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For fans of true crime like the loyal and dedicated listeners of Mens Rea, we want to recommend a new Irish series that I think youâll really appreciate.
Itâs called Lines of Enquiry, a brand new GoLoud Original hosted by former Garda forensic detective John Sweetman.
Across eight episodes, John draws on his decades of experience inside the Garda Technical Bureau to explore some of Irelandâs most fascinating investigations from murders to mysterious disappearances.
He brings a rare perspective to the genre, showing how forensic science and detailed investigative work uncover the truth.
Lines of Enquiry is available now on the GoLoud app and wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Tuesday.
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This episode was originally published asa Patreon exclusive on 12 Jan 2020.
In 2016, shocking news broke that an elderly couple were found dead in their own home in rural Co Mayo, and a younger man was found there too - badly injured. Over the following days, while family friends and the community in Irishtown grappled with the tragic news, it became clear that something very sinister had occurred in the small farmhouse.
And for reasons - that to this day - have yet to come to light.
Music:
Kevin McLeod, Quinns Song : The Dance Begins. (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sources:
Ryan Nugent, âVillage in shock over tragedy involving 'saint like' pair who were the perfect matchâ in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/village-in-shock-over-tragedy-involving-saintlike-pair-who-were-the-perfect-match-35184599.html (3 November 2016)
Ryan Nugent, âDeath in rural Mayo: murder and suicide suspected in deaths of elderly coupleâ in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/deaths-in-rural-mayo-murder-and-suicide-suspected-in-deaths-of-elderly-couple-35184593.html (3 November 2016)
Ryan Nugent, âNeighbours in quiet rural area left stunned by couple's deathâ in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/neighbours-in-quiet-rural-area-left-stunned-by-couples-deaths-35190063.html (5 November 2016)
Meave Sheehan, âMayo father suspected of killing wife, attacking son â then taking own lifeâ in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/mayo-father-suspected-of-killing-wife-attacking-son-then-taking-own-life-35191796.html (6 November 2016)
Robin Schiller, âTragic Mayo couple will be buried togetherâ in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tragic-mayo-couple-will-be-buried-together-35193648.html (7 November 2016)
Greg Harkin, â'A silence has fallen across this parish' â Priest tells of 'shattered community' at double funeral of Tom and Kitty Fitzgeraldâ in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/a-silence-has-fallen-across-this-parish-priest-tells-of-shattered-community-at-double-funeral-of-tom-and-kitty-fitzgerald-35194737.html (7 November 2016)
Greg Harkin, âCommunity mourns as couple who died in murder-suicide laid to rest togetherâ in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/community-mourns-as-couple-who-died-in-murdersuicide-laid-to-rest-together-35196930.html (8 November 2016)
Tom Shiel, âMan killed wife then took his own life, inquest toldâ in The Irish Times (21 November 2017) p. 4.
Tom Shiel, âCouple's deaths left community 'like orphans looking for a hand to hold' priest tells funeralâ in The Irish Times (8 November 2016) p. 8.
Tom Shiel, âBodies of two pensioners found in Mayoâ in The Irish Times (2 November 2016) p. 4.
Tom Shiel, âMayo couple's deaths a murder-suicideâ in The Irish Times (3 November 2016) p. 1.
