Crime World

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.

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 Clodag...

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 Ac...

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...

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...

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.

A girl snatched from a quiet country laneway only to turn up dead, a community shattered by false allegations and a miscarriage of justice that echoes down six decades. Nicola speaks with author Mick Clifford about his extraordinary new book Who Killed Una Lynskey? A True Story of Murder, Vigilante Justice and the Garda Heavy Gang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kinahan Cartel drug dealer Graham ‘The Wig’ Whelan was at the top table at Conor McGregor’s sister's wedding when she said ‘I do’ at her million euro nuptials. So who is the convicted criminal and notorious cocaine cowboy who has been welcomed into the McGregor family home? And has he left his past behind him as he lives it up with the rich and famous? Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about The Wig W...

Kinahan Cartel member Liam ‘Bop’ Roe passed away in hospital this week after a short illness. And as friends and family prepare for his funeral, Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Roe, his role in the Cartel and the changing fortunes for the Irish mafia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A US lawyer has vowed to pursue Daniel Kinahan and his wife Caoimhe Robinson to Dubai to replenish money awarded to his client in a court of law. Former Marine Eric Montalvo believes that Dubai will recognise Kinahan as a debtor when he asks them to formally recognise a multi-million euro judgment and that under UAE laws his failure to pay up should land him in prison. Nicola speaks with Niall Don...

A violent gunman warns ‘now it’s war’ after a feud in Cork sees armed thugs attack his home and rivals take to social media to threaten and taunt one another. So will volatile criminal Gavin Sheehan, released only recently from jail, drag his native city into violence or can the impulsive and dangerous criminal be tangoed? Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the origins of feuds and the activiti...

Modern day slavery and the case of Victim A - a vulnerable man held captive for 26 years and forced to work for free and live in squalor. Now a compensation case has finally been won for the unidentified man what does it mean for others who have been exploited and for police forces who need to act against a growing threat from organised crime. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about ruthle...

Lennox Rodgers had been to court five times by his 11th birthday and groomed into becoming a pimp by his 14th. He spent half his life in London's murky underworld as a drug dealer, a gang enforcer, and an armed robber before he hit rock bottom, collapsed behind a bin on Oxford Street when a strange experience became the catalyst for him to turn his life around. Now the co-founder and CEO of Refocu...

Notorious drug dealer Jeffrey Mitchell who once amassed a fortune importing heroin into Ireland died from a cocktail of drugs in a homeless hostel in Dublin his inquest has heard. Mitchell was discovered face down on a bottom bunk by a hostel worker and was suffering from lung disease at the time. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Mitchell and his catastrophic fall from grace. Hosted on Acast....

The home of State Witness Jonathan Dowdall has sold for almost €800,000 as he prepares to finish his prison sentence and start a new life abroad. But what does the future hold for Dowdall whose evidence in the trial of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch for the Regency Hotel murder was not accepted by the courts. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the next chapter for Dowdall - the witness who couldn’t stop...

Killer Edward Johnston shot dead in Malta after a standoff with police had been projecting himself as a self-help guru living the dream life. Videos he has left behind on social media show a successful, fit, wealthy man urging others to follow his lead so they can experience happiness too. But as he was filming himself he was also conducting a terrifying stalking and harassment campaign against hi...

Killer Graham Dwyer has a new female friend who is writing to him in prison and who told journalist Ali Bracken that she simply wants his side of the story. But why do evil murderers like Dwyer attract female attention and why do women strike up relationships with some of the most dangerous inmates? Nicola speaks with criminologist Trina O’Connor about the psychology of wo...

Mob boss Fat Andy Connors will be 10 years dead this month but has his murder investigation gone cold. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the life and death of Connors, about the notorious burglary gang he headed up, about his role as a banker to the underworld, about his claims of financial links to the fallen Mansfield Empire and about his end in a hail of bullets at the home he called the ra...

An Irishman gunned down in Malta after he is suspected of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death emerges as a stalker and a fantasist claiming to be a millionaire in online videos. But who is Edward Johnston, and what is his background? Nicola speaks to Eimear Rabbitte about the shooting in Malta, drug overdoses in prison and a significant cocaine arrest in Peru. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Limerick criminal Eds McCarthy joined forces with Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh some years ago joining him in Birmingham and cementing his position as a new underworld boss. But now the former underling of the McCarthy Dundon gang may have to pay for his ambitious move with a National Crime Agency investigation into his activities with Kavanagh and a case for extradition underway. Nicola is joined by E...

A mass overdose in Portlaoise Prison as three remain in intensive care. An investigation focuses on how the deadly consignment made its way through the most secure prison in the country to inmates on C wing. Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about the major incident - was it an inevitable result of overcrowding and illegal smuggling or something even more sinister? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

It’s four years since tragic 21 year old showjumper Katie Simpson was laid to rest in her native Tynan in County Armagh - a day when her killer Jonathan Creswell, posed as a chief mourner and stood in false grief as she was lowered into her grave. Nicola speaks to journalist Tanya Fowles about the incredible and ongoing battle for justice for Katie since the events of August 2020. They discuss a 1...

Forensic psychology professor Katherine Ramsland has penned more than 70 books on crime, forensic science and criminal justice. Her latest work, The Serial Killer's Apprentice, tells the bizarre story of 14-year-old Elmer Wayne Henley Jr, who was groomed by a serial killer into becoming his protege. Speaking to Crime Worlds Clodagh Meaney at CrimeCon, Katherine details working with serial killers...

To Britain's criminal underworld, Freddie Foreman is the Godfather. Held responsible for the gangland killings of Ginger Marks and Frank 'The Mad Axeman' Mitchell, he was the enforcer to those who broke the underworld's strict code of Omertà. His dramatic story as a bank-robbing, safe-blowing hard man for the Kray twins made him London’s most feared gangster. In the pages of his book The Godfather...

Riots in Belfast, Dublin and across the UK and a sinister far-right element shrouded in tricolours and loyalist flags but who are the faces behind the violence in our cities and what are they hoping to achieve? Nicola speaks to Allison Morris about the rise of anti-immigration violence and a policing plan around it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.