For decades, he was a towering figure in British and Irish politics, ever present at major turning points in the history of Northern Ireland. From fierce opponent of the Good Friday Agreement to leader of the DUP, Jeffrey Donaldson was the polished unshakable face of unionism.
A man whose life was almost always in the spotlight. But behind the carefully crafted public persona of a man of deep faith and conviction lay a dark and devastating secret - and two victims of shocking crimes.
Over the past four weeks that decades-log legacy was dismantled and a predator unmasked. UTV's crime and security correspondent Sharon O'Neill covered the court hearings and was in Newry Crown Court for the verdicts earlier this week. She joins Carol Jordan for this latest edition of the UTV Podcast.