Crimes that have stayed with you for years

Man Vs ManUre

Haven’t seen a mention here yet of Meredith Kercher. The one guy who admitted to killing her must be due for release soon enough, I think his sentence was only about 16 years. Rudy Guedes is his name.

TheAnalyst_

The Russian downing of a commercial flight in 2014 was difficult. I was somewhat involved in the aftermath and I don't know, something about getting details of all the kids on board. Little toddlers away on their holidays and imaginging what happend to them and seeing their little items on the ground.

Parabellum9

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

Haven’t seen a mention here yet of Meredith Kercher. The one guy who admitted to killing her must be due for release soon enough, I think his sentence was only about 16 years. Rudy Guedes is his name.

Amanda Knox still had some part to play no matter what innocent charade she keeps up.

Man Vs ManUre

TheAnalyst_ wrote: »

The Russian downing of a commercial flight in 2014 was difficult. I was somewhat involved in the aftermath and I don't know, something about getting details of all the kids on board. Little toddlers away on their holidays and imaginging what happend to them and seeing their little items on the ground.

Remember one of the passengers posted on his Facebook a pic of the plane from the boarding gate and said something like “if this one goes missing this is what it looks like”. It was only a few months after mh370 went missing.
I often think while sitting in a plane at 35000 meters, if that type of thing happened. I think you would be alive and conscious for a few seconds before you black out. It must be the most surreal and terrifying second or 2 you could ever imagine.

TheAnalyst_

Honestly I thnk you could be fully conciousfor the lot of it and maybe for a minute after impact if you're lucky/unlucky. **** knows really.

shaveAbullock

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

I often think while sitting in a plane at 35000 meters, if that type of thing happened. I think you would be alive and conscious for a few seconds before you black out. It must be the most surreal and terrifying second or 2 you could ever imagine.

It actually sounds very soothing compared to many other ways you can die and know about in advance.

walshb

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Celine Cawley in Howth. The perp is out for years now, manslaughter verdict having killed her with a brick.

But he called an ambulance...!!!

I’ll always remember that from the judge..

Called it about 30 minutes after he destroyed that woman.

Called it to have her taken away....

Scum..

Grandeeod

Not sure if its been mentioned since I last read the thread. But my first experience of a serious crime in Ireland was the Malcom McAthur case in 1982. I was only about 10 at the time, but it took place in areas I was familiar with and was real big news at the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUBU

Who can forget GUBU and the deal done after McArthur pleaded guilty to the murder of Bridie Gargan, despite also murdering Donal Dunne in Offaly.

Irish_peppa

walshb wrote: »

But he called an ambulance...!!!

I’ll always remember that from the judge..

Called it about 30 minutes after he destroyed that woman.

Called it to have her taken away....

Scum..

Allways wondered what happened to that fella Eamon Lilis, quick google sees that he sold the house in howth he murdered the wife in and won 50% share of their assets. Weird!
https://www.thesun.ie/news/2381348/loaded-wife-killer-eamonn-lillis-earns-tidy-profit-as-he-flogs-luxury-dublin-property-without-ever-living-in-it/
Wonder does he work and where he lives now has he changed his name and pretends he is someone else. Must check for him on Instagram :P

Frynge

The killing of Salt in Malahide back in the late 90's.

Two donkeys called Salt and Pepper were always in the Casino just outside the village and some scumbag decided to beat Salt with an iron bar one night before driving it through their skull and killing him/her.

I think one of the guys with him actually went to the Garda Station not long ofter it happened to report it.

Violence against another human can sometimes be accounted for by provocation, retaliation or such in my mind but that kind of attack on an animal is truly sickening.

the guy who did it was really just a bad sort.

Wanderer78

interesting take on the jamie bulger case

smelly sock

Lillis went with the story that he was pit and when he got back he found her. Tried to say it was a burglar iirc.

Another joke shop sentence like Wayne O'Donoghue or Paddy as he now goes by.

Edgware

RandomViewer wrote: »

Going by recent events and the history of Gardai in Donegal they probably destroyed it,

Keep below the speed limit and you wont develop that chip

Omackeral

Wanderer78 wrote: »

interesting take on the jamie bulger case

It’s James, not Jamie. It’s in the video you’ve just quoted. His mother Denise is on record as being very upset that her boy has been labelled “Jamie” by media outlets. Was never known to the family as Jamie. Think it’s respectful to get the name right. Not having a go at you, just mean in general.

