Crime World

The Spanish investigation into Kinahan money lauderer Johnny Morrissey has been linked to the arrest and deportation of Scottish mob boss Steven Lyons.Lyons, who was deported from Bali last week, is suspected of using veteran criminal Morrissey to launder millions of euros of drugs money in Spain.Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about what the arrest of Lyons could mean for Christy Kinahan Snr and his son Christy Jnr.

The family of Limerick woman Scarlett Faulkner have said doctors have taken the mum-of-one off her life support machine.Scarlett has been in Cork University Hospital since she was attacked on the side of the road in Co Tipperary on March 21st.Niall talks to Crime World's Eamon Dillon about how her heartbroken family have now issued an update on social media saying the doctors made the decision to take her off life support on Sunday afternoon.

Brenda Spencer is often remembered as one of the first school shooters in American history. Just 16 years old and standing at 5’2”, she was far from a stereotypical suspect. Yet her chilling words - “I don’t like Mondays” would be heard around the world, later inspiring a song by The Boomtown Rats.Today, Chloe McPolin is joined by the author of I Don’t Like Mondays, Nick Leigh Hunt, to discuss his personal connection to the story and how an unlikely teenage shooter became infamous for all the wrong reasons.

A close associate of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch arrested in Spain in garda corruption probe, Kinahan Cartel's Scottish ally extradited from Bali, and the Irish Travelling Conman jailed in the US.  Niall speaks to Crime World's Neil Fetherstonhaugh about the stories that caught our readers' eyes this week on crimeworld.com.

He's the gangland gunman with nine lives who managed to survive a number of hit attempts from the Kinahan Cartel.James 'Nellie' Walsh fled Ireland three years ago after miraculously surviving two assasination attempts in three months.Niall talks to Crime World's Ken Foy about how the feuding criminal has been traced to Scotland where he has already ended up before the courts. 

When Conall McMeekin worked the night shift at the Belfast Telegraph he formed a close bond with the small team who worked through the night - alone together in the empty old building.Amongst them was a quiet geek called Stephen McCullagh, who loved gaming, dressing up for comicon and sipping on energy drinks through the night.Years later, a very different McCullagh would stand in the dock accused of the brutal and planned murder of pregnant Natalie McNally - a case which has stunned Northern Ireland.So what was McCullagh really like and were there any signs of what was to come.Nicola and Niall talk to Conall about night shifts with a killer.

Peter Tobin was one of Scotland’s most prolific serial killers - hiding in plain sight for decades while leaving a trail of devastation across the UK.His horrific crimes were exposed during the investigation into the disappearance of young woman Angelika Kluk, where it was discovered that he was responsible for a series of murders stretching back years.Chloe McPolin is joined by author of Hunting Shadows and crime journalist Jane Hamilton to discuss her new book about the life and crimes of the killer.

Hero Republican turned MI5 spy - the incredible story of Denis Donaldson and his murder at a cottage in Glenties, Donegal 20 years ago is one of the most intriguing of our times and will now form part of a podcast special by crimeworld.com.As Antoin Duffy is brought before the Special Criminal Court in recent weeks accused of the murder, we will delve into the background of Donaldson and the amazing story of his fall from grace.