The untold stories of Irish girls and women who emigrated to North America in the 19th and early 20th centuries and fell into lives of crime and destitution are told in a new podcast. In five-part series Bad Bridget, historians Elaine Farrell, of Queen’s University Belfast,...
Crime
CRAIG BROWN: The true crime Frosties Heist? It’s grrrrrreat!
1 There’s a wide variety of exciting new series to watch in lockdown. Take Icepick, the latest gripping Scandi noir from Finland. A serial killer is on the loose in the snow-locked town of Bblleak. Hard-drinking detective Sven Svennsson is tasked with tracking him down...
Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with willful neglect of duty after an investigation of ruinous decisions that left Flint with lead-contaminated water and a regional outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. The charges, revealed in an online court record, are...
Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with willful neglect of duty after an investigation of ruinous decisions that left Flint with lead-contaminated water and a regional outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. The charges, revealed in an online court record, are...
Lisa Montgomery is first female inmate executed in US since 1953
Lawyers for the ‘womb raider’ killer Lisa Montgomery have said she was ‘disconnected from reality’ Lawyers for the ‘womb raider’ killer Lisa Montgomery – the first female federal death row inmate to be executed in nearly 70 years – have said she was ‘disconnected from...
Netflix viewers’ shock at series about Night Stalker Richard Ramirez
Netflix debuted a new docuseries on the Night Stalker serial killer today, and while many early viewers have excitedly rushed to watch all four episodes, others are complaining that it’s more graphic than it needs to be. ‘Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer’...
US riots: FBI arrests Queens man for ‘planning attack on Capitol’
‘Proud Boys member’, 40, is arrested during FBI raid in Queens after ‘trying to organize an armed caravan to Washington, D.C.’ following deadly Capitol riots Eduard Florea, 40, was arrested in Middle Village, Queens on Tuesday afternoon The FBI conducted a raid of his home...
US Capitol riots: Alabama man, 70, who made ‘NAPALM’, charged by FBI
A 70-year-old Trump supporter has been arrested after police allegedly uncovered homemade bombs inside of his pick-up truck while it was parked near the Capitol during last Wednesday’s siege. Lonnie Leroy Coffman, of Falkville, Alabama, was taken into custody last Thursday and has now been...
‘Ndrangheta mafia trial involving 350 suspects begins in Italy
Italy’s largest mafia trial in more than 30 years got underway today as hundreds of alleged members of the ‘Ndrangheta – believed to be the world’s richest crime syndicate – took the stand. The ‘maxi’ trial, which is expected to take at least a year...
Pensioner offers £5,000 reward after dog stolen in South London park
A retired man whose family bought him a dog to help with his anxiety has posted a £5,000 reward after his pet was stolen in a London park. Mike Jasper was walking his dog Ted, a Sprocker Spaniel, in South London in December after visiting...