85 – Monster in the Garage: Patricia Murphy

On February 7, 2021February 6, 2021 By mensreapod@gmail.comIn Child Victim, Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Irish Crime, Landmark Case, Life Sentence, murder, murder for profit

In May of 1996, a woman’s body was found behind a skip in Glasnevin, Dublin city. Late on the 27th, Patricia Murphy had been reported missing from her nearby home.In order for her family to find justice, however, three of her young children would have to give evidence in court to put the perpetrator away – the monster in the garage.

This episode was researched and written by Eileen MacFarlene of the Crimelapse podcast.

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84 – Dark Saga: The Murder of Philomena Gillane

On January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 By mensreapod@gmail.comIn affair, Cold Case, Controversial Case, Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Irish Crime, Landmark Case, love triangle, murder, unsolved

In May of 1994, Philomena Gillane was 7 months pregnant. On the morning of Wednesday the 11th, she left her home early to head to work. But she never arrived. She was found dead in the boot of her own car 25 miles away, at Athlone Train station.

Her family would spend the next 3 years in and out of courts dealing with the fallout from her brutal murder, and in a search for justice that was never fully achieved.

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83 – The Disappearance of Philip Cairns

On January 10, 2021January 9, 2021 By mensreapod@gmail.comIn Child Victim, Cold Case, Irish Crime, Kidnapping, murder, unsolved

On Thursday the 26th of October 1986, Philip Cairns left his Ballyroan Road home after eating his lunch. He was headed back to school. But he never made it there. An intensive search followed, but there were no signs of the 13 year old.

A week later, his school bag was found in a nearby laneway, left there by persons unknown. Despite searches of the Rathfarnham area, including rivers, overgrown areas, large parklands and in the foothills of the Dublin mountains, there was no further sign of the school boy.

What became of Philip Cairns?

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82 – Frenzied: Redvers Bickley

On December 20, 2020December 16, 2020 By mensreapod@gmail.comIn Domestic Violence, Insanity Defence, Life Sentence, Mental Health, UK Crime

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.

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81 – A Voyage of Fiction: The murder of Aoife Phelan

On December 6, 2020December 4, 2020 By mensreapod@gmail.comIn affair, Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Irish Crime, Life Sentence, Mental Health, Povocation

In October of 2012, 30 year old Aoife Phelan went missing without a trace. Aoife had simply left a friends house and vanished with no sign of what might become of her. A garda investigation began to find the woman who had told hr family she was 4 months pregnant.

It would be a long two weeks before police discovered what had become of her.

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80 – Trauma: The murder of Wayne McQuillan

On November 22, 2020November 23, 2020 By mensreapod@gmail.comIn Controversial Case, Domestic Violence, Insanity Defence, Intimate Partner Violence, Irish Crime, Life Sentence, Mental Health, murder, Self Defence, Women Who Kill

In the early hours New Year’s day, 2014 Wayne McQuillan stumbled out of a house in Rathmullen Park, Drogheda Co Louth. He was covered in blood. Paula Farrell, his partner would face trial for his murder three times.

But did she have a defence?

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76 – House of Horrors: Cork’s missing men

On September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 By mensreapod@gmail.comIn Cold Case, Controversial Case, Drug-related, Irish Crime, Mental Health, murder, Public Inquiry, Serial Killer, unsolved

Just before Christmas 1994, Patch O’Driscoll went missing from his bedsit in Cork City. When the garda investigation began into his missing persons case, it was discovered two other men had also disappeared from the very same house on Wellington Terrace. Though there was no evidence of a crime scene inside the large dilapidated building, the cause was certainly within.

But there would be few answers and no justice in the case.

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75 – Pathological: The murders of Lesley Clarke and Trevor Buchanan

On September 13, 2020September 13, 2020 By mensreapod@gmail.comIn affair, Black Widow, Controversial Case, Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Irish Crime, Life Sentence, love triangle, Mental Health, murder, murder for profit, Public Inquiry, sex crimes, Women Who Kill

In May of 1991, the bodies of Lesley Clarke and Trevor Buchanan were discovered in a fume filled car, parked in Lesley’s deceased father’s garage. The deaths were ruled a tragic double suicide – probably the result of the affair that Lesley and Trevor’s spouses were carrying on together.

But 18 years later, a startling confession would launch a renewed investigation into the deaths, this time as a case of murder. The prime suspects were the victim’s spouses – Colin Howell and Hazel Buchanan.

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74 – Marilyn Rynn: The Shortcut

On August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 By mensreapod@gmail.comIn Irish Crime, Landmark Case, Life Sentence, Mental Health, murder, sex crimes

In December of 1995, 41 year old Marilyn Rynn disappeared after attending her workplace Christmas party. Two weeks later her body was found hidden in bushes at a park near to her home. She had been attacked as she took a shortcut on her journey home.

A combination of cutting edge forensic techniques and old fashioned police work solved her murder 8 months later.

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73 – The Park: The Killing of Rachel Kiely

On August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 By mensreapod@gmail.comIn Controversial Case, Irish Crime, Kids who Kill, Life Sentence, murder, sex crimes

22 year old Rachel Kiely left home in Ballincollig, Co. Cork with her two dogs on the afternoon of the 26th of October 2000. Her dogs returned to the house, but she didn’t. A few hours later, her body was discovered hidden in undergrowth at the local park.

The person responsible would spend the next two decades in and out of court.

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