Mens Rea: A true crime podcast

Mens Rea is the legal principle of intent that must be proved in a number of crimes, such as murder. It means literally, "guilty mind". Mens Rea Podcast explores the most notorious crimes from Ireland and the UK and the court cases that followed. Join your host, Sinead, every fortnight when a new case is discussed.

Episodes

80 - Trauma: The murder of Wayne McQuillian

Nov 22 2020 • 0 MIN

In the early hours New Year's day, 2014 Wayne McQuillain stumbled out of a house in Rathmullen Park, Drogheda Co Louth. He was covered in blood. Paula Farrell, his partner would face trial for his ...

79 - Savage: The murder of James Healy

Nov 9 2020 • 0 MIN

In February of 1996, 16 year old James Healy was found brutally beaten in a field near his home in Tralee. It wouldn't be long before gardai zeroed in on their prime suspect - a 25 year old man dia...

78 - The Field: The killing of Paddy Daly

Oct 25 2020 • 0 MIN

In January of 1996, 69 year old bachelor farmer Paddy Daly went missing from his home just outside Killarney in Co. Kerry. His family told the press and the police that they were baffled as to what...

77 - The Murder of Georgina Eager

Oct 13 2020 • 0 MIN

In May of 2003, family members discovered the body of Georgina Eager in the bedroom of her flat. The knife used to kill her was still protruding from her neck. A man was arrested shortly after in L...

76 - House of Horrors: Cork's Missing Men

Sep 29 2020 • 0 MIN

Just before Christmas 1994, Patch O'Driscoll went missing from his bedsit in Cork City. When the garda investigation began into his missing persons case, it was discovered two other men had also di...

75 - Pathological: The murders of Lesley Clarke & Trevor Buchanan

Sep 13 2020 • 0 MIN

In May of 1991, the bodies of Lesley Clarke and Trevor Buchanan were discovered in a fume filled car, parked in Lesley's deceased father's garage. The deaths were ruled a tragic double suicide - pr...

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