Veronica Guerin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Veronica Guerin

Irish crime reporter

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1958

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 26-Jun-1996

Profession: writer, accountant, association football player, journalist

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Veronica Guerin (5 July 1958 – 26 June 1996) was an Irish crime reporter who was murdered by drug lords.
Born in Dublin, she was an athlete in school, and later played on the Irish national teams for both football and basketball.
After studying accountancy she ran a public-relations firm for seven years, before working for Fianna Fáil and as an election agent for Seán Haughey.
She became a reporter in 1990, writing for the Sunday Business Post and Sunday Tribune.
In 1994 she began writing about crime for the Sunday Independent.
In 1996 she was fatally shot while stopped at a traffic light.
The shooting caused national outrage in Ireland.
Investigation into her death led to a number of arrests and convictions.