On Christmas Eve in 1991, Dana Ireland is found tucked away in a secluded, hard to get to area of the Hawai’ian subdivision, Vacationland barely clinging to life. When she finally arrives at a Hilo hospital, the damage is too severe and they declare Dana dead at 12:25am on Christmas morning.
In 2023, the audiochuck team set out to tell you the story of what happened to Dana Ireland and how three men were convicted of her murder. Then in 2024, everything changed.
In Chapter 1, Amanda Knox takes you through everything that happened on December 24th, 1991 and why this story is very different from the one we were originally going to tell you.
Ian and Shawn Schweitzer’s Mother and Father During Ian’s January 2023 Hearing. Courtesy of The Innocence Project.
Ian Schweitzer’s Shackles Being Removed After His January 2023 Hearing with Ken Lawson By His Side. Courtesy of The Innocence Project.
Amanda Knox in Italy on Trial in 2008.
Dana Ireland
Dana (left) and her older sister, Sandy Ireland (right).
From left to right: Dana Ireland, Sandy Ireland, Jim Ingham.
Dana (front) as a child with her sister, Sandy (back).
Dana Ireland in Hawaii.
Louise and John Ireland.
Photo of the Trial Near Where Dana Ireland Was Found in 1991. Courtesy of Hawaii Innocence Project.
More recent photo of the trail towards where Dana Ireland was found in 1991. Courtesy of Hawaii Police Department.
An article by Hugh Clark in 1991 for The Honolulu Advertiser. Courtesy of The Honolulu Advertiser.
An article by Crystal Kua in 1991 for Tribune-Herald. Courtesy of Tribune-Herald.