Anton McNulty, âHorrific Evidence heard at murder/suicide inquestâ in The Mayo News http://www.mayonews.ie/news/31158-horrific-evidence-heard-at-murder-suicide-inquest (21 November 2017)
Darragh McDonagh, âVerdict of murder-suicide recorded at inquest into deaths of Tom and Kitty Fitzgerald (72)â in TheJournal.ie https://www.thejournal.ie/murder-suicide-mayo-fitzgerald-3707726-Nov2017/ (20 November 2017)
Caroline Crawford, âSon has no memory of what happened the day his parents died in murder-suicide, inquest hearsâ in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/son-has-no-memory-of-what-happened-the-day-his-parents-died-in-murdersuicide-inquest-hears-36336486.html (20 November 2017)
Emma Lake, âOAP found battered to death next to husband who was dead in water trough surrounded by poison next to badly injured manâ in The Sun https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2098419/oap-found-battered-to-death-next-to-husband-who-was-dead-in-water-trough-surrounded-by-poison-next-to-badly-injured-man/ (2 November 2016)
Ryan Nugent, âAnswers to grisly deaths of couple lie within the homeâ in The Evening Herald https://www.herald.ie/news/answers-to-grisly-deaths-of-couple-lie-within-the-home-35184129.html (3 November 2016)
James Ward and Tom Shiel, âHeartfelt tributes paid to elderly couple found 'beaten to death' in Mayo homeâ in The Irish Mirror https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/heartfelt-tributes-paid-elderly-couple-9176939 (1 November 2016)
Trevor Quinn, â'God's own way is not our way': brother of Tom Fitzgerald pays tribute to slain Mayo manâ in The Irish Mirror https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/gods-way-not-way-brother-9180453 (2 November 2016)
âHomicide verdicts at inquest into deaths of Mayo coupleâ in The Connaught Telegraph https://www.con-telegraph.ie/news/roundup/articles/2017/11/20/4148750-homicide-verdicts-at-inquests-into-deaths-of-mayo-couple/ (20 November 2017)
Cianan Brennan, â'A silence fell across this parish' â funeral takes place of pensioners found dead at homeâ in TheJournal.ie https://www.thejournal.ie/tom-kitty-fitzgerald-funeral-3068005-Nov2016/ (7 November 2016)
Sinead O'Carroll and Cianan Brennan, âMarried couple found dead in house on Galway/Mayo borderâ in TheJournal.ie https://www.thejournal.ie/irishtown-mayo-bodies-3057574-Nov2016/ (1 November 2016)
Tom Sheil, âMurder-suicide verdict returned in Mayo inquestâ in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/coroner-s-court/murder-suicide-verdict-returned-in-mayo-inquest-1.3298900 (20 November 2016)
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This episode was originally published as a Patreon exclusive on 2 December 2018
In this episode we take a look at the little-known so-called "satanic" murder of John Horgan (7) in Palmerstown, Dublin in 1973. John and his family lived in a quiet neighbourhood of 9 houses backing on to a field. It was there that his 16 year old neighbour, Lorcan Bale, took him and struck him in the back of the head, killing him. Lorcan then brought John's body to the attic of his house - next door to the Horgan's - and trussed him up in the shape of a cross and in front of a home-made altar.
No real explanation for the murder would ever emerge.
PLEASE NOTE - For some reason - possibly autocorrect - I mention the "Skylark Hotel" in Dublin. No such hotel exists. What I meant to say was the Skylon Hotel. I was half right? Sorry guys! My bad.
Theme Song:
Quinn's Song: First Dance by Kevin McLeod
Sources:
âThe Devil is in the Detailâ, in Broadsheet.ie https://www.broadsheet.ie/2016/page/382/ 22 June 2016
âPublic servant and pillar of the church. guilty of the nationâs most gruesome ever ritual murderâ from The Mail on Sunday https://dialogueireland.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/public-servant-and-pillar-of-the-church-guilty-of-the-nations-most-gruesome-ever-ritual-murder/ 14 August 2011
David Malone, The Boy in the Attic (Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 2011) Purchase here
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This episode was originally published as a Patreon exclusive on 6 Oct 2019
In the early hours of the 11th February, 1984, Patrick Nugent died in a car park in front of Bunratty Castle, Co Clare. There had been a party, and Patrick was working in the castle that night.
A number of guests were present for the events leading up to Patrick's death, but, none of their stories were consistent with one another. Two guests - off duty gardai - would not speak to the officers who responded to the scene.
At a post-mortem it was established that Patrick had been run over by a car, but not before falling to the ground.
What happened to Patrick Nugent?
