Raoul Moat was released from a short stint in prison in 2010. In the days that followed he shot three people, including a Northumberland police officer and went on the run in the quiet town of Rothbury.
Police scoured the countryside for this man with murderous intent, a search that ended on the bank of the river Croquet in a six hour stand-off.
Continue reading “86 – Vengeance: the hunt for Raoul Moat”On Saturday, September 9th 2017, a group of women were celebrating a 25th birthday in a house in Rhyl, Wales. Tyler Denton was hosting the party for her new girlfriend Hayley Barnett. It was supposed to be a girls night but Tylers room mate Redvers James Bickley had crashed the party.
None of the young women could have predicted that by the end of the night one of them would be dead, and 3 others would be seriously injured.
Continue reading “82 – Frenzied: Redvers Bickley”Gangs and drugs effect nearly every community. But in 2012, the Dublin suburb of Tallaght was shocked by the spillover of violence. 16 year old Melanie McCarthy McNamara was shot while she sat in the back of a parked car on a residential street. The gunman had shot from the back of a black SUV and sped off immediately.
Two men alleged to be involved in drugs locally were identified by gardai, and after protracted court battles have found themselves in prison in relation to Melanie’s killing.
Continue reading “58 – Murder by Mistake: Melanie McCarthy McNamara”In 1987, Brian McGrath disappeared. His wife, Vera, said he’d gone to Holland to find work. That he was abusive and delusional. But 6 years later, their eldest daughter Veronica told police that her mother, and her fiance at the time, had beaten Brian McGrath to death and buried and burned his body at their home in Coole, Co. Westmeath.
Who murdered Brian McGrath?
Continue reading “47 – Family Secrets: The death of Brian McGrath”Bobby Ryan was a well known and well loved figure in Tipperary. He was a local DJ, known as Mr moonlight, in addition to his work in the local quarry. He was divorced, with two grown up children and in 2011, he was dating a local widow – Mary Lowry.
On the 3rd of June of that year, Bobby Ryan went missing. 8 years later, it was spark the longest-running criminal trial in the history of the state.
But how did we get here?
Part One of this two part series on the recent trial and media spectacle dubbed the “Tipperary Love Rival Trial” delves into the background of Patrick Quirke, Mary Lowry and Bobby Ryan. The events leading to Mr Ryan’s disappearance, death, and his ultimate discovery in a run off tank on nearby farmlands are detailed in depth.
Continue reading “46 – Tipperary Love Triangle: Patrick Quirke & the murder of Mr Moonlight (Part One)”Celine Cawley was a model, a former bond girl, an advertising producer and a successful business owner.
But in December of 2008, she was attacked in her own home and died of her injuries. Her husband, Eamonn Lillis, said that there had been an intruder in their exclusive Howth home, but was he telling the truth?
Continue reading “42 – Danger at Home: The Killing of Celine Cawley”