 Minutes
In a gripping episode of “60 Minutes,” the mystery surrounding the kidnapping of Shergar, one of Ireland’s most celebrated racehorses, unravels. Kidnapped in 1983, Shergar’s abduction made headlines when his captors demanded a staggering £2 million for his release. However, the story took a dark turn when they claimed the horse was dead, leaving a trail of questions that remain unanswered decades later.
As “60 Minutes” delves into this haunting case, viewers are taken on a journey through the intricate web of criminal intrigue and the enduring quest for closure. The episode not only investigates the circumstances of Shergar’s disappearance but also reflects on the impact of his kidnapping on the world of horse racing and the broader public.
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Glue.
I'm sorry, why is this important?
The lads who kidnapped Shergar were from Louth
I heard somebody sold it for sashimi
Most likely it was done by SAS, or former SAS. Maybe MI6 involvement.
He’s buried in concrete at the old Giants Stadium…next to “Jimmy”
Prince Aga khan passed away last year😢😢😢
There is a lot of horses in ireland that people are convinced are the offspring of Shergar .
Just a bit of tampering with the family tree and horses were hidden in smaller stables with lesser know trainers but eventually got bought and moved to others.
Whoever took him made their money off of him and had him alot longer than the suspicion that they killed and buried him.
The IRA were the main suspects
I can't believe the "what happened to…" disappearance was even ever questioned.
Meanwhile, it's there always this much $ and man power/investigation spent on every human disappearance/kidnapping?…
Again this seems like a really old story you're just trying to fill time with
Does anyone wonder if Shergar shot blanks or was doping and was "taken" for insurance money?
Go ask Kevin Mallon it was his bright idea
I never believed the IRA story,always thought it a cover up.
Has his DNA been searched for in thoroughbred racing
Not for nothing but why bury him if he died? On the other hand ….
Did they ever get money for the kidnapping of the horse?
He'll return in Avengers Doomsday.
i heard that he is buried in Robbers Glen near Castle Waller in Newport County Tippeary
The horse was killed because they couldn't sell it I'm from Ireland 🇮🇪 story's go around
Dear Sterling,
What happened to the famous Irish racing horse, Shergar, when he was kidnapped on Feb 8, 1983? Who took him? And if they killed him, why? It’s a mystery that still haunts many people.
It was a man named Marty Morrissey who kidnapped shergar
Poor soul the race horse slaughter houses are still full of race winners it’s a wicked industry . Please do a film about what’s going on with racing and slaughter try and get lives saved
Dude how is this even news currently? No wonder y'all have almost no viewers.
Insurance scam. They bought him to stud but realised he was shooting blanks.
amazing story
It's hard to find this. Shigar was such an amazing, majestic horse; he only comes once in a lifetime of 100 years a true standout horse
So many bad things come to people. One was stolen by horse meat eaters who heard of Shager, how much he cost for a stud farm; someone most sirjut how much his meat cost, and how much he would taste like. Just sicking, this is my point of view. Another was that he was stolen by the travelers who think the racing industry is the true nature of the horse, but they don't look at TV saying run by liars
Lloyds of London paid out roughly 10.5 million thats what happened to Shergar. No one gets involved when the cloak , pistol and dagger types get their hands in it.
So nothing happened..
I can't imagine anyone in that period shooting a gorgeous, famous horse because they didn't know how to handle it. That would be beyond evil. They could tied it up and left it for them to collect. Today is different with the level of crime at new low level but to shoot a horse when they were negotiating a ransom fee – hmmmmm! I think that the kidnapper was sincere when he rang up to say Shergar had an accident and it is dead – it was the truth. I think the horse had its leg broken or something as they were buffoons and not prepared to deal with a thoroughbred horse of that quality. Probably need touched a horse before – at best a carthorse.