A serial fraudster was employed by a family in Kildare as a live in au pair after being outed on a hit podcast and in a series of newspaper articles as a conwoman.
Samantha Cooke managed to reinvent herself as child care worker Sadie Harris and lived for six months with the family while her real identity faced the eye of a publicity storm about a series of cons across Ireland.
Nicola speaks to journalist Mark Tighe of the Sunday Independent about the extraordinary story of a woman who keeps changing her name, look and background and who is currently gone dark somewhere in Ireland.
He tells her about her latest scam which terrified a young mother returning to work and about her colourful background as an artist, a writer and even a psychotherapist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 523: Serial con-artist Samantha Cooke duped Kildare family

Crime World, with Nicola Tallant, is an Irish podcast about criminals, drugs and the sins of the underworld. Discussing the real stories, and the real people, behind the grisly headlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

True crime

Love triangle murder accused Peter Dube is set to go on trial in Zimbabwe for a double murder and the attempted murder of his wife and her sister in law.
Three years after he first went on the run and hid out in Ireland posing as an asylum seeker the full horrors of his crimes will be played out in a courtroom.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the accused, his links to Ireland and false passports, documents and identities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 557: Love triangle murder accused and his links to Ireland’s asylum system

Are serial killers a thing of the past? Or have they simply reinvented themselves in the modern world? And why are we so fascinated with them. 
Nicola speaks with John Deane O’Keefe, head of the Faculty of criminology and policing studies at City Colleges in Dublin about the psychology behind some of the worlds’ most dangerous criminals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 556: Serial killers and modern policing

In January 2013 Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was murdered as he carried out a routine cash escort duty at the Lordship Credit Union in Dundalk in Louth.
Now tens years on journalist Robin Schiller and an officer who was one of the vast investigation team on the case, former Detective Inspector Pat Marry, have joined forces to tell the story of the hunt for Adrians killers.
Nicola speaks with Robin and Pat about their new book Murder at Lordship. Inside the Hunt for A Detective’s Killer which is available now.

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Episode 555: Murder at Lordship - Inside the Hunt for a Detective's Killer

Killer John Dundon is appealing his conviction for the murder of innocent rugby player Shane Geoghegan in Limerick more than 10 years ago.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the attempts by the violent Dundon brother to convince judges he’s been wrongly convicted and to win back his freedom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 554: Notorious killer John Dundon appeals conviction for murder of innocent rugby player

The hard-pressed Irish taxpayer got a boost this week after the homes of three notorious gangland criminals were sold off at auction. 
The Criminal Assets Bureau raised a total of €1.2 million after putting the ill-gotten gains under the hammer at a special online firesale.
They included homes once owned by burglary gang boss 'Pale' Miley Connors, Kinahan cartel chief Ross Browning and gangster David Waldron.
Niall speaks with Eamon Dillon about how CAB are returning crime proceeds to the public purse.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 523: Serial con-artist Samantha Cooke duped Kildare family

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