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Episode 604: Killer Yousef Palani hospitalises prison officer in brutal assault
20 juni 2024 · 23 min
Serial killer Yousef Palani has attacked a prison officer in Portlaoise jail and will now be controlled by controversial barrier handling while moving about the prison. Lees meer
Palani, who came to Ireland from Iraq, murdered two men and attacked another during a killing spree spurred by his hatred of homosexuality.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Palani and the crimes that mean he has been locked up for life.
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Episode 603: The crimes of Dublin taxi driver Raymond Shorten
19 juni 2024 · 27 min
Taxi driver Raymond Shorten is to be sentenced after his conviction for rape and anal rape of two women who he picked up while they were drunk and attacked them in his car. Lees meer
The predatory behaviour of Shorten saw him trawl nightclubs looking for drunk women and even go out of his way to pull up as they stumbled along pavements trying to ring for lifts home.
Now his brave daughter Nikita has taken to social media to denounce her father’s actions and to support the women who gave evidence against him.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about every parents worst nightmare.
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Episode 602: Raffaele Imperiale spills secrets of former associate El Rico to Dutch police
18 juni 2024 · 22 min
Supergrass Raffaele Imperiale has been speaking with Dutch police in relation to his former associate El Rico and what he claims are his links to a murderous underworld feud, leaked documents show. Lees meer
The Camorra Mafiosa who was arrested in Dubai and returned to Italy two years ago turned state witness as he faced a lengthy time in jail.
The one time member of the European Super Cartel has also told Dutch police that Daniel Kinahan refused to sanction a murder plot in Dubai which has been his safe haven since 2016.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the sensational leaks from the confessions of the underworld informant.
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Episode 601: Notorious criminal Leroy Dumbrell Roche
17 juni 2024 · 22 min
Notorious criminal Leroy Dumbrell Roche has been jailed again notching up his 82nd conviction this time for an assault. Lees meer
He will rejoin his brothers Geoffrey and Warren both serving life sentences for murder as he settles down once more to a prison term.
So who is Leroy Dumbrell and why have his brothers made his one of the most notorious criminal families in the State.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the life and times of the Dumbrell brothers from the notorious Mountjoy Siege to meditation session in specially designed prison gardens.
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Episode 600: New IRA leader Thomas Ashe Mellon arrested after failing explosives swab at Portlaoise prison
15 juni 2024 · 36 min
New IRA leader Thomas Ashe Mellon found himself arrested by police over the border this week hours after he failed an explosives test when he went to visit inmates in the Republic’s high security Portlaoise Jail. Lees meer
So what was Mellon doing meeting with the New IRA’s southern command with the permission of Northern Ireland’s courts and in the company of the respected Fianna Fáil TD Eamon O’Cuiv.
Nicola speaks with her colleague Allison Morris about the future of the New IRA and hopes that they may be considering a more political horizon.
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Episode 599: 3 women sentenced for their role in covering up murder of Katie Simpson
14 juni 2024 · 40 min
Three women who admitted helping evil Jonathan Cresswell cover up details around the death of showjumper Katie Simpson were handed down suspended prison sentences today. Lees meer
Hayley Robb, Jill Robinson and Rose De Montmorency Wright each believed that Katie had taken her own life and had not been murdered when they helped Cresswell wash his clothing and hide the fact he had assaulted the 21-year-old in the hours before her death.
At Derry Magistrates Court journalist Ciaran O’Neill watched as the three women were sentenced for their roles in the secret pact around her death and as her mother’s victim impact statement revealed that Cresswell had sat at her hospital bedside as she died.
Nicola speaks to Ciaran about the sentencing, the reaction of the Simpson family and the remarks of the Judge about the controlling and predatory Cresswell.
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Episode 598: The deportation of sex offender Chico Makamda
14 juni 2024 · 24 min
A Congolese asylum seeker has been deported by the Garda National Immigration Bureau days after he walked free from another jail term. Lees meer
Chico Makamda was jailed in 2019 for a horrific sexual attack on a woman but had clocked up 15 other previous convictions in the 10 years he’d been in Ireland.
Although he agreed to leave the country he never did.
Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about the high-profile deportation from the country in recent weeks.
