In 1990 Pamela Smart was accused of conspiring with her teenage partner, then 15-year-old William "Billy" Flynn, and three of his friends to have her 24-year-old husband Greggory Smart killed in Derry, New Hampshire . [1] The case caused a media frenzy at the time, and continues to fascinate as Pamela maintains her innocence and insists her depiction as a manipulative monster could not be further from the truth. Julie Jay (@juliejaycomedy) talks to Sophie Shanley (@sophieshanley). If you have en...
Jul 10, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 29
The morning of January 7th, 1946, the city of Chicago Illinois is stunned when Jack Degnan wakes to find his 6 year old daughter Suzanne missing, her bedroom window ajar. A city-wide search begins but nobody is prepared for the horrors about to unfold. Luckily a man in apprehended for the crime, but did the police arrest the right guy? And how could Suzanne's death be linked to one of the more notorious unsolved cases of the twentieth century? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
Jun 26, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Judith Barsi was a rising Hollywood child star whose career was going from strength to strength, but nobody fully understood the terrible home life she was forced to endure, one which would end in catastrophic violence and a community horrified. Julie Jay talks to Fred Cooke. If you have enjoyed this podcast, please don't forget to download and/or subscribe to this podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 12, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 24
It was a Saturday morning when a local man out jogging on White Strand in Cahersiveen, Co Kerry, made the grisly discovery of the body of a baby boy. The date was April 14, 1984, and the infant was confirmed to be dead. He had been stabbed multiple times before he was put in a plastic bag and left on the beach, just outside Cahersiveen. What would ensue would prove to be one of the most important socio-political moments in Ireland’s modern history, a moment when accusations of infanticide abound...
May 29, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 23
On Tuesday 16 October 1984, four-year-old Grégory Villemin was reported missing, then found dead in the Vologne river in the Vosges region of France with ropes tied around his hand and feet. What followed is a three-decade judicial saga that continues to captivate the public - a saga involving allegations of corruptions, revenge killings, family rifts and what remains an unanswered question: who killed little Gregory? Julie Jay (insta @juliejaycomedy) chats to Brian Gallagher (insta @briangallah...
May 19, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In the summer of 1968 the economically deprived area of Scotswood, a suburb of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, was horrified when the body of three year old Brian Howe was found dead on some local wasteland. Little did the community know the horrific truth that would emerge, changing the way children were viewed in the eyes of the criminal justice system forever. Julie Jay chats to Michael Rice. If you have enjoyed this podcast please don’t forget to rate /review us on iTunes. Thank you so much for listeni...
May 09, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In May 1999 Hannah Hill was an 18 year old High School graduate in Akron, Ohio looking forward to starting her college life in the autumn. Tragically her life was cut short by a heinous killer, and as if that wasn't enough for her family to bear, she then went on to suffer numerous injustices after her death - including huge police negligence and a legal twist that shocked the country. Julie Jay chats to Katie Boyle of The Shift Podcast and We Met Irl. If you have enjoyed the podcast please don'...
May 02, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 18
For more than a century, a peculiar physical condition known as ectrodactyly had afflicted the Stiles family - a condition which affected their limbs to varying degrees. While many may have viewed this condition as a handicap, for the Stiles family it spelled opportunity. In 1944 Grady Stiles Sr moved his family to the carnival mecca of Gibsonton, Florida, where his son, Grady Stiles Jr., quickly became the headline act in a local freakshow. Adored as a young performer, Grady Jr's story took a m...
Apr 18, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 16
‘What I’m saying is Julie sometimes it is okay to dismember someone’ In this episode Julie Jay chats to the queen of dark comedy Marise Gaughan about Linda and Charlotte Mulhall aka The Scissor Sisters. In March 2005 little did these sisters know that a day of partying with their mother and her partner Fareh Swaleh Noor would end in what a judge would describe as ‘the most grotesque killing’ he had ever presided over in his professional career. The evening ended in a murder that would change the...
Apr 10, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Anna Sorokin, is a Russian-born fraudster. She moved to New York City in 2013 under the false identity of Anna Delvey, pretending to be a wealthy German heiress before embarking on an elaborate scheme of larceny, theft of services and fraud on her quest to achieve a life worth instagramming Julie Jay chats to comic Fiona Frawley (insta @fionafrawl). If you have enjoyed the podcast please don't forget to rate or review us on itunes! Stay safe out there x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Mar 20, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Katherine Mary Knight is the first Australian woman to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole . She was convicted for the murder of her partner, John Price, in October 2001 in what is still considered one of the most gruesome, grotesque crimes to have ever been committed on Australian soil. Julie Jay chats to Sophie Shanley. If you have enjoyed this podcast please don't forget to rate or review us on iTunes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 04, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 7
John Wayne Gacy was an American serial killer who is responsible for the deaths of at least 33 young males in the greater Chicago area throughout the 1970s. Sometimes known as the “Killer Clown" for his habit of dressing in a clown costume and makeup, Gacy's crimes remain some of the most disturbing in all of American criminal justice, not least because of his lack of remorse after his horrendous actions had come to light. Julie Jay chats to comedian James Moran. If you have enjoyed this podcast...
Feb 19, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In September 1983, 38 Provisional IRA inmates escaped from the top-security Maze Prison — the largest jailbreak in Europe since the Second World War from one what was supposed to be the most secure prison in Europe. It was, and remains, the biggest jailbreak in UK history. Julie Jay chats to Owen Colgan. If you have enjoyed this podcast please don't forget to rate or review us on iTunes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 29, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Larry Griffin was a postman who disappeared on Christmas Day in Stradbally 1929. Ten people, including a publican, his wife and two children, a schoolmaster and two gardaí were charged with his murder. In this episode Julie Jay chats to comedian Shane Clifford (Twitter/Insta @brilliantshane) about what was a truly strange case which continues to haunt the criminal history of the Irish Free State. If you have enjoyed 'Crimeland' please subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts; also don't fo...
Jan 13, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Born in La Tuna, Mexico, El Chapo founded the Sinaloa cartel in 1989, over time building it into what was said to be the largest drug-trafficking network in the world. Known for his violence and inimitable influence, Guzmán successfully orchestrated numerous outlandish escapes over his fascinating criminal career. The drug lord was convicted of a slew of charges and sentenced to life in prison in New York City 2019. Julie Jay chats to Stephen Mullan (@hellostevo Twitter/Insta). If you have enjoy...
Jan 13, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 1