Music:
Kevin McLeod, Quinns Song : The Dance Begins. (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sources:
âWhat Happened in Bunratty?â Episode 29 Scannal (RTE, 26/09/2016) Available here: https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-scannal-collection/SI0000004189?epguid=IH000338537
The History of Shannon Airport https://www.shannonproperties.ie/shannon-region/the-history-of-shannon-airport/
Bunratty Castle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunratty_Castle
www.bunrattycastle.ieEconomic History of the Republic of Ireland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland#1980_to_early_1990s
Derek Dunne, âThe Death of Patrick Nugentâ from Magill https://magill.ie/archive/death-patrick-nugent (12 June 1985)
Simon Carswell, âWho 'clocked' Patrick Nugent? A family still searches for answersâ in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/who-clocked-patrick-nugent-a-family-still-searches-for-answers-1.3107557 (5 June 2017)
Dan Danaher, âPatrick Nugent's family secures state inquiry into his death in 1984â in The Irish Examiner https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/patrick-nugents-family-secures-state-inquiry-into-his-death-in-1984-373317.html (28 December 2015)
Dan Danaher, âFamily fury over death inquiry delayâ in The Clare Champion https://clarechampion.ie/family-fury-over-death-inquiry-delay/ (11 September 2015)
Owen Ryan, âDeath in Bunratty and the long search for answersâ in The Clare Champion https://clarechampion.ie/family-fury-over-death-inquiry-delay/ ( (29 July 2019)
http://www.section42inquiries.ie/en/s42i/pages/si1992017Anne Sheridan, âSuspicious death in Bunratty ow under review 33 years onâ in The Limerick Leader https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/253965/suspicious-death-in-bunratty-now-under-review-33-years-on.html (8 June 2017)
âNugent case goes to UN Committeeâ in The Clare Champion http://clarechampion.ie/nugent-case-goes-to-un-committee/ (4 February 2016)
Ray Ryan, â'Isn't he the image of Honey Fitzâ in The Irish Examiner https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/isnt-he-the-image-of-honey-fitz-234702.html (21 June 2013)
Caroline O'Doherty, âReviews into Garda malpractice claims are pointless, say victimsâ in The Irish Examiner https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/reviews-into-garda-malpractice-claims-are-pointless-say-victims-378790.html (29 January 2016)
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This episode was originally published as a Patreon exclusive on 2 June 2019.
This is our first bonus episode to take place outside of Ireland, but involves an Irish couple living and working in Australia.
Tina Cahill and David 'Motcha' Walsh met in Sydney after they both moved in 2013. Their relationship was turbulent and marked with violent incidents. They got engaged in late 2016, but only months later, David Walsh was dead.
You'll hear the word "allegedly" throughout this episode, as David wasn't around in court to tell his side of the story relating to his behaviour in their relationship.
Music:
Kevin McLeod, Quinns Song : The Dance Begins. (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/For a full list of sources, please see menreapod.com
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This episode was originally published as a Patreon exclusive on 5 May 2019.
Two women were murdered in the 1980's in Kilkenny. They were unconnected, and unsolved. It would be years before the two murders were "rediscovered" by the Garda Cold Case Unit - the National Serious Crime Review Unit.
Appeals for information were made to the public, and now, 30 years on, there have been developments in the cases....
Music:
Kevin McLeod, Quinns Song : The Dance Begins. (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sources:
âMan (52) due to be charged in connection with murder of Ann Nancy Smith in 2987â in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-52-due-to-be-charged-in-connection-with-murder-of-ann-nancy-smith-in-1987-34113928.html (15 October 2015)
Natasha Reid, âCold-case trial hears widow already dead when house set on fireâ in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/criminal-court/cold-case-trial-hears-widow-already-dead-when-house-set-on-fire-1.3023788 (24 March 2017)