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Episode 597: Families of Bloody Sunday victims angry at decision to keep Soldier F anonymous
13 juni 2024 · 34 min
The families of Bloody Sunday victims are angry that Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service has failed to challenge former paratrooper Soldier F’s anonymity and that the public will continue to know neither his name nor face. Lees meer
Outspoken Michael McKinney, a brother of victim William who was murdered on January 30th 1972, has led a chorus of criticism against the PPS and the fact that it didn’t take time to seek the views of those left behind to grieve.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the latest developments in the 52 year old atrocity and we will also broadcast an interview with Michael recorded in Derry last year.
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Episode 596: The tragic death of Jasmin Duddy
13 juni 2024 · 1 uur 14 min
A heartbroken mum is taking her fight for tougher prison sentences for drug dealers to the government. Lees meer
Pauline Duddy’s 21-year-old daughter Jasmine died from a suspected drug overdose despite getting clean time and again.
Since her death, her mum has dedicated her life to campaigning for more jail time for the dealers who she says “are murdering our young people”.
The Derry woman speaks to me and journalist Ciaran O’Neill about the life and death of her beloved daughter who slipped away to addiction before her eyes.
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Episode 595: 6 men sentenced for murder of crime journalist Peter R De Vries
12 juni 2024 · 43 min
A Dutch court has convicted and sentenced six men in connection with the murder of the well-known crime reporter and TV presenter Peter R De Vries. Lees meer
But sentences of life requested by the prosecution in the trial were not handed down to those charged as the court said that after a grinding three-year trial a motive for De Vries death had not been proved.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the sentencing and we also re-broadcast a lengthy interview about the murder with our colleague Jan Meeus which was filmed and recorded last year as we visited the crime scene and remembered his colleague and friend
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Episode 594: Inside the home of Jonathan Dowdall
12 juni 2024 · 36 min
The house of murder accused turned state witness Jonathan Dowdall has gone on the market with a hefty price tag as he prepares for his release from jail and a new life once he signs off the programme. Lees meer
In a sign that his days as a witness which saw him give against Gerry The Monk Hutch found not guilty of the murder of David Byrne are firmly over the Dublin home with an asking price of just under €800,000 has been polished and is ready for viewers.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald as they go behind the hall door to the house that witnessed Garda raids and torture sessions and where Dowdall indulged his love for zen gardens and exotic Koi Fish.
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Episode 593: Sean ‘The Fixer’ Fitzgerald's dirty protest on Sunday World photographer
11 juni 2024 · 40 min
Sean ‘The Fixer’ Fitzgerald staged a dirty protest at the funeral of veteran criminal Fran ‘The Lamb’ Cunningham when he smeared excrement over a photographer's car. Lees meer
Nicola speaks with snapper Ernie Leslie who was bemused and disgusted by The Fixer's successful efforts to get himself back into the news.
And we discuss the media's chequered history with the 78-year-old who has regularly made headlines with his strange and odd behaviour.
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Episode 592: Inside the Las Vegas mob museum
10 juni 2024 · 37 min
The history of organised crime in the US and the rise of the mafia is a story that is intrinsically linked to the party capital of Las Vegas where mobsters mixed with celebrities to launder their dirty money. Lees meer
Myths and legends surround the mob's arrival in Vegas and their takeover of the legal gambling industry that turned it into a playground for the rich and famous.
But the real story of Las Vegas and the emergence of organised crime from the prohibition era is laid out in one of Sin City’s most fascinating experiences - The Mob Museum.
Nicola is joined by Geoff Schumacher the Vice President of Exhibits and Programs at the museum which I visited in recent weeks.
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Episode 591: New tenants move into Kinahan's childhood home in Oliver Bond flats
7 juni 2024 · 21 min
The childhood home of the Kinahan brothers Daniel and Christopher Jnr has been re-occupied in recent months nearly 10 years after they regularly stayed there. Lees meer
The Oliver Bond flat which is a local authority premises has remained in the tenancy of relatives of Boylan, who was the first wife of Christopher Kinahan Snr, since her death in 2014.
Nicola speaks with Crime Correspondent Ken Foy about the flat and the legacy of the Kinahans on Oliver Bond.
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Episode 590: Jonathan Creswell and the suspicious death of Katie Simpson
6 juni 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
Journalist Tanya Fowles was so concerned when she heard that showjumper Katie Simpson had been taken to hospital after an apparent suicide attempt by the known domestic abuser Jonathan Creswell that she repeatedly phoned police to inform them of her concerns that there was more to the story than met the eye. Lees meer
Tanya, an award winning court reporter based in Northern Ireland, couldn’t believe that Creswell’s account of finding Katie and trying to help her had formed the decision to shut down any investigation into her death.
