Crime World

To Britain's criminal underworld, Freddie Foreman is the Godfather. Held responsible for the gangland killings of Ginger Marks and Frank 'The Mad Axeman' Mitchell, he was the enforcer to those who broke the underworld's strict code of Omertà.

His dramatic story as a bank-robbing, safe-blowing hard man for the Kray twins made him London’s most feared gangster. In the pages of his book The Godfather of British Crime, the details of the heists, double-crossing, shootouts and audacious plans behind his criminal career play out.

Today in a Crime World holiday special we bring you an extract from his book The Godfather of British Crime narrated by his godson Nick Reynolds. So sit back enjoy the sun and listen to a story from the underworld.

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Riots in Belfast, Dublin and across the UK and a sinister far-right element shrouded in tricolours and loyalist flags but who are the faces behind the violence in our cities and what are they hoping to achieve?

Nicola speaks to Allison Morris about the rise of anti-immigration violence and a policing plan around it.

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Kinahan top brass Peadar Keating has had a stay put on his extradition proceedings to the UK to face trial on conspiracy charges as the courts consider whether he is ready to stand trial and how any sentence he may get should be served.

Complexities around the case mean that Keating remains in Portlaoise Prison while Kavanagh and his brother-in-law Liam Byrne and other co-defendants prepare for trial next month.

Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about Keating and the case for the defence.

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The husband of Valerie French has been convicted of her murder after he failed to prove he was not guilty by reason of insanity.

James Kilroy had claimed he was suffering from cannabis-induced psychosis when he savagely killed his wife at their home in Co Mayo.

Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitte about the events that led up to the murder and the victim impact statements given by Valerie's loved ones.

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The notorious squad of Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh are set to go on trial with their boss next month as the Old Bailey prepares to hear a cunning gun plot that backfired spectacularly on the UK and Irish wing of the Kinahan cartel.

Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about Kavanagh, his brother in law Liam Byrne and their co-accused and what the National Crime Agency was a plan undone by the Encrochat hack.

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She was the inspiration behind the character of Dr.Wendy in the hit Netflix show Mindhunter.

Dr.Ann Burgess began her career in trauma nursing before she went on to work with the FBI in the behavioral science unit where she helped to develop a method for profiling sexual serial killers.

Speaking to Clodagh Meaney at CrimeCon, Dr. Ann Burgess tells us about her work and her book A Killer by Design murders mindhunters and my quest to decipher the criminal mind.

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In his new audio book Fugitive Nick Reynolds son of the mastermind of the Great Train robbery Bruce Reynolds delves into the psychology of staying on the run and how it effects the lives and loves of the worlds most wanted.

Today in an extract from the book published by Bonnier and featuring interviews with Amber Marks, the daughter of Howard Marks and renowned criminal psychologist Paul Britton, we hear Nick begin his fascinating story - a journey of understanding into the life of a Fugitive.

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His has been a life less ordinary. Nick Reynolds; a musician with the band Alabama 3 who penned the famous Soprano’s theme, an artist known for his eerie death masks and the son of Bruce Reynolds the mastermind of the 1963 Great Train Robbery.

Nick, whose father passed away in 2013, just months before the 50th anniversary of Britain’s most sensational heist, talks to Nicola about his audio book Fugitive - an examination on the run with his famous father and the fallout from his capture.

And in the our next episode we will run an extract from Fugitve narrated by Nick.

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Jay O'Connor's own text messages linking him to a revenge shooting and Kinahan Cartel murder plots were laid bare in court this week.

The Veteran gangster was charged after Gardaí managed to access his encrypted phone where he had vowed to get revenge on his enemies 

Niall Donald speaks to Ken Foy about Jay O'Connor's volitile three decade long criminal career.

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The tragedy of homeless man Mark Burke whose dismembered remains were discovered in a recycling plant 10 year ago has been the subject of a fresh appeal for information about his murder.

Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the 36 year old and a missing 80 hours which hold the key to his gruesome end.

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