Natasha Reid, âKilkenny murder trial: Nancy Smyth subjected to head injuries and strangled before fire started in her homeâ in The Kilkenny People https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/home/241784/kilkenny-murder-trial-nancy-smyth-subjected-to-head-injuries-and-strangled-before-fire-started-in-her-home.html (24 March 2017)
Jim Cusack, âKiller repeatedly given bail despite threatening witnesses and stabbing his brother â after admitting murderâ in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/killer-repeatedly-given-bail-despite-threatening-witnesses-and-stabbing-his-brother-after-admitting-murder-35626554.html (16 April 2017)
Sandra Murphy, âHow murderer of pensioner Nancy Smyth was fianlly caught after 30 yearsâ from Evoke.ie https://extra.ie/2017/04/20/news/real-life/how-detectives-cracked-cold-case-of-murder-of-pensioner-nancy-smyth (20 April 2017)
Eoin Reynolds, â'Closure' for family in cold-caseâ in The Irish Examiner https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/closure-for-family-in-cold-case-murder-447831.html (14 April 2017)
Natasha Reid, âBible study man strangled widow and set fire to her home, cold case murder trial hearsâ in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/bible-study-man-strangled-widow-and-set-fire-to-her-home-coldcase-murder-trial-hears-35555465.html (22 March 2017)
Natasha Reid, âCold case trial hears of widow's murder 30 years agoâ in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/cold-case-trial-hears-of-widows-murder-30-years-ago-35557331.html (23 March 2017)
Eoin Reynolds, âWoman died 'callouss and violent death', murder trial hearsâ in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/criminal-court/woman-died-callous-and-violent-death-murder-trial-hears-1.3045399 (11 April 2017)
Ruaidhri Giblin, âAppeal dismissedâ Convicted murderer confessed to people 'left right and centre' to killing woman 30 years ago as life sentence upheldâ in The Irish Sun https://www.thesun.ie/news/2466416/convicted-murderer-confessed-to-people-left-right-and-centre-to-killing-woman-30-years-ago-as-life-sentence-upheld/ (19 April 2018)
Ruaidhri Giblin, â'Cold-case' killer moves to appeal conviction for murder of woman in Kilkenny 30 years agoâ in The Kilkenny People https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/home/295419/cold-case-killer-moves-to-appeal-conviction-for-murder-of-woman-in-kilkenny-30-years-ago.html (5 February 2018)
Conor Lally, âGardai identify suspect in cold case murder of Marie Tierney in 1984â in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/garda%C3%AD-identify-suspect-in-cold-case-murder-of-marie-tierney-in-1984-1.3681898 (31 October 2018)
Wayne O'Conner, âFamily of murdered Marie believe gardai closer to finding killerâ in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/family-of-murdered-marie-believe-gardai-closer-to-finding-killer-37489911.html (4 November 2018)
Barry Cummins, âFamily of murder victim Marie Tierney speak of ongoing anguishâ from RTE.ie https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2018/1115/1011234-marie-tierney/ (15 November 2018)
Cormac O'Keefe, âGarda review of one unsolved murder unearths a second caseâ in The Irish Examiner https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/garda-review-of-one-unsolved-murder-unearths-second-case-882462.html (1 November 2018)
Paul Hosford, âGardai appeal for information into 1984 murder of mother of twoâ in TheJournal.ie https://www.thejournal.ie/marie-tierney-murder-appeal-3686145-Nov2017/ (8 November 2017)
Press Release: Garda Update â Marie Tierney Murder Investigation from Garda.ie https://www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/office-of-corporate-communications/press-releases/2018/october/update-marie-tierney-murder-investigation.html
âCold Case Breakthroughâ Potential witness in Marie Tierney murder investigation comes forwardâ from KilkennyNow.ie https://kilkennynow.ie/breaking-potential-witness-in-marie-tierney-murder-investigation-comes-forward/ (20 December 2018)
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This episode was initially released as a Patreon exclusive on 8th Sept 2019
In November of 1997, Eileen O'Shaughnessy went to work as normal. She drove a taxi in Galway City, and was one of the few women drivers in the country
But on the night of the 30th of that month, Eileen's car was found abandoned in the city with blood all over the drivers seat. Her body was found the next day.
The case remains unsolved.
