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Mens Rea: A true crime podcast

Mens Rea is the legal principle of intent that must be proved in a number of crimes, such as murder. It means literally, "guilty mind". Mens Rea Podcast explores the most notorious crimes from Ireland... Read more

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1 - The Murder of Elaine O'Hara: A Kink Killing

1 - The Murder of Elaine O'Hara: A Kink Killing

Elaine O’Hara was a troubled woman who disappeared from her Dublin home in 2012 and was presumed to have committed suici... Read more

2 Jun 2017

41mins

Ranked #2

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2 - Crimes against Children: The James Bulger murder

2 - Crimes against Children: The James Bulger murder

In January of 1993, James Bulger was a month away from his third birthday when he disappeared from his mothers sight in ... Read more

11 Jun 2017

45mins

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54 - The Serial Child Murders of Robert Black

54 - The Serial Child Murders of Robert Black

A stranger snatching a child off the street is thankfully a rare thing. But throughout the 70s and 80s, in England, Scot... Read more

10 Nov 2019

1hr 7mins

Ranked #4

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30 - Sharon Collins: Lying Eyes, Hitman4Hire, & attempted murder

30 - Sharon Collins: Lying Eyes, Hitman4Hire, & attempted murder

In 2006, Sharon Collins decided that what she had wasn’t enough. She was a divorced mother of two, living with a long te... Read more

23 Dec 2018

1hr 9mins

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22 - The horrific murder of Sylvia Fleming

22 - The horrific murder of Sylvia Fleming

The year 1998 was a particularly difficult one for the small town of Omagh, in Northern Ireland. There finally seemed to... Read more

2 Sep 2018

43mins

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38 - Tortured Teens: The horrific murders of Suzanne Capper & Sylvia Likens

38 - Tortured Teens: The horrific murders of Suzanne Capper & Sylvia Likens

Early on a December morning, in 1992, Suzanne Capper (16) was found wandering on a quiet laneway south of Manchester. Sh... Read more

31 Mar 2019

1hr 9mins

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56 - Predator: The deaths of Patricia McGauley & Mary Cummins

56 - Predator: The deaths of Patricia McGauley & Mary Cummins

1990 was a decade of missing women. We remember the names of the unfound - Annie McCarrick, Eva Brennan, Jo Jo Dollard, ... Read more

8 Dec 2019

51mins

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55 - Murder by Arson: The McCann Family

55 - Murder by Arson: The McCann Family

In the summer of 1992, the McCann Family endured a series of gas leaks in their home, and a spate of threatening phone c... Read more

24 Nov 2019

1hr 3mins

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36 - Holly and Jessica: The Soham Murders

36 - Holly and Jessica: The Soham Murders

In 2002, two ten year old girls - Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman - went missing in the quiet and idyllic English town o... Read more

3 Mar 2019

1hr 17mins

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11 – The murder of Tia Sharp

11 – The murder of Tia Sharp

Tia Sharp was 12 years old in the summer of 2012, and the Olympics had come to her city, London. She was a carefree and ... Read more

4 Mar 2018

53mins

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35 - The murder of Jill Meagher & the serial sex crimes of Adrian Bayley

35 - The murder of Jill Meagher & the serial sex crimes of Adrian Bayley

On Friday the 22nd September 2012, Jill Meagher left work after a long week and went out for a night on the town in her ... Read more

17 Feb 2019

1hr 14mins

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3 – The murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier & trial by press

3 – The murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier & trial by press

Sophie Toscan du Plantier was a french writer and documentarian, who owned a secluded holiday home in the picturesque we... Read more

25 Jun 2017

41mins

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21 - Veronica Guerin: Gangland Murder of the Media (Part 1)

21 - Veronica Guerin: Gangland Murder of the Media (Part 1)

In the 1990's, Ireland saw a boom in organised crime and the importation of drugs that it had not experienced before. Cr... Read more

5 Aug 2018

1hr 21mins

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26 - Fiona Donnison & Mothers who Murder

26 - Fiona Donnison & Mothers who Murder

On the morning of Wednesday, 27th January 2010, 45 year old mother of four Fiona Donnison walked into a police station i... Read more

28 Oct 2018

37mins

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27 - Archibald Hall: Thief & Serial Killer (Part 1)

27 - Archibald Hall: Thief & Serial Killer (Part 1)

In the first of a two part series, we take a look back on the life and crimes of Archibald Thompson Hall, aka Roy Hall, ... Read more

11 Nov 2018

52mins

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13 – The medical student & the cruel murder of Hazel Mullen

13 – The medical student & the cruel murder of Hazel Mullen

Shan Mohangi arrived in Dublin in 1962 from South Africa. He was 21 years old and had left his home country due to the l... Read more

1 Apr 2018

1hr 5mins

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53 - Exorcism: The death of Christine Taylor

53 - Exorcism: The death of Christine Taylor

This week, we delve into the world of the paranormal - sort of. In 1974, in the small town of Ossett, northern England, ... Read more

27 Oct 2019

48mins

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52 - Betrayal: The murder of Mary Gough

52 - Betrayal: The murder of Mary Gough

Mary Gough tragically fell down the stairs in her home, only 6 months after her wedding day. Or, at least that's what he... Read more

13 Oct 2019

50mins

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40 - Chaos, Neglect & Abuse: The Killing of Melissa Mahon

40 - Chaos, Neglect & Abuse: The Killing of Melissa Mahon

In September of 2006, Melissa Mahon (14) went missing in Sligo Town. She was supposed to in the care of the Health Servi... Read more

28 Apr 2019

1hr 9mins

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42 - Danger at Home: The Killing of Celine Cawley

42 - Danger at Home: The Killing of Celine Cawley

Celine Cawley was a model, a former bond girl, an advertising producer and a successful business owner. But in December ... Read more

26 May 2019

1hr 11mins

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