She was also flabbergasted when he played the role of chief mourner at her funeral and later showed support for suicide charities.
It took almost five months for a new PSNI investigation team to be put in place who quickly discovered that Tanya was right to be suspicious that the 21 year old had been murdered by evil Creswell who would later be charged with the crime.
Nicola talks to Tanya about Creswell, his own suicide as his murder trial got underway and an extraordinary story of sex, jealousy and coercive control which remained hidden for years.
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Episode 589: Kinahan Cartel banker Johnny Morrissey free again on Costa Del Crime
5 juni 2024 · 1 uur 1 min
Kinahan cartel enforcer and money launderer Johnny Morrissey has been released on bail in Spain after almost two years behind bars facing trial for washing euro 200 million of the mobs dirty money. Lees meer
Morrissey who was sanctioned by the US treasury along with Kinahan Snr and his sons Daniel and Christopher Jnr, posed for a photograph to celebrate his release with smoking a cigar and pouring a glass of the Nero Vodka which was used to launder the money.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the life crimes and the times ahead for the criminal known as Johnny Cash.
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Episode 588: To Catch a Scorpion - A hunt to track down a people smuggler
5 juni 2024 · 50 min
A hunt to track down a people smuggler convicted in Belgium and believed to be responsible for making millions on the backs of the misery of many. Lees meer
A trail that leads two investigators right into the heart of Iraq and the compound which is home to some of the countries wealthiest officials.
Nicola speaks to the BBC’s Sue Mitchell and Rob Lawrie about efforts To Catch a Scorpion and their incredible new podcast which has done what law enforcement failed to do.
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Episode 587: Caught In The Crossfire - The unsolved murders of Anthony Campbell and Martin 'Marlo' Hyland
4 juni 2024 · 34 min
It was the savage murder which brought home the reality of the horrors of gangland crime to the Irish public. Lees meer
Anthony Campbell was a hard working 20 year old plumber when he was murdered by gunmen who feared leaving a witness to their execution of drugs trafficker Martin 'Marlo' Hyland.
The unsolved murders are the focus of a new six part serial podcast called "Caught In The Crossfire" from the Crime World team.
Niall talks to Nicola Tallant about why she chose to focus on these murders and her admiration for Anthony's mother Christine.
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Episode 586: Ann and Bernard McDonagh - Irish social media sensations for all the wrong reasons
3 juni 2024 · 15 min
A married Irish couple who became viral social media sensations for all the wrong reasons have been jailed for a string of so-called 'dine and dash' crimes. Lees meer
Ann and Bernard McDonagh lived the high-life eating slap-up meals in a series of top quality restaurants across Wales - before fleeing out the door without paying.
But the Co Mayo duo got their just deserts when CCTV footage was posted online by furious restaurant owners and they were traced by UK cops.
Niall talks to Eamon Dillon about the McDonaghs and how they will now doing porridge in a Welsh jail.
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Episode 585: Jonathan Creswell and the evidence around the case which rocked the equestrian industry
31 mei 2024 · 30 min
Evil Jonathan Creswell controlled, bullied and terrified three women who helped cover up for him after he claimed he had assaulted Katie Simpson before he said she committed suicide. Lees meer
Creswell staged the supposed suicide to hide a vicious attack and rape on the 21 year old showjumper which caused her death.
Rose De Montmorency Wright, Jill Robinson and Hayley Robb have pleaded guilty to charges around a cover up but their sentence hearing was told each was afraid and controlled by Creswell at the time.
Nicola is at Derry Crown Court with journalist Ciaran O’Neill to hear the sensational evidence around the case which has rocked the equestrian industry.
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Episode 584: Crack cocaine and its effects on the health and mental wellbeing of users
31 mei 2024 · 21 min
Crack cocaine seizures are on the increase and health watch dogs are warning an epidemic amongst users of the drug which devastated the US during the 1980s. Lees meer
So is the highly addictive substance the new heroin and how are community groups coping with its spread.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the drug and its effects on the health and mental wellbeing of users.
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Episode 583: How hit BBC TV show Blue Lights portrays Northern Ireland’s criminal underworld
30 mei 2024 · 25 min
It’s the BBC drama which has reflected some of the true underbelly of Northern Ireland’s criminal world. Lees meer
Nicola speaks to Sunday World reporter Roisin Gorman about what it is that Blue Lights has done right.