Music:
Kevin McLeod, Quinns Song : The Dance Begins. (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sources:
Cracking Crime: Cold Cases â Eileen O'Shaughnessy RTE (2012) watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7Hg2mzVRmQ&list=PLdWT38WOXNebh2AJOBn2Ew-tjMgtnC_0n&index=4
Barry Cummins, Lifers (Dublin: Gill & McMillan, 2014)
Garda Press Release https://www.garda.ie/en/Crime-Prevention/Crimecall-on-RTE/Crimecall-Episodes/2017/November-20/Murder-of-Eileen-Costello-O%E2%80%99Shaughnessy-on-the-30-11-97.html#targetText=Murder%20of%20Eileen%20Costello%20O,on%20the%2030%2F11%2F97&targetText=Garda%C3%AD%20in%20Galway%20are%20continuing,taxi%20driver%20in%20Galway%20City. (20 November 2017)
Declan Rooney, âTaxi driver carry stickers on cars in bid to find killerâ in The Irish Examiner https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/taxi-drivers-carry-stickers-on-cars-in-bid-to-find-killer-215158.html (27 November 2012)
Declan Tierney, âNew Leads in 20 year old murderâ from The Connacht Tribune http://claregalway.info/nuacht/news/2017/12/new-leads-20-year-old-murder/ (14 December 2017)
Lorna Siggins, âFamily of Murdered woman believe gardai talking to the wrong manâ in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/family-of-murdered-woman-believe-gardai-talking-to-the-wrong-man-1.1128374 (30 November 2002)
Ciaran Tierney, âConvicted murderer is questioned about taxi driver killingâ in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/convicted-murderer-is-questioned-about-taxi-driver-killing-1.317571 (13 July 2001)
Declan Tierney, âFamily still searches for answers 19 years after brutal murderâ in The Connacht Tribune https://connachttribune.ie/family-still-searches-for-answers-19-years-after-brutal-murder-019/ (26 December 2016)
âMan jailed for murder committed while on day releaseâ in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/man-jailed-for-murder-committed-while-on-day-release-1.1119595 (6 December 2000)
âTaxi woman killed for her ÂŁ70 takingsâ in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/taxi-woman-killed-for-her-70-takings-26200462.html (4 December 1997)
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This episode was first released as a Patreon exclusive on 7th October 2018
This is the story of the shocking killing of Tom O'Gorman by his lodger, Sevario Bellante, who suffered from schizophrenia. Bellante had recently been weaned off his medication under medical supervision, and on medical advice to do so, but this would have tragic results.
Theme Music:
Quinnâs Song: First Dance by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
For a full list of sources, please see mensreapod.com
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This Bonus episode was first published as a "Guilt Trip" episode on Patreon on 7th April 2019.
Dolores McCrea married the man that she had met and fallen for while in Secondary School in Donegal. But her husband, Gary, was a controlling man and became abusive.
Soon the violence became too much for Dolores and she left Gary, bringing along their four daughters. But often the time after a person leaves their abuser is the most dangerous. And this was the case for Dolores.
Gary McCrea had plans for Dolores once she left him which would lead him to standing in the dock in the Four Courts just over a year later.
Music:
Kevin McLeod, Quinns Song : The Dance Begins. (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Sources:
24 Hours to Kill â Gary McCrea Season 4, episode 1. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2j7aj3
Ken Foy, âMeet the bone expert who has helped to jail some of our nost notorious killersâ in The Evening Herald https://www.herald.ie/news/meet-the-bone-expert-who-has-helped-to-jail-some-of-our-most-notorious-killers-31466476.html (21 August 2015)
âHundreds expected at Dolores McCrea's funeralâ from The Irish Examiner https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/hundreds-expected-at-dolores-mccrea-funeral-157311.html (16 July 2004)
Kathy Donaghy, âDad-of-four gets life for murderâ in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/dadoffour-gets-life-for-murder-25955289.html (5 November 2005)
âDaughter says man told her he would kill her motherâ in The Tirish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/daughter-says-man-told-her-he-would-kill-her-mother-1.507798 (20 October 2005)
Kathy Donaghy, â'My father told me he was going to stab my mother and rip her guts out'â in The Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/my-father-told-me-he-was-going-to-stab-my-mother-and-rip-her-guts-out--25955291.html (5 Novmeber 2005)
âMechanic gets life sentence for murdering wifeâ in The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/mechanic-gets-life-sentence-for-murdering-wife-1.514254 (5 November 2005)
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In 1981, Nora Sheehan went missing from Ballyphehane, Co Cork. She was found dead a week later, and gardai soon had a prime suspect for her murder while investigating another crime.
But a series of setbacks meant no trial was held in the case until 2023.
This episode was researched and written by Aileen Spearin.
