Crime World

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/privacy for more information.

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 1400-page Police Ombudsman’s report, yet to be released, which details the failings of the PSNI investigators who categorised Katie’s murder as suicide and the unanswered questions which remain around her death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 and a relationship with Wayne Henley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 of British Crime, the details of the heists, double-crossing, shootouts and audacious plans behind his criminal career play out.Today in a Crime World holiday special we bring you an extract from his book The Godfather of British Crime narrated by his godson Nick Reynolds. So sit back enjoy the sun and listen to a story from the underworld. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

Kinahan top brass Peadar Keating has had a stay put on his extradition proceedings to the UK to face trial on conspiracy charges as the courts consider whether he is ready to stand trial and how any sentence he may get should be served.Complexities around the case mean that Keating remains in Portlaoise Prison while Kavanagh and his brother-in-law Liam Byrne and other co-defendants prepare for trial next month.Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about Keating and the case for the defence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The husband of Valerie French has been convicted of her murder after he failed to prove he was not guilty by reason of insanity.James Kilroy had claimed he was suffering from cannabis-induced psychosis when he savagely killed his wife at their home in Co Mayo.Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitte about the events that led up to the murder and the victim impact statements given by Valerie's loved ones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The notorious squad of Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh are set to go on trial with their boss next month as the Old Bailey prepares to hear a cunning gun plot that backfired spectacularly on the UK and Irish wing of the Kinahan cartel.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about Kavanagh, his brother in law Liam Byrne and their co-accused and what the National Crime Agency was a plan undone by the Encrochat hack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She was the inspiration behind the character of Dr.Wendy in the hit Netflix show Mindhunter.Dr.Ann Burgess began her career in trauma nursing before she went on to work with the FBI in the behavioral science unit where she helped to develop a method for profiling sexual serial killers.Speaking to Clodagh Meaney at CrimeCon, Dr. Ann Burgess tells us about her work and her book A Killer by Design murders mindhunters and my quest to decipher the criminal mind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In his new audio book Fugitive Nick Reynolds son of the mastermind of the Great Train robbery Bruce Reynolds delves into the psychology of staying on the run and how it effects the lives and loves of the worlds most wanted.Today in an extract from the book published by Bonnier and featuring interviews with Amber Marks, the daughter of Howard Marks and renowned criminal psychologist Paul Britton, we hear Nick begin his fascinating story - a journey of understanding into the life of a Fugitive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.