Republican Marian Price is suing Disney+ for defamation following a scene in its show Say Nothing. The scene depicted her killing Jean McConville.

The series was released last month and is based on a book of the same by Patrick Radden Keefe. Its story explores the life of IRA member Dolours Price, Marian’s sister, and delves into the disappearance of Jean McConville, a mother of 10, who was kidnapped and murdered by the IRA in 1972.

McConville was one of The Disappeared for decades. Her remains were found in 2003.

Marian Price, also known as Marian McGlinchey, has always denied killing McConville. Her sister died in 2013 and had admitted to being involved in the murder.

Price is represented by Peter Corrigan in the legal action. In documents submitted as part of the legal action, Corrigan writes: “Our client has been publicly connected with the murder of the innocent mother, Jean McConville…

“Indeed, it is difficult to envisage a more damaging allegation in which to level at our client without any evidential foundation.”
Corrigan further stated that the shooting scene was created for “the purposes of theatrical elaboration”.

Nobody has ever been charged with the killing of McConville.

Jean’s son, Michael, commented that the portrayal of his mother’s death in the series was “cruel”.