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Theme Music:
Quinnâs Song: The Dance Begins Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Additional Music: Allemande (Sting) by Wahneta Meixsell. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Sources:
Prime Time, âFamily of cold case murder victim speak outâ, available here on RTE Player
âMissing womanâ, Irish Examiner, June 12th 1981
âCork murder huntâ, Evening Echo, June 15th 1981
Dick Cross, âBody of murdered woman in woodâ, Irish Independent, June 15th 1981
âNo new leads in murder caseâ, Irish Examiner, June 16th 1981
âMurder hunt continuesâ, Irish Examiner, June 17th 1981
âNo clues in murder huntâ, Evening Echo, June 18th 1981
âGardai believe killer is knownâ, Evening Echo, June 19th 1981
Denis Reading, âGardai warn killer could strike againâ, Irish Examiner, June 20th 1981
For a full list of sources, please see mensreapod.com
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In the middle of the night on the 13th May, 2000, a flat in Ballymun was set alight. Inside, the body of Derek Benson was found. But his cause of death had nothing to do with the inferno in his bedroom. He had been brutally killed with a blade.
The garda investigation into his murder would not only identify his killers, but a litany of abuse and violence that would continue long after the trial had concluded.
This episode was researched and written by Aileen Spearin.
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Theme Music:
Quinnâs Song: The Dance Begins Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Additional Music: Allemande (Sting) by Wahneta Meixsell. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Sources:
âRevengeâ, book by Ken Foxe
Barbara Clinton, âGardai appeal for public help in murder probeâ, Irish Examiner, May 15th 2000
âBallymun killing a gangland messageâ, Evening Herald, May 15th 2000
Bernie OâToole, âCopycat flat death man had horrific injuriesâ, Irish Independent, May 15th 2000
Caroline OâDoherty, âPlea for help in hunt for savage killerâ, Irish Examiner, May 16th 2000
Caroline OâDoherty, âWitness to killing sought by gardaiâ, Irish Examiner, May 17th 2000
âDrugged, tortured and killed for ÂŁ300â, Evening Herald, May 19th 2000
Caroline OâDoherty, âMan charged with murder of stabbed fatherâ, Irish Examiner, May 19th 2000
Tom Brady, âMan charged after frenzied knife murderâ, Irish Independent, May 19th 2000
âWoman brought in for questioningâ, Irish Examiner, May 23rd 2000
Tim Healy, âWoman charged with flat murderâ, Evening Herald, May 23rd 2000
Liz Walsh, âHired sword death horrorâ, Jan 13th 2004
For a full list of sources, please see mensreapod.com
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Kitty Carroll was killed by Michael Murphy in Drogheda in 1983 - he would go on to kill again.
This episode was originally posted to Patreon as a bonus episode in March 2022. Hang in there while I continue to try to get back on track with my work schedule.
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Music:
Kevin McLeod, Quinns Song : The Dance Begins. (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Sources:
âWoman is strangled by muggerâ in The Evening Press (21 October 1983) p. 7.
âRemanded on death chargeâ in The Evening Herald (28 October 1983) p. 17.
âMurder case man remandedâ in The Irish Press (29 October 1983) p. 6.
âMurder charge remandâ in The Drogheda Independent (4 November 1983) p. 5.
âMurder charge man remandedâ in The Irish Independent (19 November 1983) p. 7.
âRemanded on murder chargeâ in The Drogheda Independent (27 January 1984) p. 3.
âMurder charge concernâ in The Drogheda Independent (17 February 1984) p. 5.
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In March of 2011, 19 year old David Byrne set out to meet someone near to his home in Drimnagh, Dublin City. Little did he know that he was walking into a trap. A panicked chase was caught on CCTV, but the final attack occurred in a dark corner out of sight of any cameras. Could his killer be identified from the footage?
