Episode 78: Decapitated and burned - the shocking murder of Philip Finnegan
Crime World26 Feb 2022

Episode 78: Decapitated and burned - the shocking murder of Philip Finnegan

It was still bright on the evening of September 2, 2016 when a man walking his dogs made a gruesome discovery in Rahin Woods, close to Carbury in County Kildare.

Using a stick, he had poked at the ground and the brambles where his dog 'Bobby' had circled, only to see a foot protruding from the undergrowth.

Later, forensic experts would surmise that 24-year-old Philip Finnegan had died where he lay in the foetal position, his remains decapitated and charred from an attempt to burn his body. He’d been stabbed to death in a frenzied attack.
His murder and torture, gardai would later tell a court, happened the previous August 10 and his remains had gone undiscovered in the shallow grave until that September night.

So, who was Philip Finnegan and how did he come to such a brutal end at the hands of his one time friend Stephen Penrose. What happened in Rahin Woods and how did a gangland feud end in such a remote place?
Nicola Tallant chatds with Sunday World Deputy Editor Niall Donald about one of gangland's most brutal kills.

What effects has such violence on society, on families and on strangers who walk their dogs in lonely woods?

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Avsnitt(1595)

Investigators link major drug seizures to the Waldron Organised Crime group

Investigators link major drug seizures to the Waldron Organised Crime group

Investigators link major drug seizures to the Waldron Organised Crime group in the wake of a Criminal Assets Bureau win against brother David and Christopher 'Git' Waldron.So how do gardaí take out a ...

13 Feb 25min

Irishman detained by ICE was facing drugs charges in Ireland

Irishman detained by ICE was facing drugs charges in Ireland

An Irishman detained by ICE in the US was allegedly caught with 25 MDMA tablets before leaving the country.Seamus Culleton gained huge sympathy after it emerged he was being held in a detention centre...

13 Feb 24min

Why people love the Flashy gang, The Witness movie adaptation, and live shows update

Why people love the Flashy gang, The Witness movie adaptation, and live shows update

Ireland’s dumbest criminals, Encrochat’s latest hacking victims landing sentences behind bars, and Crime World’s plans for live shows in 2026.In part two of a Q&A Crime World special, Nicola and Niall...

12 Feb 43min

Kinahan surveillance, Encrochat and Ireland's stupidest criminals

Kinahan surveillance, Encrochat and Ireland's stupidest criminals

Ireland’s dumbest criminals, Encrochat’s latest hacking victims landing sentences behind bars and Crime World’s plans for live shows in 2026.In part one of a Q&A Crime World special Nicola and Niall a...

12 Feb 43min

Louth man smuggled assault rifles and pipe bombs from the US to sell to 'Ireland's top criminals'

Louth man smuggled assault rifles and pipe bombs from the US to sell to 'Ireland's top criminals'

A Louth man who was part of a criminal organisation that imported military-grade firearms from America was selling them to 'Ireland’s top criminals', with pipe bombs and assault rifles amongst the wea...

11 Feb 22min

Calls for full inquiry into failings in showjumper Katie Simpson murder investigation

Calls for full inquiry into failings in showjumper Katie Simpson murder investigation

Ongoing investigations surround the murder of showjumper Katie Simpson and the circumstances of her death.As officers identified in reports criticising how her death was investigated retire and step d...

11 Feb 44min

How gun victim Robbie Sheridan predicted his own murder in an interview

How gun victim Robbie Sheridan predicted his own murder in an interview

A man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder Robbie Sheridan more than six years after his brutal murder outside his Ballymun home.Sheridan was gunned down at his front door by two masked men - ju...

10 Feb 27min

Ireland and the Epstein files - who was named in new documents?

Ireland and the Epstein files - who was named in new documents?

The avalanche of Epstein files released by the US Government have ended high profile careers, cast suspicion on the rich and famous caught up in the communications leak, and had a ripple effect right ...

10 Feb 56min

Populärt inom True Crime

rattegangspodden
podme-dokumentar
en-mork-historia
podme-crime
bakom-galler
svenska-fall
infor-ratta
fallen-jag-aldrig-glommer
forhorsrummet
rss-svenska-fall-podcast
krimrummet
p3-krim
svenska-mordhistorier
seriemordarpodden
mordpodden
rss-krimstad
fangelsepodden
alskade-psykopat
rss-valdet-krim
aftonbladet-krim