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 1217: Scots gangsters Steven Lyons and Ross McGill deported from Dubai

Episode 1217: Scots gangsters Steven Lyons and Ross McGill deported from Dubai

Five Scottish gangsters have been unceremoniously booted out of Dubai after a spell in a hellhole prison. Ross ‘Miami’ McGill and gang boss Steven Lyons were among the group who flew out of the Gulf State last weekend after getting their marching orders. Niall speaks to Scottish Daily Express deputy editor Richard Elias about where they are likely to go next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Okt 13min

Episode 1216: Jim Gavin and the tenant - the truth

Episode 1216: Jim Gavin and the tenant - the truth

It’s the biggest story of the presidential election as former football manager Jim Gavin stands down and the fate of Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin hangs in the balance.While political fallouts are not our normal beat on Crime World, today co-host Niall Donald tells Nicola how he ended up in the eye of the storm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Okt 37min

Episode 1215: OnlyFans model and wife of John George murder suspect arrested in Spanish drugs bust

Episode 1215: OnlyFans model and wife of John George murder suspect arrested in Spanish drugs bust

An OnlyFans model and wife of John George's murder suspect has been arrested after allegedly being caught with drugs in Spain.Madison Allen has been granted bail after Spanish police seized a kilo of crystal meth, as well as cocaine and cannabis last month.Niall speaks to Belfast Telegraph crime correspondent Allison Morris about the police investigation into Johnny Smyth's glamorous wife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Okt 17min

Episode 1214: Miami Showband massacre survivor recalls UVF attack that killed bandmates (Part 2)

Episode 1214: Miami Showband massacre survivor recalls UVF attack that killed bandmates (Part 2)

Stephen Travers was a young musician with no interest in politics when he travelled to the north for a midweek gig in 1975.But after playing to a packed crowd, he witnessed three of his bandmates being brutally murdered by a UVF death squad.Today, Stephen tells how the trauma of witnessing the slaughter changed his life, and why he has chosen to write about it now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Okt 48min

Episode 1213: Miami Showband massacre survivor recalls UVF attack that killed bandmates (Part 1)

Episode 1213: Miami Showband massacre survivor recalls UVF attack that killed bandmates (Part 1)

Stephen Travers was a young musician with no interest in politics when he travelled to the north for a midweek gig in 1975.But after playing to a packed crowd, he witnessed three of his bandmates being brutally murdered by a UVF death squad.Today, Stephen tells how the trauma of witnessing the slaughter changed his life, and why he has chosen to write about it now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Okt 51min

Episode 1211: How gangland murder victim Darren Falsey rose to top of Cork's drugs trade

Episode 1211: How gangland murder victim Darren Falsey rose to top of Cork's drugs trade

Gangland murder victim Darren Falsey told a relative he was owed €300,000 shortly before he was shot dead, gardai have revealed. Details of Falsey’s involvement in Cork’s drugs trade were laid bare in documents lodged as part of a Criminal Assets Bureau case.Today, Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about Falsey’s 2011 unsolved murder and money he had amassed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Okt 13min

Episode 1212: Former boxer sexually abused by coach as a child now seeking law reform

Episode 1212: Former boxer sexually abused by coach as a child now seeking law reform

Former international amateur boxer Simon Byrne is still fighting the hardest battle of his life after confronting his childhood sexual abuse. His attacker Patrick Lowe was his boxing coach when Simon took up the sport at the age of 11 in Manchester.Lowe, who is now in his 80s, escaped justice after being declared unfit to stand trial because of dementia.Eamon is joined today by Simon and his wife Maria who are campaigning to have the law changed in the UK so even elderly and frail sex offenders face consequences.Sign the Simon's Law UK petition here: https://chng.it/BrRqhkzyMT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Okt 49min

Episode 1210: Barbie Kardashian poses for bizarre photoshoot as she walks out of Limerick prison

Episode 1210: Barbie Kardashian poses for bizarre photoshoot as she walks out of Limerick prison

Barbie Kardashian once again made sure she grabbed the headlines as she posed for photographers after walking out of Limerick prison.The serial offender became one of Ireland’s most infamous prisoners due to the controversy over where transgender inmates should be housed.Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about Kardashian’s history of threats and violence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Okt 20min

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