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However, in 2019 Irish journalist Robert Mulhern published another book about Kelly, The Secret Serial Killer: The True Story of Kieran Kelly, which raised serious questions about the veracity of Platt's book and the number of murders which could feasibly be linked to Kelly. [6]
Also: Ireland: People: By occupation: Murderers: Serial killers. Pages in category "Irish serial killers" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
In April 2022, Aidan Moffitt (aged 42) and Michael Snee (aged 58) were found murdered in their own homes, in the space of 24 hours. Both men were found with serious physical injuries due to a physical assault, around 1km apart in the town. Gardaí probed links to a serial killer. A 22-year-old man was arrested and subsequently charged. [42] [43]
Hugh Leonard Thompson Murphy (2 March 1952 – 16 November 1982) was a Northern Irish loyalist, UVF officer and serial killer. As leader of the Shankill Butchers gang, Murphy was responsible for the murders of mainly Catholic civilians, often first kidnapping and torturing his victims. Due to a lack of evidence, Murphy was never brought to ...
Dorcas Kelly was a madam who operated the Maiden Tower brothel on Copper Alley, off Fishamble Street in the southwest part of Dublin, Ireland.Convicted of killing shoemaker John Dowling on St. Patrick's Day 1760, Kelly was executed by partial hanging and burning at the stake on Gallows Road (modern Baggot Street) on 7 January 1761.
In 2016, Ireland's was one of three cases covered in the first episode of Encounters with Evil titled "Thrill Killers". In 2017, Colin Ireland's crimes were covered in an episode of the CBS Reality series Voice of a Serial Killer. In 2019, Ireland was the subject of episode 7, in series 3 of Most Evil Killers. on Sky UK-owned channel, Pick. [16]
Gardaí were examining whether there was a homophobic motive for the killings and whether they were the work of a potential serial killer, who was targeting men on dating apps. [8] This prompted Gardaí to issue advice to the public, urging people to take necessary precautions before meeting people online. [9] [10]
Larry Murphy is an Irish convicted criminal. After his conviction for kidnapping, repeatedly raping, and attempted murder of a young Carlow woman on 11 February 2000, in the Wicklow Mountains, he was jailed in January 2001. [1] His release from prison less than 10 years later drew widespread criticism.