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Apr 28, 2021 · 11 min
Extra- The former SF councillor charged with the murder of David Byrne
One week after three men were charged in connection with the Regency Hotel attack and a European Arrest Warrant was issued for Gerry ‘the Monk’ Hutch, a former Sinn Fein councillor has been brought before the Special Criminal Court charged with the murder of David Byrne. So who is Jonathan Dowdall and what do we know about his links to the Regency investigation? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 21, 2021 · 18 min
Crimeworld Extra - The Europe-wide hunt For Gerry 'the Monk' Hutch
Following the news that a European Arrest Warrant has been issued for Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch in relation to the Regency Hotel attack in 2016, Nicola Tallant chats with journalist Eamon Dillon about the life and crimes of one of Ireland's most infamous gangsters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 17, 2021 · 37 min
Episode 23: The child street soldiers of Ireland's crime gangs
They are the kids who become the soldiers of the criminal gangs. Plucked from the streets and troubled homes, they are groomed to become drug dealers, enforcers and even killers. But according to one of Ireland’s top community workers, criminologist Trina O’Connor, their path in life is not a determined one and road blocks can be created to stop the inevitable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 14, 2021 · 18 min
Crimeworld Extra - The Ridouan Taghi Trial
THE trial of violent Dutch-Moroccan gangster Ridouan Taghi, whose merger with Daniel Kinahan’s mob, the Italian mafia and Eastern European gangs formed a feared super cartel, is finally underway in the Netherlands Amid some of the tightest security controls ever seen, Taghi's high-profile ‘Marengo’ trial is expected to expose the underbelly of Europe’s top mobs. In a special Crime World Extra, journalist Jan Meeus describes the military-style operation that has been put in place to secure the Dutch courthouse known as 'The Bunker' and the case against one of the world's most-wanted criminals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10, 2021 · 54 min
Episode 22: The organised crime gangs behind Ireland's seedy vice trade
This week Crime World looks at Ireland's multi-million euro vice trade and the ruthless organised crime gangs and pimps who control the women selling sex. There is nothing glamorous about prostitution, where exploitation, fear and manipulation are common-place and women are seen as just a commodity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 8, 2021 · 14 min
Crimeworld Extra - The Molly Martens Retrial
This week, Tom and Molly Martens were freed from prison in the US after they were granted bail pending a retrial in the case of the murder of Limerick dad of two Jason Corbett. Jason was beaten to death on August 2, 2015 and the father and daughter served 44 months in jail before their murder convictions were overturned. Today, in a special Crime World Extra, Irish Independent journalist Ralph Riegel describes the devastation for Jason’s Irish family as they face another harrowing journey on their road to justice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 3, 2021 · 54 min
Episode 21: The Wilsons - Ireland's most feared clan of killers for hire
John, Keith, Alan, Eric and Luke Wilson were once Ireland’s most feared gangland family who terrorised the underworld and threatened the pillars of the State. Bonded by blood, the five Wilsons operated as guns for hire as they honed their skills as killing machines in the brutal world of feuding drug gangs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 27, 2021 · 49 min
Episode 20: 'I married a psychopathic bigamist, con man and sex offender'
Mary Turner Thomson’s world shattered when she discovered her husband Will was a bigamist, con man and convicted sex offender. Unbeknownst to her, this would be the start of a bold new chapter in her life, fighting to protect other women from his heartless gaslighting campaigns — and putting a stop to his endless deception. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2021 · 54 min
Episode 19: The Black Widow
She is the self-professed gangsters' moll who married a mobster and then wound up in prison for life for the murder of her hard-man lover. But Linda Calvey has turned her own experiences in the underworld into the basis for her new career and as she launches her debut novel she insists that is thrilled to be finally making an honest living out of crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 13, 2021 · 41 min
Episode 18: The man who brought down Whitey Bulger and exposed the feared mobster as an FBI informer
BOSTON gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s role as an FBI informant is a lesson for police forces across the world in how NOT to handle their touts. Brian Kelly, the former US state prosecutor who was the lead counsel against Bulger, tells this week’s Crime World podcast that the mobster murdered at will, often using information leaked to him by his handlers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 6, 2021 · 36 min