Wanderer78

Omackeral wrote: »

It’s James, not Jamie. It’s in the video you’ve just quoted. His mother Denise is on record as being very upset that her boy has been labelled “Jamie” by media outlets. Was never known to the family as Jamie. Think it’s respectful to get the name right. Not having a go at you, just mean in general.

had a funny feeling of that myself, i even googled it before posting, thank you

Murder of Charles Self in monkstown in 80s

Case is still open...from what I read looks like they never even came close to getting someone for it.

mloc123

https://www.broadsheet.ie/2016/06/22/the-devil-is-in-the-detail/

This is one of the strangest cases I have ever read

RandomViewer

Edgware wrote: »

Keep below the speed limit and you wont develop that chip

Too late for that, I've seen them in action , former next door neighbour was killed 8 years ago and the guy who did it has walked on 2 other serious charges since, rape and aggravated assault. Have a fair idea why

HildaOgdenx

The murder of Philomena Gillane.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/the-journey-from-seaside-romance-to-car-boot-murder-1.137825

TCDStudent1

HildaOgdenx wrote: »

The murder of Philomena Gillane.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/the-journey-from-seaside-romance-to-car-boot-murder-1.137825

Never heard that one before. Crazy story.

Bobtheman

The 2008 bank Gurantee. The property crash. Caused more deaths than any of the above

Hangdogroad

Bonniedog wrote: »

Don't know if anyone has mentioned the Roma girl who was subjected to a horrendous death by drug dealing scum. Not even sure if anyone was done for actual murder. Some of them are now dead, thankfully.

It stuck in my mind because I knew the main culprits' family and they were scum, with exception of one of the sisters. Their mother was a nasty old count of a money lender in Oliver Bond and reared these creatures.

A guy stood trial for that and was acquited. He's inside for something else now, a complete psychopath from a scumbag family

HildaOgdenx

TCDStudent1 wrote: »

Never heard that one before. Crazy story.

The husband was convicted and served a prison sentence for soliciting two men to murder his pregnant wife. It happened, if memory serves me correctly in or around the same time of year, as the murders of Fr Joe Walsh, and Imelda and Liam Riney (aged 3), mentioned upthread.

All in Co Galway, although that article I linked earlier says it was Mayo, that is incorrect.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/weeping-gillane-sentenced-to-eight-years-imprisonment-1.137831

timthumbni

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HildaOgdenx wrote: »

The murder of Philomena Gillane.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/the-journey-from-seaside-romance-to-car-boot-murder-1.137825

I can’t believe that article threw in the term lady killer from a Garda source.

iebamm2580

That 5 year old boy cannon hinnant that was riding his bike and shot in the head in america last week was not reported widely by the media until recently was a horrific case, hope the guy gets the death penalty.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/15/us/north-carolina-boy-killed-father-speaks-trnd/index.html

Sultan of Bling

TheAnalyst_ wrote:

The Russian downing of a commercial flight in 2014 was difficult. I was somewhat involved in the aftermath and I don't know, something about getting details of all the kids on board. Little toddlers away on their holidays and imaginging what happend to them and seeing their little items on the ground.

I remember sky news had a reporter going through the dead passengers luggage at the cras site.

Scumbags

Suckler

Shanda Sharer. There are other websites that give more detail but this is enough -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Shanda_Sharer

Topcat78

Baiba Saulite,
Shot on her own doorstep,what some scumbags will do for money.

Irish_peppa

Another one i found quite chilling was the former model Eric Locks killing of Sonia Blount.
He set up a fake facebook profile and tricked her into meeting him in a hotel in Tallght where he strangled her.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/hotel-killer-eric-locke-is-rooming-with-a-vile-paedophile-teacher-who-raped-pupil-7-36166473.html

theteal

A few years ago the wife's uncle crossed the road to break up a fight on his stroll home from the pub. Some scrote from Ballyer with a substantial history, already disqualified from diving on a cocktail of drink and drugs was acting the bo11ocks in a car coming from the Wright Venue iirc. I don't think I need to elaborate on what comes next. Needless to say, he didn't stop and was only caught when the guards picked him up for something else a few days later. I think he's still in prison now for it but I can't imagine for much longer.

It was national news at the time but I don't want to mention his name as it somehow validates his existence.