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Crime World

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

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14:04

Episode 691: Liam Byrne and Thomas ‘Bomber’...

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2024/09/18

Kinahan Cartel leader Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh and his brother-in-law Liam Byrne made a shock U-turn earlier today when they changed their plea to guilty in the Old Bailey as their trial for a gun plot was about to get underway.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the pleas and the code of Omertà and about the fate of their co-accused Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:45

Episode 690: Four Irish organised crime groups...

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2024/09/18

Seizures of €16 million of drugs, 11 high-value targets arrested and four organised crime groups targeted after an encrypted phone network called Ghost is taken down.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the global law enforcement operation which targeted Australian and Irish gangs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:19

Episode 689: Europol and Gardai set to announce...

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2024/09/17

Drug raids across Ireland target the organised crime group known as The Family. Almost €7 million worth of cocaine is seized and 100 Gardaí are part of the offensive. But in the background, another significant blow to criminal groupings is coming in the form of a Europol announcement due to take place tomorrow about the latest action against an encrypted phone network.So has The Family fallen foul to a new sophisticated hack just like the one that toppled the Encrochat network?Nicola speaks to Niall

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41:41

Episode 688: Crime World Book Club - The Troubles...

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2024/09/17

In episode two of the Crime World Book Club, Clodagh is joined by Oisin Feeney, host of The Troubles Podcast. They discuss 'Killing Thatcher' by Rory Carroll which details the IRA’s attempt to assassinate Margaret Thatcher and the investigation that followed.You can find Oisin on Instagram @thetroublespodcast and listen wherever you get your podcasts.This episode of Crime World was edited by Jason Maleney, with audio and video recording by Neasa Cumiskey and it was produced by Clodagh Meaney. Hosted

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33:52

Episode 687: Jonathan Creswell’s past of abusing...

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2024/09/16

A woman reported killer Johnny Creswell to the PSNI in 2016, four years before he murdered Katie Simpson, after he had exposed himself to her at a horseyard in County Antrim.The victim told the PSNI that he was dangerous, had threatened her boyfriend and had boasted about the horrendous violence he'd doled out to his ex-partner Abigail Lyle.Yet no prosecution was brought and nothing was found on file about the incident when Creswell brought Katie to hospital in 2020.Nicola speaks with journalist

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Episode 686: Crime World Q&A - Daniel Kinahan's...

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2024/09/16

How do crime journalists talk to sources? And why are they given information and by who?Those are amongst the questions we tackle today in a Crime World special show, where you the listener, sets the agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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20:39

Episode 685: Arlene Arkinson - Search underway in...

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2024/09/14

Searches are being conducted in Donegal for the body of missing teenager Arlene Arkinson who went missing in the company of notorious rapist and child killer Robert Howard more than 30 years ago.Nicola is joined by journalist Ciaran O’Neill who tells a story of an incredible tragedy on the Irish border. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:37

Episode 684: Hitman Imre Arakas apologises as he...

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2024/09/13

Hitman Imre Arakas who was caught in Ireland on a Kinahan contract to kill has admitted a gangland murder in Lithuania and said he was sorry - that it was the worst decision of his life.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the colourful assassin and the latest chapter in his unfolding life of crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:46

Episode 683: Hells Angel and Kinahan ally Angelo...

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2024/09/13

An ally of Daniel Kinahan, who has been described as Australia's biggest cocaine trafficker, has been unceremoniously booted out of Dubai.Hells Angels boss Angelo Pandeli had lived the high life in the Gulf State since 2018 where he owned a stunning mansion on the famous Palm Jumeriah island.But his days as an ex-pat drug lord came to an end whenhe was deported back to Sydney Airport last week.Niall speaks to Sunday World reporter Eamon Dillon about Pandeli, biker gangs and Australia's underworld

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Episode 682: The life and crimes of James 'Jaws' Byrne

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2024/09/12

The funeral of James ‘Jaws’ Byrne is due to take place tomorrow as the veteran criminal is laid to rest but what legacy has he left and where is the once powerful organisation he mentored.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the life and crimes of Byrne - the fraudster known as Jemmy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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35:48

Episode 681: Scissor Sisters killer Charlotte Mulhall...

