Christmas is traditionally a time of joy, that time of year where you catch up with friends and loved ones, enjoy the festivities, swap gifts and watch children bask in the excitement of it all. For most, it's a happy time of year, but for some, it can be the darkest.

For one tragic family in County Kilkenny, in Ireland, Christmas time indeed is their darkest of times - this one being the 15th in a row for them. This time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, I shall tell you exactly why.

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving  descriptions of a sexual nature, and involving children, that some listeners may find disturbing and or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playlist Tracks

• Pride And Glory - War Pigs (Black Sabbath Cover)
• Embrace - Come Back To What You Know

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References

• Inside The Crime Podcast - Spotify
• Murder victim's heartbroken brother tells of fears evil killer could move to same street after prison release | The Irish Sun (thesun.ie)
• Brother of tragic mum murdered alongside her two kids speaks out as evil killer up for parole - Irish Mirror Online
• 'I didn't think about the kids .. I just worried about the murder' Sick killer only pleads guilty at last moment making family sit through hell. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
• Parole Board meeting for Christmas Day killer Hennessy. Family of murdered mother and daughters slam process. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
• BODIES OF EVIDENCE; EX-STATE PATHOLOGIST OPENS UP ON CHILLING CASES IN MEMOIR; Prof Cassidy reveals postmortem 'caught triple killer Hennessy'; Expert suspicious of beast O'Reilly after Late Late show 'grief'; EXCLUSIVE. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
• Heartbroken dad of murdered Sharon Whelan details attempts to save family from Christmas morning fire - Irish Mirror Online
• Brother of Kilkenny mum murdered on Christmas day calls for tougher laws on violence against women - Irish Mirror Online
• Man who murdered mum and her two young kids on Christmas morning due for parole early next year - Irish Mirror Online
• Family's disgust as Sharon Whelan's killer could walk free after just eight years - Irish Mirror Online
• Brother who lost sister and nieces hails stricter laws on sentencing (irishexaminer.com)
• ‘She just wanted to be a good mum’ – Heartbroken brother of murdered Sharon Whelan reveals last words she spoke to him | Independent.ie
• Inside the Crime: How Kilkenny detectives identified a murder suspect | Newstalk
• 'My sister and her girls never woke up on Christmas morning' | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
• Murderer of Sharon Whelan and her daughters refused parole - Tipperary Live
• Young man who went out with evil in his heart | Independent.ie
• Family of woman murdered alongside two children welcome new parole bill - SundayWorld.com
• Jailed: postman who killed mum and girls on Xmas day | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
• PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions
• Advertiser.ie - Mystery man who visited cottage key to triple Windgap killing
• What do you think were the most shocking murder cases in Ireland and why do you think - Page 2 — boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin'
• Families of Kilkenny murder victims demand changes to sentencing and the ending of day release for convicted killers - Kilkenny Live (kilkennypeople.ie)
• PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions
• Murderer denies he killed mother and her children to cover up rape – The Irish Times
• Mum | Evening Herald (Dublin) | Monday 29 December 2008 | British Newspaper Archive
• Crime In 2008 Year Of | Evening Herald (Dublin) | Wednesday 31 December 2008 | British Newspaper Archive
  
  

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