Episode 1253: Serial fraudster posted fake RIP notice to pretend she was dead and avoid trial
An RIP notice marked her passing and urged mourners to give donations to charity and bring no flowers.But gardai became suspicious of the untimely passing of serial fraudster Amy McAuley.Nicola speaks with Eimear Rabbitt about a woman who faked her own death to avoid facing theft and fraud charges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Nov 16min
Episode 1252: Journalist's fight for truth behind murder of showjumper Katie Simpson
Journalist Tanya Fowles has been credited being one of a handful of people whose interference forced the PSNI to investigate the murder of tragic showjumper Katie Simpson.In the Crime World Presents podcast series Groomed she describes how she tried to raise red flags with police after killer Jonathan Creswell told them that Katie had taken her own life.In Nicola's book Groomed she documents the lengths Tanya went to - to agitate the police and to have them held to account. Tanya continues to seek the truth in the case despite Creswell’s death.Nicola speaks with Tanya Fowles about how she is still pushing for answers five years after Katie’s tragic death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Nov 45min
Episode 1251: Protected witnesses, drug fuelled confessions - the evidence heard in the Ruth Lawrence trial
The trial of Ruth Lawrence, accused of the double murders of drug debt collectors Anthony Keegan and Eoin O’Connor, has heard that her partner Neville van der Westhuizen is currently in jail in South Africa for a brutal kidnapping and murder which took place in 2017. The murder was of a young man following a row over a mobile phone charger. The court heard, three years after the bodies of O’Connor and Keegan were found on Inchicup Island with gunshot wounds. Ruth Lawrence was extradited back from South Africa in recent years.Eamon Dillon is covering the trial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31 Okt 19min
Episode 1250: Why did Soldier F’s £4.3m legal bill cost so much?
The legal bill for the defence of Bloody Sunday murder accused Soldier F has been revealed as a whopping £4.3 million after MP Colum Eastwood lodged a parliamentary question about the publicly funded fees.Eastwood has described the figure as "sickening" while pointing out that the families of those murdered and wounded had to rely on the generosity of a law firm working for free and others who offered their support and friendship.Nicola speaks with Belfast Telegraph's Allison Morris about the case that continues to divide opinion in Northern Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31 Okt 25min
Episode 1249: Ian ‘Mad Dog’ handed 10-year sentence for shooting up Dublin home
Gangster-turned-poet Ian 'Mad Dog' Maloney has been jailed for 10 years for a gun attack on a house. He has apologised to the victims and said he is finished with crime.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Maloney and his hopes for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31 Okt 20min
Episode 1248: Why the death of farmer Liam Farrell will be looked at by the cold case unit
The new Garda Commissioner has agreed to launch a cold case review into the death of 87-year-old farmer Liam Farrell. Liam’s body was discovered bloody and bruised at the rear of his bungalow home in 2020.Niall speaks to Liam's son Peter about his family’s long campaign to discover the truth about his father’s death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 Okt 14min
Episode 1247: Thug who stabbed ex-girlfriend 50 times begs for protection as prison sentence begins
A man who stabbed his girlfriend 50 times, and the brothers of Joseph Puska who have been convicted of withholding information as Gardaí investigated the murder of schoolteacher Aisling Murphy are under protection in prison.Marek and Lubomir Puska Jnr were moved to a different wing after one of them was attacked by five inmates, while Josh O’Brien, who savagely attacked his former girlfriend Niamh Kelly, requested protection upon arrival at Mountjoy Jail.Today, Nicola speaks with Eimear Rabbitt about the Puskas and their future in the Irish prison system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 Okt 26min
Episode 1246: Lawyer for firefighter Terence Crosbie says appeal will be lodged
Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie will be sentenced tomorrow in a Boston courtroom after a jury found him guilty of raping a woman during a night out for St Patrick’s Day Celebrations.But already his lawyer Daniel Reilly has said that his conviction is a miscarriage of justice and an appeal will be lodged.Crosbie has insisted he never touched the victim but she told the court that he raped her in a hotel room after she’d had consensual sex with his firefighter pal Liam O’Brien.Nicola speaks with Eimear Rabbitt about the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 Okt 20min