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2024/09/11

Killer Charlotte Mulhall who murdered and dismembered her mother’s lover has served 18 years behind bars but is now enjoying days out in the run-up to her release.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about Mulhall about her crimes and about the fellow female lifers who populate the women’s prisons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:02

Episode 680: Crime World Book Club - Author Courtney...

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2024/09/10

In the first episode of our Book Club, host Clodagh Meaney is joined by author of 'The Undetectables' series Courtney Smyth to discuss their favourite true crime book 'When The Dogs Don't Bark' by Angela Gallop, a Memoir about the author’s career as a forensic scientist.The Undead Complex, the second book in Courtney’s series ‘The Undectables’ is out on September 24th. You can find them on Instagram @CSwritesbooks.This episode of Crime World was edited by Jason Maleney, with audio and video

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Episode 679: Alleged fraudsters Oliver and Kathleen...

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2024/09/09

A couple convicted in the UK but on the run for years appeared in the Extradition Court in Dublin recently after they were nabbed in New York.So who are the Boswells and what are their crimes?Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the transatlantic hunt which ended at a routine road stop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 678: Scottish crime boss Jamie ‘Iceman’...

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2024/09/06

A Scottish crime boss looks set to spend the rest of his days behind bars after pleading guilty to a £76 million cocaine shipment - which he’d boasted would be the big one.Instead JamieIcemanStephenson was caught on Encrochat plotting the operations of his drugs business and despite going on the run has now reached the end of the road and is awaiting sentence in Glasgow for his crimes.So why could Stephenson not stay away from crime and what parallels are there between Scottish and Irish

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13:42

Episode 677: FBI investigates so-called 'Irish...

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2024/09/05

The Irish Traveller Conmen Fraud Group is the name the FBI has given to a gang of Irish men running scams across the United States.Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about their operation and how the gang paying thousands of dollars to have their relatives smuggled into the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:42

Episode 676: Chris Hansen on his career as the...

Crime World ·

2024/09/05

He’s the investigative journalist who has exposed over 400 online predators.Chris Hansen has spent his career on the front lines of crime, hosting a myriad of TV shows such as To Catch a Predator, Have a Seat with Chris Hansen and Takedown with Chris Hansen.He has now turned his attention to Sextortionists for an upcoming multi-part documentary set for release later this year.Speaking to Clodagh Meaney at Crime Con in Nashville, he discusses his career, his top tips for concerned parents and what he

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22:40

Episode 675: Rapist Francis Condra leaves prison and...

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2024/09/04

A rapist just recently released from an Irish jail has changed his name, religion and image and moved to live in London where nobody knows anything about his past.So who is Francis Condra who now goes by the name Hasan Selim and just how serious were his crimes?Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the sinister sex offender and the lengths he has gone to create a whole new identity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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20:54

Episode 674: Two teenagers charged in relation to...

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2024/09/03

A legal challenge by two teenagers charged in relation to the murder of gunman Tristan Sherry centered around their age and status as minors highlights the youth of those caught up in the Christmas Eve restaurant bloodbath which started with the murder of crime figure Jason Hennessy Snr.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the legal case and the ongoing efforts to quell tensions between two rival groups in the Blanchardstown area. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 673: Edin Gacanin and his business...

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2024/09/03

Almost a year since the dramatic US sanctions of the Kinahan Organisation and it’s leadership Bosnian mob boss Edin Gacinin has been named alongside the Irish mob as a business partner now under the same financial restrictions.Gacinin who heads the Tito and Dino cartel is originally from Sarajevo but lived most of his life in the Netherlands. His outfit formed part of the so called European Super Cartel headed up by Daniel Kinahan.So what does it mean and what effects are the sanctions having 12

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54:23

Episode 672: Crime World Q&A - Who is Mr Big? Regency...

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2024/09/02

Criminals behind the mics, gangland nicknames and even a conspiracy theory around a secret pact between Jonathan Dowdall and Gerry The Monk Hutch.Today we are answering your questions about all things underworld. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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