Posts Tagged ‘ murder ’

Crime Gangs — The Enemy Within

May 14th, 2009 | By Bock | Category: Crime, Favourites

Tough new laws on organised crime are proposed in the Criminal Justice Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009 which contains measures to convict organised criminals on the evidence of a senior police officer, and makes gang membership a crime.



Sometimes Mass Murder Is News and Sometimes It Isn’t

Apr 19th, 2007 | By Bock | Category: Media

Did you see this guy’s video on the news?

He was as mad as a bag of spanners. A fruit. A complete nutcase.
I’ve been listening to the coverage since waking up this morning. Every station has it, on radio and tv. The world is shocked and horrified by the mass killings at [...]



The Cannibal Murders

Feb 22nd, 2007 | By Bock | Category: Crime, Favourites, Policing, gardai

Do you remember the case of Dean Lyons?
No?
Back in March 1997, two mentally-ill women living in “sheltered housing” in Dublin were murdered in a savage attack during which the killer ritually mutilated their bodies. The crime, which came to be known as the Cannibal Murders, was plainly committed by a madman, and a forensic [...]