They discuss the series which follows the careers of three PSNI recruits and which delves into collusion, corruption and all types of criminality.
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Episode 582: The life and crimes of Lee McDonnell
29 mei 2024 · 17 min
A 32 year old man with 133 previous convictions jumped from a bus to join a mob who’d surrounded two Gardai. Lees meer
Lee McDonnell was arrested and charged after he tried to hit one of the officers policing a funeral in Ballyfermot two years ago.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the chaotic and dangerous career of a criminal with arrested development.
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BEST OF CRIME WORLD: The truth behind North Korea's cyber-crime gang 'The Lazarus Group'
28 mei 2024 · 1 uur 1 min
***This episode was originally published in June 2022*** Lees meer
It is a story that reads like the plot from a Hollywood movie and punches right into the heart of one of the most secretive regimes in the world. Hackers from the so-called ‘Lazarus Group’ first shut down Sony Studios when it attempted to screen a movie about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and then went on to attempt a daring theft of $1billion dollars from a Bangladesh Bank. But who are the Lazarus Group and how did they emerge from a secretive nation where only the chosen few are allowed online? Nicola Tallant talks to author and journalist Geoff White about the incredible tale played out in his top podcast 'The Lazarus Heist' and in his new book of the same name.
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Episode 581: Money laundering and the infamous Black Axe gang
28 mei 2024 · 44 min
Pablo Escobar hid his in the cavity walls of his vast mansions. Daniel Kinahan and his pals in Dubai use crypto trading platforms and secretive underworld banking systems that move millions across the globe in seconds. Lees meer
But one thing that hasn’t changed in the cash-rich world of organised crime is the need to wash the dirty money.
Nicola speaks with author and expert speaker Geoff White whose new book 'Rinsed' will be released in mid-June about money laundering, the infamous Black Axe gang and how an Instagram influencer in Dubai was really washing funds for North Korean hackers.
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Episode 580: Derek ‘Dee Dee’ O’Driscoll’s building site money racket
27 mei 2024 · 24 min
A racket as children as young as 12 vandalise building sites. Contractors forced to pay protection money to senior career criminals Derek Dee Dee O’Driscoll and his enforcer David Reilly. And a county council holding the public purse string stuck in the middle. Lees meer
Now a report says nobody is to blame but has yet to be published in full.
Nicola talks to Niall Donald about the sensation story uncovered after the Criminal assets Bureau delved into payments to two of Ireland’s best known criminals.
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Episode 579: Two men charged in connection to murder of Keane Mulready-Woods
25 mei 2024 · 28 min
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Episode 578: Will the cases against Nathan McDonnell and James Leen be heard in the Special Criminal Court?
24 mei 2024 · 35 min
The Special Criminal Court will likely hear the cases against Tralee businessman Nathan McDonnell and his co-accused James Leen surrounding their links to a euro 33 million methamphetamine seizure. Lees meer
An application has been made to move the cases to the three-judge court a hearing was told. Meanwhile, McDonnell will remain in prison after failing to secure bail in an appeal on a decision to keep him in custody.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the case and about further seizures of the drug, controlled by the Sinaloa Cartel on mainland Europe.
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Episode 577: CAB raids on properties related to Ireland's 'biggest cocaine logistics' gang
24 mei 2024 · 17 min
Significant Criminal Assets Bureau raids carried out on more than 20 properties this week centre on an investigation into a Donegal man and his Dublin business partners who Gardai believe are the biggest cocaine logistic experts in the State. Lees meer
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the transport kingpins and the CAB searches on their homes and premises linked to them.
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Episode 576: The tragic death of Eddie Hutch Jnr
23 mei 2024 · 24 min
The son of murdered Eddie Hutch Snr has been found dead in the house where his father was gunned down in yet another tragedy for the wider Hutch family. Lees meer
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about murder and death within the family who took on a Cartel.
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Episode 575: Baby Reindeer - the truth about stalkers and their victims
22 mei 2024 · 40 min
The Baby Reindeer phenomenon has cast a light on the dangerous world of stalkers and their victims but how accurate is the Netflix show and what personality disorders does Martha display? Lees meer
Nicola speaks to John Deane O’Keefe, head of Faculty of Criminology and Policing Studies at City Colleges in Dublin about the psychology behind stalking.