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Sources:
DPP vs Marcus Kirwan appeal doc, available on Vlex
Ireland Young and Dumb Episode 3, TV3 documentary, available on YouTube
Tom Brady and Patricia McDonagh, âTeen chased down and stabbed to death by gangâ, Irish Independent, March 21st 2011
Ann Murphy, âManhunt for gang after Dublin teen is murderedâ, Evening Echo, March 21st 2011
Tom Brady and Shane Hickey, âMurdered teenâs stabbing death is not linked to gangland feudâ, Irish Independent, March 22nd 2011
Cormac Murphy, âGardai prepare to arrest four teen knife killersâ, Evening Herald, March 22nd 2011
Tom Brady, âTeens aged 13 held over fatal stabbing of young manâ, Irish Independent, March 23rd 2011
Clodagh Sheehy, âTwo 13 year olds held over fatal knife attackâ, Evening Herald, March 23rd 2011
Cormac OâKeefe, âSeven teenagers held in murder huntâ, Irish Examiner, March 23rd 2011
Tom Brady, âYoung man was murdered over âŹ2000 owed to drug dealersâ, Irish Independent, March 24th 2011
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In August 2000, 21 year old Julie Tennant went missing from her home in Ballymena. Her parents searched desperately for her, while RUC officers began a search for her. They eventually identified a man she had last been seen with - but when he heard police were searching his home he went on the run.
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Sources:
âRUC renews missing pleaâ, Belfast Newsletter, Aug 12th 2000
Maureen Coleman, âParents in appeal for missing daughterâ, Belfast Telegraph, Aug 15th 2000
Martin Breen âRUC seal house in hunt for lost Julieâ, Belfast Telegraph, Aug 22nd 2000
Martin Breen, âSearch for Julie, man is arrestedâ, Belfast Telegraph, Aug 24th 2000
âMissing Julie man quizzedâ, Belfast Newsletter, Aug 24th 2000
Ciaran McGuigan âAgony for Julie family as body discoveredâ, Belfast Telegraph, Aug 25th 2000
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One of television's most popular true-crime series is now adapted for your ears with the â48 Hoursâ podcast. Every week, award-winning CBS News correspondents investigate the most intriguing crime and justice cases. Hereâs a preview of a new â48 Hoursâ episode, âThe Night of
the Idaho Student Murdersâ. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant sits down with family members of Kaylee Goncalves and Xana Kernodle, two of the four University of Idaho students shockingly murdered the night of November 13, 2022. You can hear the rest of this episode on the â48 Hoursâ podcast from CBS News. For even more â48 Hoursâ, listen to the new âPost Mortemâ series every Tuesday, where the correspondents and producers share their first hand experiences reporting on the compelling cases they cover.
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Just after 10am, on Wednesday the 29th July 2008, shots rang out on a busy residential road in Kilrush, Co Clare. Two men who lived on the street, Leslie Kenny and Brendan O'Sullivan, had exchanged words, and by the end of that interaction, one of them was lying dead in a front garden.
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Sources:
DPP V Brendan OâSullivan appeal document
â20 months in jail for heroin addictâ, Irish Independent, Oct 4th 2003
Gordon Deegan, âWidespread heroin use may increase in Clareâ, Clare Champion, Oct 10th 2003
Gordon Deegan, âMan faces charge over threatening behaviour in court caseâ, Irish Independent, Sep 29th 2005
Gordon Deegan, âMan charged after disturbance forced judge to suspend courtâ, Irish Examiner, Sep 29th 2005
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If you have any information on the whereabouts of John Griffin, you can contact Gort Garda Station on (091) 636400, the Garda Confidential line at 1800 666 111 or your local law enforcement agency.
In 2005, a caravan caught fire in rural north Clare, Emer O'Loughlin's family were initially relieved to see that it wasn't the one she shared with her partner Shane. But when human remains were found inside the charred wreckage, and there was still no sign of the artistic Emer, hope that everything would be ok was quickly dashed.
In the years that followed, so would hope that Emer's killer might be brought to justice.
This episode was researched and written by Aileen Spearin.
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Sources:
Cracking Crime Emer OâLoughlin, RTE, available on YouTube
MarĂș InĂĄr Measc Season 2 Ep 2, TG4, available on TG4 Player
John Fallon, âGardai seek to identify woman killed in caravan fireâ, Irish Examiner, Apr 11th 2005
Joe O Muircheartaigh, âGardaiâs open mind over fireâ, Clare Champion, Apr 15th 2005
Stephen Glennon, âAppeal for witnesses in bid to solve mystery of body in burned caravanâ, Connacht Tribune, Apr 15th 2005
Gordon Deegan, âSuspicion over death of woman in caravan blazeâ, Irish Independent, Apr 16th 2005
Pat Flynn, âProbe after DNA helps identify woman in caravan infernoâ, Sunday Independent, Apr 17th 2005
Pat Flynn, âBizzare link probe to art studentâs death in blazeâ, Irish Independent, Apr 18th 2005
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28 year old mother of one Norma Crotty appeared on her neighbours doorstep early on the morning of January 3rd, 1995. She was in a distressed state, and was holding a shotgun. It was smoking.
