Key quotes from the trial of Graham Dwyer

Some of the witness statements and texts heard by the jury

TV cameras outside the Central Criminal Court as the jury in the Graham Dwyer case continued its deliberations.  Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times
TV cameras outside the Central Criminal Court as the jury in the Graham Dwyer case continued its deliberations. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times

"My urge to rape, stab or kill is huge. You have to help me control or satisfy it." - A text from Graham Dwyer to Elaine O'Hara

"It was a remarkable coincidence." - Prosecuting counsel Sean Guerin on the discovery of Ms O'Hara's belongings in the Vartry reservoir three days before her remains were found.

"I want to stick my knife in flesh when I am sexually aroused. Blood turns me on. I'd like to stab a girl to death one day." - A text from Graham Dwyer to Elaine O'Hara

"I don't want you to stab me any more." - A text from Elaine O'Hara to Dwyer

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"We went to Shanganagh. We decided to split up to look for her. We were there for most of the afternoon." - Anne Charles, the partner of O'Hara's father Frank

"She asked me was there a bridge over there, or something to that effect. I said 'Yes. There's a bridge just over there for the railway.' One of the reasons I remember her was because she didn't say thank you or have any engagement with me. That was the end of the conversation." - Conor Gilfoyle, the jogger who was the last person to see Elaine O'Hara alive

"Caroline just said, 'Be careful Elaine you can come across some strange men on those . . . you need to be careful'." - Emma Robertson, who worked with O'Hara at Ken's Newsagents in Blackrock, describes what a co-worker said to O'Hara about her online activity

"Everything going well here. All forensics clear and we are sure of an acquittal now we have a mountain of evidence that it was suicide." - Graham Dwyer in a birthday card to his son Sennan McShea

"Looking forward to getting a new bike tomorrow to try and lose weight. Must get fit for the murder." - A text from Graham Dwyer to Elaine O'Hara

"No one was ever caught for Raonaid Murray or the homeless woman in the Phoenix Park." - A text from Graham Dwyer to Elaine O'Hara

"They tell the story of his life in this period. Wherever he goes, the phones go. They are stuck to him like a shadow." - Prosecuting counsel Sean Guerin during his closing remarks

"I can't explain, I know it's sick." - Graham Dwyer during a Garda interview referring to images found on his phone of women being stabbed or mutilated