Episode 1128: Double Cross - Justice?

Following on from the bestselling Inside Broadmoor and Inside Wakefield Prison, Jonathan Levi and Emma French navigate Britain's toughest and most renowned prison: Belmarsh. Through gangs, drugs, attacks, and redemption, Inside Belmarsh: Banged Up in Britain's Toughest Prison is the unfiltered story of the deadly prisoners that lie within. It’s the latest book in the Inside Prison series, published by Bonnier, and you can also listen to snippets from Inside Broadmoor and Inside Wakefield on the Crime World feed now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A murder in Belfast of gangland’s most wanted man, Robbie Lawlor, uncovers a web of betrayal that spans out across the Irish underworld and beyond. Follow a bloody trail that leads all the way into the heart of one of the worst gang feuds Ireland has ever seen which culminates in the Narco-style dismemberment of a teenage boy, Keane Mulready-Woods. And as the curtain is pulled back on the inner workings of the world of organised crime, a cast of ruthless characters take centre stage for their place in a double cross plot that reads like a fast-paced thriller. The following is an audio extract from my book, 'Web of Betrayal', which is available on Audible, Apple, and Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Britain’s toughest prison HMP Wakefield is known to many as the ‘Monster Mansion’, housing some of the most dangerous criminals in the country. Serial killers Harold Shipman and Levi Bellfield once spent time inside its cells and some 750 prisoners are kept there today. In this extract from Inside Wakefield Prison: Life Behind Bars in the Monster Mansion, Jonathan Levi and Emma French trace Wakefield’s dark and sinister history through the years. It’s the second instalment of the Inside Prison series, published by Bonnier, and you can also hear snippets from Inside Broadmoor and Inside Belmarsh on the Crime World feed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For over 150 years, Broadmoor has contained the UK's most violent, dangerous and psychopathic. Since opening as an asylum for the criminally insane in 1863, it’s housed sinister individuals like Jack the Ripper suspect James Kelly, serial killer Peter Sutcliffe (aka the Yorkshire Ripper), and cannibal Peter Bryan. TV journalist Jonathan Levi and cultural historian Emma French share the full story of the high-security hospital in Inside Broadmoor, including accounts from staff, patients, and experts. Listen to an extract from the first instalment of the Inside Prison series, published by Bonnier, here before checking out Inside Wakefield Prison and Inside Belmarsh on the Crime World feed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Police in Northern Ireland assemble a list of twenty people under investigation for the murder of Robbie Lawlor. While some of the names are very familiar, others are not. This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally broadcast by Crime World Presents in January 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.