Episode 788: How the 'Lady in the Lake' killer almost got away with murder

The fallout of the civil case taken against Conor McGregor has seen a huge outpouring of support for plaintiff Nikita Hand who told the High Court she was brutally raped by the sports star. Nicola and Niall speak with Clodagh Meaney about social media slurs, a march of solidarity in Dublin and the future outlook for McGregor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gardai are investigating the killing of 60 year old Josh Fowler in Finglas in Dublin after a stabbing incident. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the shocking killing in the heart of a residential housing estate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Couple Willie Maughan and pregnant Ana Varslavane were trying to move away from evil gang boss Cornelius Price when they went missing in 2015. Presumed murdered Maughan’s parents Joe and Helen have regularly appealed for information in the face of intimidation by the late Price and his co-horts. Searches last week on land near Price’s Gormanstown compound were stood down after nothing was found. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the mystery of the tragic couple who were expecting their first child together and about the mob boss who took the secret of their whereabouts to the grave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conor McGregor has been ordered to pay damages to a woman who took a civil action against him saying she was raped in a Dublin hotel room in 2018. The jury in the civil trial also said they believe he assaulted NIkita Hand in the penthouse of the Beacon Hotel on the day after her office Christmas party. Today as the verdict was read out MgGregor’s partner Dee Devlin rubbed his arm and later left with him in a chauffeur driven Rolls Royce. So what does the verdict mean for McGregor who denied rape claims and how will it affect his future? Nicola speaks with Clodagh Meaney who covered the trial and who was there when the jury came back after several hours of deliberation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A phone call from a prison cell, a story of redemption and a journey into the unknown. Nicola speaks to Crime World Producer Ian Maleney about our new podcast The Gambler which tells the story of Pat Sheedy a successful businessman drawn into crime by an unstoppable gambling addiction. We discuss our own experience with a man who ended up in a top security prison through an endless series of frauds and deceptions and who now claims to have turned his life around. But has he? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.