Episode 1274: How a handwriting expert hunted a deadly predator targeting schoolgirls in poison pen letters
Crime World17 Marras

Episode 1274: How a handwriting expert hunted a deadly predator targeting schoolgirls in poison pen letters

Terrifying letters depict a man on the edge consumed with sick sexual fantasies involving the abduction, rape, and murder of innocent young women.

Despite a DNA profile, fingerprints, and even the discovery of a forest torture chamber, gardaí get no closer to identifying the author of the tomes.

And today, former garda handwriting expert John Sweetman tells Nicola a terrifying story from his investigation files which form an episode of his new podcast Lines of Enquiry.

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Episode 801: Kinahans named as part of Russian money laundering network busted by UK police

Episode 801: Kinahans named as part of Russian money laundering network busted by UK police

The National Crime Agency in the UK which fights serious and organised crime have named the Kinahan organisation as being part of a massive Russian money laundering operation which has been funding espionage.In a statement that rubber stamps the links between the Kinahan group and Putin’s regime, the NCA says a complex system involving cash for cryptocurrency has been smashed.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the latest sensational story about the Irish mafia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 800: What is set to happen at Conor McGregor's civil trial cost hearing?

Episode 800: What is set to happen at Conor McGregor's civil trial cost hearing?

Costs in the case taken by Nikita Hand against Conor McGregor and James Lawrence are to be decided in the High Court tomorrow.Three legal teams will be awaiting ruling by Justice Alexander Owen’s in the case that was both won and lost by Nikita Hand.McGregor was found liable after a jury in a civil rape case said he assaulted Hand while Lawrence, the jury decided, did not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 799: Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch narrowly misses out on Dail seat

Episode 799: Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch narrowly misses out on Dail seat

The narrow defeat of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch at the polls has dominated Ireland’s general election and the fallout from the huge vote he got has divided the public.So why did unprecedented numbers vote for the Veteran criminal who remains under suspicion for money laundering?Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the election candidate who stunned politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 798: The killing of 8-year-old Malika Noor Al Katib

Episode 798: The killing of 8-year-old Malika Noor Al Katib

Gardai are treating as murder the death of an 8-year-old girl who died from a stab wound after intervening in a row between two adults.Malika Al Katib is understood to have been awoken by a “commotion” at her home New Ross.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the terrible tragedy in the heart of a Wexford community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Joulu 20247min

Episode 797: Man caught with €1.2m worth of cocaine hidden in car dashboard pleads guilty

Episode 797: Man caught with €1.2m worth of cocaine hidden in car dashboard pleads guilty

A Moldovan man caught with €1.2 million worth of cocaine hidden in a secret compartment has pleaded guilty in court.Stefan Copiimulti was arrested during a crackdown by the Garda’s drug bureau officers on a large Eastern European grouping believed to be operating here for years.Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon and Niall Donald about the growth of Eastern European gangs and the Garda response to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Joulu 202424min

Episode 796: Inside Conor McGregor's civil trial

Episode 796: Inside Conor McGregor's civil trial

When did Conor McGregor let the ‘mask slip’ as he gave evidence in the recent High Court trial? How did the jury reach their verdict and what was his co-accused like in the witness box.These are just some of the questions we will address today in a special McGregor pod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Joulu 202450min

Episode 795: How did Crime World land an interview with Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch?

Episode 795: How did Crime World land an interview with Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch?

It was the most watched podcast in Ireland, a fascinating insight into the man known as The Monk who agreed to be interviewed on his favourite show Crime World.So how did we land the big interview and what was The Monk really like? Nicola and Niall answer your questions about talking to Gerard Hutch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 Marras 202445min

Episode 794: The death of John ‘Frog’ Ward and the farmer who was acquitted of his manslaughter

Episode 794: The death of John ‘Frog’ Ward and the farmer who was acquitted of his manslaughter

A farmer who became a cause celeb after he shot dead a man who had trespassed on his land has passed away at 81 years of age still being remembered for the incident on his isolated farmhouse in Mayo in 2004.Nicola and Niall speak with Eamon Dillon about Padraig Nally and the case of John ‘Frog’ Ward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 Marras 202417min

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