Episode 547: The mysterious disappearance of Marion Barter
19 April 2024 - 41 minsWhen news editor Alison Sandy began investigating the sinister disappearance of Marion Barter for a podcast series she did not know where the story would take her.
The mother of two sold her home, quit her job and made plans to move to Europe, but when her family stopped hearing from her it was soon discovered that she had changed her name.
Working with the missing woman’s daughter Sally Leydon and journalist Bryan Seymour, the hit Australian podcast ‘The Lady Vanishes’ led to the mysterious case unravelling in real-time, as a listener found a key piece of information that would blow the case right open.
Clodagh Meaney speaks to Alison Sandy about the podcast and how the team managed to h...
Katie Price’s husband locked up in same Dubai prison as Daniel Kinahan
Glamour model Katie Price is back in the headlines after her intriguing latest marriage with a businessman Lee Andrews and his stint in a Dubai prison. Andrews, who spent weeks in the same Al Awir prison where Daniel kinahan is currently being held, has gone to ground after missing an interview with his celebrity wife. Nicola speaks to journalist Aoife Rooney for the latest on the Katie Price saga. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6 mins
21 May Finished
How crime has become a focus in Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch's constituency
Crime has become a central focal point of the upcoming by-election where Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is vying for former Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe's seat. So what other colourful characters are in the mix? What role does crime pay in their back story? Nicola talks to Niall Donald about the upcoming by-election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25 mins
20 May Finished
Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins (Episode 2)
Despite early tragedy and straitened circumstances, the Collins family enjoy a loving and stable childhood in the townland of Fotish, near Crossmolina. They may have little in the way of material wealth, but the six children are doted on by their parents, and two aunts, Bridie and Ann. However, when Ann develops a painful degenerative condition, and her marriage breaks up, one of the Collins children is expected to go stay with her. In the end it’s Sandra who moves in. It’s supposed to be for just a few weeks, but turns into months, and then years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 mins
20 May Finished
Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins (Episode 1)
While clearing out their aunt and uncle’s house in Liverpool, the Collins family find a tape recording of their eldest sister, Sandra, reading out a poem she learned in school. It has been more than two decades since they last heard her voice. The 28-year-old disappeared on a bitterly cold winter’s night in 2000 from Killala, a fishing village on Mayo’s north coast. For years her family hold out hope that she has simply run away from her domineering aunt and would one day return to them. But as time goes on it becomes clear that something much more sinister has happened to Sandra, and there is much about her life in Killala they have never known. Subscribe on crimeworld.com to hear the full series now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 mins
20 May Finished
More than 20 gardaí working on death of alleged shoplifter on Dublin’s Henry Street
More than 20 gardaí are now working on an investigation into the death of a man in his mid-thirties who became unresponsive after being restrained on the ground for a number of minutes on Henry Street in Dublin City Center last week. Disturbing video footage has emerged of the incident and it shows alleged shoplifter Yves Sakila becoming unresponsive as he's restrained on the ground on Friday evening. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the death of Mr Sakila. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 mins
19 May Finished
Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins
The disappearance of Sandra Collins remains one of the most frustrating murder cases on the books of An Garda Síochána. Aged 28, she was pregnant and planning an abortion when she disappeared on a bitterly cold December night in 2000 from the fishing village of Killala in County Mayo. Ten years later, her case was upgraded to a murder inquiry and a subsequent trial heard she had been having a relationship with a local married man Martin Earley. A jury at his trial were ordered to acquit him after five weeks of evidence yet the hunt goes on for the remains of a beloved sister, daughter, and friend. Nicola speaks with Jenny Friel about our new nine-part subscriber only podcast special Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins, available now on crimeworld.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
37 mins
19 May Finished