Episode 17: The Moroccan drug lord, the Kinahan mob and the rise of the European super-cartel
He’s the violent gangster whose merger with Daniel Kinahan’s mob, Italian mafiosa and Eastern European gangs formed a European super cartel. But Dutch Moroccan Ridouan Taghi is now facing the biggest showdown of his life as authorities in the Netherlands gear up for the high profile ‘Marengo’ trial expected to get to the heart of the powerful merger of Europe’s top mobs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 27, 2021 · 50 min
Episode 16: The American guns fuelling the deadly Mexican Cartels and drug wars
Drug war in Mexico – how the narcos and their violent sicarios are being armed by legally-sold weapons in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 20, 2021 · 49 min
Episode 15: The low-level criminals and hit squads behind the Hutch-Kinhahan feud
The drug addicts, drop-outs and drifters behind the Hutch-Kinahan murder cells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 13, 2021 · 32 min
Episode 14: New Zealand's drug war and the rise of the biker gangs
New Zealand is the envy of the world but it’s also the most expensive place on earth to buy cocaine and meth, which has fuelled the rise of a dangerous underworld of biker gangs. Journalist Jared Savage tells Crime World about the arrival of meth, the real-life Walter White and how Asian and Mexican cartels are now moving in for a slice of the action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 6, 2021 · 43 min
Episode 13: How the Rathkeale Rovers became the scourge of Europe
Fake covid tests, antique treasures and the theft of precious rhino horns. How the Rathkeale Rovers left their spiritual home in Limerick to become a multi-million mobile organised crime gang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 30, 2021 · 47 min
Episode 12: Ireland's five-year war on organised crime
She started her career as a rookie cop on one of Ireland’s first drug units, chasing down heroin dealers like Tony ‘King Scum’ Felloni. Now she is the Chief in charge of the Garda’s Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau – the unit responsible for bringing down the Kinahan mafia. Detective Chief Superintendent Angela Willis talks about catching criminals, seizing drugs and reeling in the mobs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 23, 2021 · 49 min
Episode 11: Gangland's a-list celebs - The Krays
They are the a-listers of gangland – murderous twins whose faces are iconic images of the underworld. Ronnie and Reggie Kray were immortalised in movies, theatre, television and books but did their crimes match their celebratory? Or did they just get lucky. Criminal lawyer and author James Morton untangles the real story of the Krays and separates fact from fiction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 17, 2021 · 52 min
Episode 10: The stalking of El Chapo Guzmán
He was the head of the Sinaloa Cartel and for years he was a master of escape using underground tunnels and secret passageways to evade the authorities. But Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman's now spends his days in solitary confinement in the most secure prison in the US. So how was he actually caught and did his luck simply run out? New York Times journalist and El Jefe author Alan Feuer describes the secret wiretaps investigations which were run by the FBI, the DEA and Homeland Security and tells Crime World how El Chapo became the hunted as teams of investigators closed in on their prey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 10, 2021 · 40 min
Episode 9: The murder of Jason Corbett and the fairytale that turned into a nightmare
It was a murder that broke all rules with a male victim, two unlikely killers and a family torn apart. Now the killing of dad Jason Corbett is to be played out again in a US courtroom as murderers Molly Martens and her father Tom make a bid for freedom. But behind the legal tape lies the shocking evidence of the sheer brutality of Jason’s death. Ralph Riegel, Irish Independent journalist and author of My Brother Jason, unravels the lies and intrigue that turned a fairytale into a nightmare. * To find out about the mental health services and supports available in your area, call the YourMentalHealth information line on Freephone 1800 111 888. You can also send a text to 50808 to get support and information about services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 3, 2021 · 35 min
Episode 8: Criminal gangs targeting online dating sites as millions look for love online in 2021
In this week's Crime World podcast, Nicola Tallant talks to Dr Nicola Fox Hamilton, an expert in cyberpsychology. She talks about online crime and dating during the pandemic. She reveals the dangers that can be hiding behind the faces of attractive strangers and how romance fraudsters and sexploitation scams are now being run by organised criminal gangs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.