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Introducing: Caught In The Crossfire
21 mei 2024 · 1 min
Anthony Campbell didn’t stand a chance. It was December 2006 and Anthony was working as an apprentice plumber in Dublin when he found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. An innocent bystander caught up in the brutal assassination of Martin 'Marlo' Hyland, Campbell's senseless murder is still unsolved almost twenty years later. Lees meer
Join the Crime World team as they investigate the events of that day in 2006, and speak to the people most intimately affected by one of Ireland's most shocking killings. First episode out May 21st.
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Episode 574: OAP goes to prison for false personal injury claims including slip on cabbage leaf
21 mei 2024 · 21 min
74 year old Winnie Lawrence pocketed more than €20,000 after making false personal injury claims but now she has gone to jail for her crimes. Lees meer
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about an investigation into an accident prone gran who slipped on a cabbage leaf and a wider gang who made more than 40 bogus claims defrauding insurance companies with a series of tumbles, crashes and falls.
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Episode 573: Daniel Kinahan's wife Caoimhe Robinson and her links to the Cartel's money laundering operation
20 mei 2024 · 28 min
Gangsters moll Caoimhe Robinson has become the face of Kinahan money laundering after a massive investigation uncovered her role buying and selling properties in Dubai. Lees meer
The widow of murdered drug dealer Michael ‘Micka’ Kelly who went on to marry Daniel Kinahan at a plush ceremony in Dubai in 2017 has become the face of a new high profile International Consortium of Investigative Journalists probe into Kinahan Cartel properties, sanctions and lifestyle in the Emirates.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Robinson and her husband’s deadly drug cartel.
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Episode 572: Europe’s most dangerous criminal gangs
17 mei 2024 · 55 min
Europe is in the grip of 821 serious organised crime groups with 25,000 members who between them carve up the most dangerous drug dealing, people trafficking and fraud operations on the continent. Lees meer
A new Europol report delves into the make up of the groups and the threat they pose to society through corruption, violence and money laundering.
Nicola talks to Eamon Dillon and Niall Donald about Europe and its gangs.
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Episode 571: Criminal Dean Thornton releases rap song about Drogheda feud
16 mei 2024 · 18 min
A Drogheda feud member, convicted of a brutal abduction and torture, has launched his rap career with a highly produced music video about crime and carnage on the streets of his home town. Lees meer
Criminal Dean Thornton is hoping to find fame with his song about feuding, guns and gangster culture.
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Episode 570: Was gangland gun victim Josh Itseli killed by accident?
15 mei 2024 · 18 min
Gangland gun victim Josh Itseli may have been killed by accident when members of his own gang rented a high powered weapon to threaten rivals. Lees meer
Gardai believe that the 20 year old may have been shot after the car in which he was travelling in was rammed and the semi automatic AR15 fired.
Nicola talks to Niall Donald about the killing and the crack cocaine epidemic fuelling rivalry’s between young men.
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Episode 569: Dublin's new portal to New York stirs up chaos
14 mei 2024 · 15 min
A portal on Dublin’s Talbot Street linked to a Snazzy Manhattan district, secrets of Las Vegas staying in Sin City and a particularly Irish sense of humour that turned the US off. Lees meer
Nicola talks to Niall Donald about Dublin and a chance of stardom..
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Episode 568: Three Irish men accused of breaking into 60 homes in Melbourne
14 mei 2024 · 20 min
Three Irish men have appeared in court charged with allegedly stealing €1million worth of cash and jewellery during a burglary spree in Australia. Lees meer
The men - named as Christie and Michael McDonagh and James Connors - are accused of breaking into 60 homes in Melbourne in a ‘sophisticated’ criminal operation.
Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about how Irish burglary gangs operate and how they are working across borders.
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Episode 567: The dark and sinister life of Jonathan Creswell
13 mei 2024 · 19 min
He was the woman-beater and killer who hid in plain sight behind his role as a horse trainer and showjumping star. Lees meer
Jonathan Creswell was found dead last month just one day into his trial for the murder and rape of Katie Simpson.
Niall talks to the Sunday World reporter Steven Moore about the dark and sinister life of Jonathan Creswell.
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Episode 566: The complex web of underworld figures who wanted Robbie Lawlor dead
11 mei 2024 · 21 min
An Irishman has been arrested in Liverpool and flown to Belfast where he is being questioned in connection with the murder of Robbie Lawlor. Lees meer
One of the most dangerous and feared criminals in Irish history, Lawlor was gunned down in Belfast in 2020.
Niall talks to Irish Independent crime correspondent Ken Foy about the complex web of underworld figures who wanted Lawlor dead.
