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Hit podcast about criminals, drugs and the sins of the underworld - now with further in-depth investigations and exclusive insights at our new website crimeworld.com.Blood Brothers: Terror, torture and treachery inside the Hennessy Mob OUT NOW - https://www.crimeworld.com/podcast-series/blood-brothers/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 480: The crimes of hitman Charles McClean

Crime World ·

2024/02/02

A criminal serving two sentences for involvement in an attempted gangland murder and a shooting of an innocent man has now pleaded guilty to his role in the murder of notiorious mobster Mark’ Guinea Pig’ Desmond eight years ago.Charles McClean from Clondalkin is serving 16 and a half years for facilitating the botched murder of criminal Wayne Whelan who was later shot dead and the doorstep killing of dad of five Thomas McCarthy while he holidayed at his mothers Ballyfermot home.So who is McClean and

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Episode 479: Meet the artist who spent hours...

Crime World ·

2024/01/31

Court sketch artist Mike O’Donnell attended the trial of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch at the Special Criminal court and was there the day he walked free.But inspired by his craggy face and interesting expressions the Kerry artist decided to go another step and his exhibition entitled ‘Released’ is set to open this week in Tralee.The artist sat with Hutch in the weeks after he was released and was allowed sketch him further and today he tells Nicola why he believes his upcoming exhibition will move minds

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Episode 478: The crimes of CAB target John Coone

Crime World ·

2024/01/29

High flying big spending John Coone and his wife Pamela lorded it up in their small community splashing their cash on holidays, fast cars and flash jewellery. But the couple who were also claiming social welfare have fallen foul of the Criminal Assets Bureau and he has been named as the leader of a West Cork drugs gang.The pair from Bandon in County Cork tried to hide their dirty money through a Botox clinic, tanning saloons and pubs.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the regional kingpin and the

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Episode 477: The tragic murder of Alyson Nelson

Crime World ·

2024/01/27

Sixty eight year old William Finlay was sentenced this week for a minimum of 20 years for murdering his former partnerat her County Antrim home in the first case using new domestic abuse legislation.But is the sentence long enough for the life of retired nurse and grandmother Alyson Nelson who at 64 underwent a ‘vicious, unrelenting’ attack motivated by jealousy.Nicola speaks with Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about the new sentence tariffs and the tragic sequence of events

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Episode 476: The dirty dealings of corrupt cop John...

Crime World ·

2024/01/27

Corrupt cop John ‘Spud’ Murphy intervened in a property dispute between a financier and a suspected criminal and allegedly asked for £5,000 for himself and £5,000 for a serving officer, police investigating him for corruption have been told.The disgraced former Superintendent who is currently serving a jail term after he was caught with over a quarter of a million euro worth of cannabis will be asked about that and a number of other allegations involving dirty money.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald

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Episode 475: The day I first came face to face with...

Crime World ·

2024/01/26

The death of Ian Bailey brings to an end his role as a celebrity suspect in the tragic murder of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier.Convicted in a French court of her brutal killing yet still an innocent man under Irish law the life and death of Bailey has been as complex as the murder inquiry that put the West Cork village of Schull on the international map.Today Niall Donald asks Nicola about her own interaction with Bailey over the years, about his creepy personality and about a moment of drama involving

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Episode 474: The funeral of Jason 'Jay' Hennessy Snr

Crime World ·

2024/01/25

Fears are growing of a bloody revenge attack after the funeral of Christmas Eve gun victim Jason Hennessy.The father of six was buried last weekend in an ‘Incredible Hulk’ themed funeral which was attended by hundreds of friends and family as well as the criminal fraternity.Three busloads of public order Gardaí were brought in along with Armed Support units to patrol the area during the service which featured a green coffin inscribed with the words ‘The Boss Man’ and a green recovery truck.Nicola

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Episode 473: The Bugsy Malones - The history of the...

Crime World ·

2024/01/24

A fascinating study of the Bugsy Malones, the gang of children led by a young Gerry The Monk Hutch in Dublin in the 1970s has found that the State let down the north inner city youngsters over and over again.Criminology lecturer Dr Ciara Molloy conducted research into the phenomenon of the youth subculture labelled by the media and treated like hardened criminals.Nicola speaks with Ciara who is based at the University of Sheffield about the Bugsy Malones and what we can learn from the mistakes of

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BEST OF CRIME WORLD: Sophie Toscan Du Plantier - the...

Crime World ·

2024/01/22

***ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN APRIL 2021***It reads like a script from an Agatha Christie murder mystery – a beautiful young French woman bludgeoned to death at her idyllic holiday home, a shocked community who fear there is a killer amongst them and a struggling police force who find more questions than answers.Twenty-five years since the body of Sophie Toscan du Plantier was discovered discarded in the rural Cork village of Schull, two major documentary series are being released.'Murder at the

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Episode 472: The numerous court cases of Martin 'The...

