Episode 8: Criminal gangs targeting online dating sites as millions look for love online in 2021
In this week's Crime World podcast, Nicola Tallant talks to Dr Nicola Fox Hamilton, an expert in cyberpsychology. She talks about online crime and dating during the pandemic. She reveals the dangers that can be hiding behind the faces of attractive strangers and how romance fraudsters and sexploitation scams are now being run by organised criminal gangs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Jan 202135min
Episode 7: Fr Brian D'Arcy talks about life after child sexual abuse
Fr Brian D’Arcy was first abused at the age of 9 but he still struggles to deal with the demons of his past more than six decades on. We discuss the Lanzarote Convention, a European agreement against child sex abuse just signed by Ireland. But what does it mean for the survivors of child sex abuse? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27 Dec 202035min
Episode 6: A stolen masterpiece and an unlikely thief
Detective Anthony Amore hunts stolen art and follows clues all over the world hunting priceless masterpieces which have been snatched by thieves. In this week's episode of Crime World, detective Anthony Amore talks about one time heiress, Rose Dugdale, who gave up a charmed life to become an IRA activist and a thief who picked out the jewels of Russborough House in Wicklow and later inspired the legendary criminal Martin The General Cahill. He also reveals what he thinks about another famous criminal Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley and his tall tales. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20 Dec 202057min
Episode 5: The Rise and Fall of John Gilligan
He’s Ireland’s most notorious criminal but as John Gilligan faces Christmas in a Spanish prison we examine if this is the end of the line for the 68 year old. Nicola Tallant talks to INM Chief Reporter Conor Feehan about the life and crimes of Gilligan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Dec 202042min
Episode 4: The Penguin and the bunker
The secret past of Godfather of Crime George ‘The Penguin’ Mitchell is forming part of an intriguing trial into a dark net bunker and a Dutchman called Herman Xennt.This week on Crime World Ed Caesar of the New Yorker explains how Mitchell and Xennt’s relationship goes back decades right to the very beginning of the internet and to an underground porn hub. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6 Dec 202035min
Episode 3: Cocaine - a deadly journey to our shores
Cocaine starts out as a leaf on a tree but how does it get from the jungles of Colombia to the streets of Ireland? How many people die and who gets rich along the way?In this week's episode of Crime World, Nicola Tallant talks to film-maker Toby Muse and traces a Kilo of coke from its beginnings in a makeshift laboratory to the Pacific Coast where it sets sail for the US and Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 Nov 202050min
Episode 2: Is jail just a finishing school for criminals?
Is jail just a finishing school for criminals? And just what is it like to be behind bars? Nicola Tallant talks to Fr Brian D’Arcy, whose work has brought him into some of the most notorious jails in Ireland. He describes the sounds and smells of prison life and describes what it’s like coming face to face with evil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Nov 202035min
Episode 1: The hunt for Kevin Parle
Two gangland murders. A missing fugitive. And a former Scotland Yard Detective intent on hunting him down.This week on Crime World Nicola Tallant talks to Peter Bleksley about suspect Kevin Parle who has remained on the run for more than 15 years. We hear about the shocking murders he is wanted for and how Bleksley believes he is being helped by an Irish criminal gang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Nov 202043min