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Episode 565: Suspected Eddie Hutch gunman Trevor Byrne faces security risk during hospital visit
10 mei 2024 · 22 min
Suspected hitman Trevor Byrne had to be protected in hospital recently after he was taken for treatment from prison where he is serving a 17 and a half year sentence for firearms offences. Lees meer
The 43 year old who Gardai believe was involved in the murder of The Monk’s brother Eddie Hutch was deemed a security risk should any of his rivals try to target him as he recovered.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Byrne and his chaotic life as a suspected hitman for hire.
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Episode 564: Robert ‘Roo’ Redmond - The making of a hitman
9 mei 2024 · 35 min
Gangland killer Robert ‘Roo’ Redmond has admitted his role in the murder of father of one Jordan Davis who was shot dead by hitman Wayne Cooney while pushing his four month old son in a pram. Lees meer
Redmond who is already serving a life sentence for the murder of father of eight Barry Wolverson pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder Davis who he said owed him money.
So who is Redmond and how did he become such a dangerous criminal.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the making of a hitman and the tragic family circumstances that lie at the heart of his story.
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Episode 563: Andy Cash - The triple murder that devastated a family and a community
8 mei 2024 · 16 min
Andy Cash was told "no amount of time in jail" will justify his actions as he was given three life sentences for the brutal murder of his three siblings in Tallaght 2022. Lees meer
The Central Criminal Court heard harrowing details about how Cash inflicted hundreds of knife wounds on his sister Lisa and 8-year-old twins Christy and Chelsea.
Cash's mother spoke about how her family are living with pain every second of every day since".
Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about the triple murder that devastated a family and a community.
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Episode 562: Murder on the streets of Dublin - The first gangland gun victim of 2024
7 mei 2024 · 15 min
A 20-year-old man has become the first gangland gun victim of 2024 after he was brutally murdered in Drimnagh on Monday. Lees meer
Josh Itseli was shot with an AR 15 semi-automatic rifle after the car he was in was ambushed and rammed by rival gang members
At the time of his death, Itseli was facing crack cocaine charge and gardai believe the murder was linked to the drugs trade.
Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about the savage murder on the streets of the south inner city.
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Episode 561: The key characters of the Drogheda feud and where they are now
7 mei 2024 · 24 min
Drogheda feud heavy Brendan Maguire is in jail in the UK and extradition proceedings have begun to return him to Ireland. Lees meer
Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about the terrifying feud that gripped Drogheda culminating in the brutal murder and dismemberment of teenager Keane Mulready woods.
We look at the fate of some of the key characters who brought the town to the brink of all out war and where they are now.
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Episode 560: James Steele's campaign of terror and Ireland's new anti-stalking laws
6 mei 2024 · 23 min
A stalker whose campaign of terror helped forced Ireland's politicians to change our laws is back on the streets after being released from prison. Lees meer
James Steele was driven out of Arbour Hill prison on Thursday after serving a five year sentence for harassing and threatening to rape Cork woman Una Ring.
During his trial, the court heard how Steele turned up at his victim's home with duct tape, rope and plastic gloves.
Niall speaks with Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about James Steele's campaign of terror and Ireland's new anti-stalking laws.
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Episode 559: Ireland’s most baffling missing persons case - Couple vanish without trace
3 mei 2024 · 21 min
t’s one of Ireland’s most baffling mysteries. An ordinary couple leave their ordinary Cork home on a regular day never to be seen again. Lees meer
And thirty three years later Gardai have launched a fresh appeal for information on Conor and Sheila Dwyer who were both in their early 60s when they vanished without a trace.
Nicola speaks with Irish Independent journalist Ralph Riegel about the puzzling case of a couple who never came home.
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Episode 558: Child snatched from a pram on a Dublin Street
2 mei 2024 · 12 min
A child is snatched from a pram on a Dublin Street. Lees meer
Quick thinking passerby intervene and a man is arrested at the scene.
Nicola talks to Niall Donald about every parents worst nightmare that played out in the capital on a sunny afternoon.
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Episode 557: Love triangle murder accused and his links to Ireland’s asylum system
2 mei 2024 · 17 min
Love triangle murder accused Peter Dube is set to go on trial in Zimbabwe for a double murder and the attempted murder of his wife and her sister in law. Lees meer
Three years after he first went on the run and hid out in Ireland posing as an asylum seeker the full horrors of his crimes will be played out in a courtroom.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the accused, his links to Ireland and false passports, documents and identities.
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