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2024/01/22

Veteran criminal Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley has spent countless hours in courtrooms over the course of his 73 year career.He has appeared both as an accused, during the numerous criminal cases against him, but also as a victim in a rake of civil actions he has taken against others.Recently he agreed that his privacy claims against the State, the Attorney General, the Garda Siochana, the Justice Minister and the Sherriff be struck out years after he first made his complaint.Nicola speaks with Niall

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Episode 471: How a Bryan Adams tape helped solve a...

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2024/01/20

When journalist Hugh Jordan saw a familiar face pop up speaking at an anti immigration protest in a south Belfast housing estate he had to investigate further.And to his surprise the woman interviewed on the BBC saying she wanted no outsiders moving into her area had a very sinister past.Nicola speaks to Hugh about an extraordinary tale that brought him from a short news report into one of the darkest murders of Northern Ireland’s black hearted sectarian past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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Episode 470: The life and crimes of Kinahan mobster...

Crime World ·

2024/01/20

The clock is ticking on murder accused Sean McGovern’s freedom in the United Arab Emirates as the Irish Government and Gardai move in for the next step in the takedown of the Kinahan Cartel.McGovern was named during sanctions in April 2022 but has remained at large in Dubai despite a warrant for his arrest.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about McGovern and his significance as the chief advisor to Daniel Kinahan and a man who took on a role to decide who lived and who died during the brutal Hutch

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Episode 469: The life and crimes of Jonathan...

Crime World ·

2024/01/19

Criminal Jonathan Harding AKA Rocketman has been released from prison after serving his time for his role in Bomber Kavanagh’s weapons HQ busted in 2017.Harding a trusted member of the Cartel’s Dublin outfit cut a lonely figure as he walked his dog near his Crumlin home in recent weeks with most of his associates locked up and many facing lengthy sentences both here and abroad.So what is next for Harding? Will he return to a life of crime or will he finally be forced to make an honest living?Nicola

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Episode 468: What happens to high-end stolen watches?

Crime World ·

2024/01/17

High end designer watches costing tens of thousands of euro are often used as a currency in the underworld where fakes and real timepieces change hands every day.But legitimate buyers too collect the desirable pieces and increasingly their value has left their owners vulnerable to being targeted by ruthless criminals with ever more discerning eyes.So how is the watch market protecting itself from criminals and how important is the serial number on each designer piece as they make they make their way

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Episode 467: The funeral of slain gunman Tristan Sherry

Crime World ·

2024/01/16

The funeral has taken place of Christmas Eve steakhouse shooter Tristan Sherry who was overcome after murdering rival Jason Hennessy Snr and stabbed to death in the packed restaurant.A large police presences monitored the event in Dublin while tensions remain high in the run up to the funeral of Hennessy Snr this weekend.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the funeral and about the on-going security concerns in the Blanchardstown area. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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Episode 466: The life and crimes of Anthony Terry

Crime World ·

2024/01/15

A manon the run since 2006 has been landed a hefty jail term after he was discovered on an Encrochat investigation transporting drugs for underworld drug gangs including the notorious McCarthy mob in Limerick.Anthony Terry escaped a jail term at Limerick Prison after claiming he was terrified by drugs mobs into moving narcotics because of threats to his family at the height of the Limerick feuds.However UK police discovered him running a transport operation moving cocaine and cannabis across Europe

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Episode 465: The murder of notorious 'The Firm'...

Crime World ·

2024/01/13

The murder of notorious crime gang member Kevin Conway in West Belfast this week has sinister similarities to a number of other assassinations in the North with suggestions that one hitman may now be responsible for seven deaths.Conway, a member of the feared Firm outfit, was shot dead at the doorway of his bail address where he was living as he awaited trial for the murder of Shane Whitla in Lurgan last year.Nicola speaks with Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about Conway, his

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Episode 464: The life and crimes of Mr Flashy

Crime World ·

2024/01/12

The Gangster known as ‘Mr Flashy’ is under pressure from police over firearms discovered during a raid on his headquarters a number of years ago.His arrest could bring to the end the reign of the young gun who has led a dangerous grouping through a series of feuds over the past 10 years.Despite being just 30 years of age ‘Flashy’ has blazed a trail through gangland as much on social media as on the ground in his native Finglas.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Flashy, his background and the

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Episode 463: Wicklow man who worked for dark web...

Crime World ·

2024/01/12

A Wicklow man who was known as ‘Libertas’ on line is set for release from a notorious US federal prison after serving a sentence for his role in the Silk Road marketplace.Gary Davis is expected to return to his native Kilpedder in County Wicklow when he tastes freedom for the first time in six years as he is released from Hazelton correctional facility.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the Silk Road, the role Davis played as an administrator and the fate of others behind the dark net drugs

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Episode 462: The investigation into the killings of...

Crime World ·

2024/01/11

Three men have now been charged in relation to the death of gunman Tristan Sherry on Christmas Eve during shocking scenes at a Dublin restaurant.One man has been released without charge while the investigation continues.Neither Sherry nor his victim Jason Hennessy Snr’s remains have been returned to their families yet despite 17 days passing since the incident.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about developments in the investigation into the steakhouse killings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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