Episode 106: The gangland fall-out from the EncroChat phone hack
13 May 2022 - 31 minsTwo gangsters have been convicted in the first murder plot trial involving EncroChat phones, a system described in court as ‘an Amazon for organised criminals’.
Despite no DNA evidence, no fingerprints and no weapon, the court found that Paul Fontaine and Frankie Sinclair tried to organise a 'hit' by text.
At least 260 other cases in the UK have been successfully convicted since the 'hack' by French and Dutch police in 2020, described as a ‘game changer’ for law enforcement.
But why are lawyers from across Europe now writing to the EU Parliament to complain on behalf of their clients and what are the likelihood of some appeals?
Nicola Tallant chats with journalist Chris Sommers about the...
Episode 559: Ireland’s most baffling missing persons case - Couple vanish without trace
t’s one of Ireland’s most baffling mysteries. An ordinary couple leave their ordinary Cork home on a regular day never to be seen again. And thirty three years later Gardai have launched a fresh appeal for information on Conor and Sheila Dwyer who were both in their early 60s when they vanished without a trace. Nicola speaks with Irish Independent journalist Ralph Riegel about the puzzling case of a couple who never came home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 mins
3 May Finished
Episode 558: Child snatched from a pram on a Dublin Street
A child is snatched from a pram on a Dublin Street. Quick thinking passerby intervene and a man is arrested at the scene. Nicola talks to Niall Donald about every parents worst nightmare that played out in the capital on a sunny afternoon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11 mins
2 May Finished
Episode 557: Love triangle murder accused and his links to Ireland’s asylum system
Love triangle murder accused Peter Dube is set to go on trial in Zimbabwe for a double murder and the attempted murder of his wife and her sister in law. Three years after he first went on the run and hid out in Ireland posing as an asylum seeker the full horrors of his crimes will be played out in a courtroom. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the accused, his links to Ireland and false passports, documents and identities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 mins
2 May Finished
Episode 556: Serial killers and modern policing
Are serial killers a thing of the past? Or have they simply reinvented themselves in the modern world? And why are we so fascinated with them. Nicola speaks with John Deane O’Keefe, head of the Faculty of criminology and policing studies at City Colleges in Dublin about the psychology behind some of the worlds’ most dangerous criminals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
56 mins
1 May Finished
Episode 555: Murder at Lordship - Inside the Hunt for a Detective's Killer
In January 2013 Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was murdered as he carried out a routine cash escort duty at the Lordship Credit Union in Dundalk in Louth. Now tens years on journalist Robin Schiller and an officer who was one of the vast investigation team on the case, former Detective Inspector Pat Marry, have joined forces to tell the story of the hunt for Adrians killers. Nicola speaks with Robin and Pat about their new book Murder at Lordship. Inside the Hunt for A Detective’s Killer which is available now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
56 mins
30 April Finished
Episode 554: Notorious killer John Dundon appeals conviction for murder of innocent rugby player
Killer John Dundon is appealing his conviction for the murder of innocent rugby player Shane Geoghegan in Limerick more than 10 years ago. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the attempts by the violent Dundon brother to convince judges he’s been wrongly convicted and to win back his freedom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 mins
29 April Finished