Norma told her neighbour that she had just shot her husband.
This episode was researched and written by Aileen Spearin.
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Sources:
John Murphy, âMiddleton man died from shot in the backâ, Irish Examiner, Jan 4th 1995.
John Murphy, âGardai release womanâ, Evening Echo, Jan 4th 1995.
âHelp sought in Midleton murder probeâ, Evening Echo, Jan 5th 1995.
âShot man removedâ, Irish Examiner, Jan 6th 1995.
âMilitary funeral for shot soldierâ, Irish Press, Jan 7th 1995.
âSad silence over graveyard as shot soldier is laid to restâ, Irish Examiner, Jan 7th 1995.
John Murphy, âDefinite line of inquiry in death of Midleton manâ, Irish Examiner, Jan 9th 1995.
Ralph Riegel, âMurder charge expectedâ, Irish Examiner, Oct 9th 1995.
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In September of 2019, Paul Jones was found dead in the hallway of his home on Bandon Road, in Cork. The 54 year old had a chequered past, but for the last decade had lived a quiet and pious life, bothering no one. Despite this, he had suffered 25 stab wounds to his side and had been hit in the head with a long, machete-like blade.
Though he had no known quarrels with anyone, there was someone in Paul Jones' life who had a reason to do him harm.
This episode was researched and written by Aileen Spearin.
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Sources:
Kevin O Neill and Noel Baker, “Murder probe after body is found”, Irish Examiner, Sept 9th 2019
William Dunne, “Tributes paid to dad found dead in Cork city as gardai launch murder investigation”, Irish Mirror, Sept 9th 2019
Ann Murphy, “Murdered man had criminal convictions but had found God”, Evening Echo, Sept 10th 2019
“Gardai search credit union CCTV in bid to trace killer”, Evening Echo, Sept 10th 2019
Olivia Kelleher, “Two held after man’s murder in Cork”, Irish Examiner, Sept 11th 2019
Liam Heylin, “Murder victim’s sister arrested for burglary”, Irish Examiner, Sept 13th 2019
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In the early hours of 29th April, 2000, a fire was discovered in an upmarket flat in the seaside resort of Scheveningen, The Hague. Three occupants were found dead in the bathtub - young Irishmen Damien Monahan and Vincent and Morgan Costello.
Was the fire an accident, some sort of gangland hit, or something else altogether?
This episode was researched and written by Aileen Spearin.
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Isabel Conway, “Hunt for Dutch killers who set Irishman on fire”, Irish Independent, May 3rd 2000
Dan Collins and Isabel Conway, Clareman burned, brutally tortured in drugs war, Irish Examiner, May 3rd 2000
Dan Collins, “Drugs gang tortured, executed Irish trio”, Irish Examiner, May 4th 2000
Frank Khan, “Drugs slaughter, five Irish deaths feared by Interpol”, Irish Independent, May 4th 2000
Gordon Deegan, “Agonising wait for family to have worst confirmed”, Irish Examiner, May 5th 2000
Barry Roche, “Irishman shocked at being linked to murders”, Irish Examiner, May 5th 2000
Cian McCormack, “Information on Bansha brothers sent to Holland to help identify bodies”, Irish Examiner, May 5th 2000
Conor Keane, “Revenge possible motive behind brutal murders”, Irish Examiner, May 5th 2000
Martina Devlin, “Sun sea sand and quietly selling drugs for a living”, Irish Independent, May 6th 2000
Conor Sweeney, “Murdered men had only small drugs plant”, Irish Independent, May 6th 2000
Isabel Conway, “Blood death and butchery in a gangland tale of two cities”, Sunday Independent, May 7th 2000
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