Episode 150: The 'GPO girl' and how her days posing as a teenager could be numbered
Crime World13 Sep 2022

Episode 150: The 'GPO girl' and how her days posing as a teenager could be numbered

It was a story that read like the start of a true crime bestseller – a teenage girl is found wandering on Dublin’s O’Connell Street, a team of experts are brought together to discover who she is and pencil drawings depict a cruel sex trafficking ring.Dubbed 'GPO girl', Samantha Azzopardi sparked a major Garda investigation in 2013 when she posed as a vulnerable young teen who’d lost the power of speech.Instead she was a troubled 25 year old Australian con artist who had a history of posing as a victim of crime.But what happened Azzopardi after her unwelcome brush with fame in Dublin and why is she back before a court in Australia on her 100th charge related to fraud.Today I’m talking with Sunday Independent journalist Ali Bracken about the extraordinary story of GPO girl and how her days posing as a teenager could be numbered thanks to the power of television.

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Episode 1361: Havana Syndrome: the mysterious disease targeting the CIA (Part 2)

Episode 1361: Havana Syndrome: the mysterious disease targeting the CIA (Part 2)

A mystery syndrome strikes down CIA spies while working in Cuba. But is Havana syndrome real or imagined? What does patient zero have to say about his treatment from the agency he once worked for? Reports this month suggest that the Biden administration purchased an energy weapon suspected of being similar to one which may have caused the series of mystery ailments. But what is fact and what is fiction when it comes to Havana Syndrome and what did podcasters Jennifer Forde and Sam Bungey discover when they too a deep dive into a world of shadows and secrets.Nicola speaks to Jennifer and Sam about their latest series Havana Helmet Club, a fascinating new podcast from the couple behind West Cork. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Jan 30min

Episode 1360: Havana Syndrome: the mysterious disease targeting the CIA (Part 1)

Episode 1360: Havana Syndrome: the mysterious disease targeting the CIA (Part 1)

A mystery syndrome strikes down CIA spies while working in Cuba. But is Havana syndrome real or imagined? What does patient zero have to say about his treatment from the agency he once worked for? Reports this month suggest that the Biden administration purchased an energy weapon suspected of being similar to one which may have caused the series of mystery ailments. But what is fact and what is fiction when it comes to Havana syndrome? What did podcasters Jennifer Forde and Sam Bungey discover when they took a deep dive into a world of shadows and secrets. Nicola speaks to Jennifer and Sam about their new series Havana Helmet club, from the couple who brought you the hit podcast West Cork. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Jan 37min

Episode 1359: Pub where Eamon 'The Don' Dunne was shot dead to become student apartments

Episode 1359: Pub where Eamon 'The Don' Dunne was shot dead to become student apartments

The “derelict” pub where Eamon ‘The Don’ Dunne was shot dead has been earmarked for a major development.Planning permission is being sought to transform Faussagh House - which has been empty since the gangland hit - into purpose-built, 249-bed student accommodation.Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about how a Kinahan Cartel hit team carried out Dunne's murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Jan 10min

Episode 1358: Killer dad Wayne O’Reilly hunted for son Oisin hours before murder

Episode 1358: Killer dad Wayne O’Reilly hunted for son Oisin hours before murder

Killed by his dad who then took his own life, little Oisin O’Reilly was known as the kid who always shared with others.As the murder-suicide of Oisin and dad Wayne is investigated for a Coroners Court, Patrick O’Connell has been speaking to neighbours and friends of a family devastated by death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Jan 20min

Episode 1357: The unprovoked Dublin attack that left an Italian teenager paralysed for life

Episode 1357: The unprovoked Dublin attack that left an Italian teenager paralysed for life

Italian man Guido Nasi was only 17 and a student in Ireland to learn English when his life changed forever.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the terrible assault in a Dublin park which left Guido, who died in recent weeks, with lifelong physical and mental injuries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Jan 11min

Episode 1356: How €42m of cocaine travelled from Brazil to the Shannon Estuary

Episode 1356: How €42m of cocaine travelled from Brazil to the Shannon Estuary

A plot to import 42 million euro worth of cocaine into Ireland through the Shannon Estuary was undone when Gardai arrested seven men - but not before the drugs were landed successfully and disappeared into the criminal underworld.Nicola talks to Eamon Dillon about the daring journey from Brazil’s Amazon to Ireland’s biggest river and those who were nabbed in the process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Jan 36min

Episode 1355: Tinder for Nazis

Episode 1355: Tinder for Nazis

A dating site for white supremacists is hacked in Germany and the details posted online.Nicola speaks with Steven Moore about the Irish racists caught up in the far right romance scandal that has rocked Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Jan 12min

Episode 1354: Drogheda feud victim Richie Carberry's brother blames Robbie Lawlor for his death

Episode 1354: Drogheda feud victim Richie Carberry's brother blames Robbie Lawlor for his death

The brother of murdered Richie Carberry, shot dead as part of the Drogheda feud, has blamed the actions of notorious gangland killer Robbie Lawlor on his death.Stephen Carberry pleaded guilty this week to his role in disposing of the body parts of Keane Mulready-Woods - the teenager abducted and dismembered by Lawlor in 2020 in revenge for the murder of his brother-in-law Carberry.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about his appearance at the Special Criminal Court and what Stephen Carberry had to say about his brother's death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Jan 28min

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