Tag: gangland

130 – Drugs, Death and Butchery: The Deaths of Vincent Costello, Morgan Costello and Damien Monahan

On By mensreapod@gmail.comIn Drug-related, Insanity Defence, Mental Health, murder, Organised Crime

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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129 – A Battle for Justice: The murder of Brian Fitzgerald

On By mensreapod@gmail.comIn Controversial Case, Drug-related, Irish Crime, Life Sentence, murder for profit, Organised Crime, unsolved

In the early hours of 29th November, 2002, 34 year old father of two arrived home from working his shift as the security manager at a popular nightclub in Limerick City.

He was shot to death in his driveway in a suspected gangland killing.

Would gardai be able to find enough evidence to bring members of one of Limerick’s most notorious gangs before a court?

This episode was researched and written by Aileen Spearin.

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121 – For Reasons Unknown: The murder of Kenneth O’Brien

On By mensreapod@gmail.comIn Irish Crime, Life Sentence, murder, murder for profit, Organised Crime, Self Defence

In January of 2016, people started to find body parts wrapped in shopping bags on a stretch of the Grand Canal in Co. Kildare. To gardai, this looked like a gangland hit. But when the remains were identified as 33 year old Kenneth O’Brien, it was quickly determined that he was not known to be involved in anything illegal.

Why was Kenneth O’Brien killed?

This episode was researched and written by Aileen Spearin.

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89 – The Ordeal: Jennifer Guinness

On By mensreapod@gmail.comIn Drug-related, Irish Crime, Kidnapping, Organised Crime

In April of 1986, three armed men burst into a lavish home in Howth. When they left, they brought with them Jennifer Guinness, mother of three and wife of the head of a merchant bank. A ransom was demanded for her return.

Despite the quick mobilisation of gardai all over Dublin, Jennifer’s captor would evade capture for over a week.

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