Episode 132: The death of feared loyalist terrorist Sam 'Skelly' McCrory
Crime World26 Jul 2022

Episode 132: The death of feared loyalist terrorist Sam 'Skelly' McCrory

THEY remain Ireland’s most notorious loyalist terrorists, but 'Mad Dog' Johnny Adair and his right-hand man Sam ‘Skelly’ McCrory had been enjoying a retirement of sorts in Scotland.Friends since childhood, they had embraced anarchy, fascism and later formed the murderous UDA 'C Company' which terrorised Northern Ireland for years.But this week, the tight-knit duo were finally separated for good when McCrory died in a tragic accident after battling alcoholism for years, leaving behind Adair to forge his future alone.Nicola Tallant talks with Sunday World journalist Hugh Jordan, author of 'Mad Dog; The Rise and Fall of Johnny Adair and ‘C Company', who became an unlikely confidant of the pair in recent years.He tells me about the fear they brought to the streets of Belfast, about their blood-brother bond which survived through the decades, and about the death of McCrory on a lonely stone stairway

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Episode 876: Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch documentary set to air on RTÉ

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Episode 875: Elizabeth Clarke disappearance upgraded to murder investigation

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Episode 874: Three men found guilty of raping women they met in nightclub

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Episode 873: Q&A - The Monk’s special requests, luxury watches, and sympathy for criminals

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7 Feb 45min

Episode 872: Gang linked to Waldron brothers targeted by Gardai after €14 million drug seizure

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Episode 871: Thomas Wall named as young leader of prolific burglary gang

Episode 871: Thomas Wall named as young leader of prolific burglary gang

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6 Feb 36min

Episode 870: Home of witness who gave evidence against Dundon brothers firebombed in Limerick

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