Crime World

***First published September 2022***He is New York’s most notorious Russian mobster, who made and lost a fortune from heroin trafficking, tax fraud and diamond smuggling. A gulag survivor hardened by the harsh punishments of the Soviet Union, Boris Biba Nayfeld became a gang enforcer and later a mob boss suspected of murder, torture and doing business with the Mafia’s infamous 'Five Families'. A larger-than-life, vodka-swilling, chess-playing pensioner, he has finally opened up to author Douglas Century, whose book 'The Last Boss of Brighton' is a kaleidoscope of stories of sex, drugs and murder. Now, Nicola Tallant talks with Douglas about his time in the company of the old-school Russian gangster. He tells her about Biba’s journey from Belarus to Brighton Beach, about the $300 million fortune he earned and lost and about the unlikely friendship they developed as they learned about connections of their past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jozef Puska has been found guilty of murdering Ashling Murphy in January 2022. A jury of 3 women and nine men spent just over 2hours and 20 minutes deliberating their verdict. Niall is joined by Crime World’s Clodagh Meaney who was in court as the verdict was read out. We discuss the emotions in court, the ‘nonsense’ defence and the man who was labelled by the presiding judge Justice Tony Hunt as ‘evil’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An underground bunker, a community of internet warriors attempting to create their own other world nirvana and an Irish criminal Godfather afraid of the dark. It sounds like the plot of a Netflix drama - and it is but it’s far from fiction.Nicola speaks to Max Rainer and Killian Lieb, the writers and directors of 'Cyberbunker' a new true crime documentary to be screened on the streaming giant from November 8th.We discuss the extraordinary events that led 600 German police to the former NATO bunker high above the Mosel Valley and the Irish criminal, George ‘The Penguin’ Mitchell whose presence led them there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A key member of the Kinahan organisation has been released from prison with another senior operative due out in the coming days.Both Liam Brannigan and Dean Howe have served their sentences for a feud-related conspiracy to kill, and Gardai will be watching closely to see if they leave for Dubai or try to regroup in Dublin.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Brannigan described by a Judge as the ‘centre of the wheel’ of a plot to murder Hutch associate Gary Hanley in 2017 and his sidekick Howe.We discuss their backgrounds, their familial bonds with some of the top echelons of the Kinahan cartel and the future prospects for them back home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming November 13th.Nora Sheehan, a Cork mother of three, was found murdered on the banks of the River Bandon in 1981. She had suffered a tragic, violent death, and the discovery of her body shocked the community. One local man soon became the chief suspect, but a series of freak accidents and untimely deaths let Noel Long walk free. Now, 42 years later, the case of Nora Sheehan's death is once again before the courts. The evidence has changed, but the suspect has not – will Noel Long get away with it again?From the team behind Crime World and The Witness: In His Own Words, "Beast: The Murder of Nora Sheehan" is a new podcast series examining Ireland's coldest case. Join me, Nicola Tallant, and the rest of the Crime World team as we investigate the brutal murder, track the decades-long journey towards justice, and reveal the hurt and heartbreak suffered by two families, as the devastating consequences of the killing ripple down through the generations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The prosecution and defence have concluded their closing statements in the trial of Jozef Puska, accused of murdering Ashling Murphy in January 2022. While one side say they’ve established beyond a reasonable doubt that Puska is guilty, the other say there is not enough evidence to convict. Niall Donald talks to Crime World’s Clodagh Meaney who has been covering the trial at the central criminal court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to part two of the first chapter of Nicola Tallant's new book 'Cocaine Cowboys' exclusively on Crime World. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to part one of the first chapter of Nicola Tallant's new book 'Cocaine Cowboys' exclusively on Crime World. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Niall and Nicola swap sides as Niall does the interviewing with Nicola in the hot seat answering questions about her new book Cocaine Cowboys.The book follows the growth of cocaine supply and demand in Ireland and is the definitive tale of the white gold rush and the cowboys who created a Wild West frontier both here and abroad while becoming multi millionaires in the process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Supergrass Gary Haggarty admitted to five murders, another five attempted murders and more than 200 terror offences during his time as an Ulster Volunteer Force boss and before he became a State Witness in Northern Ireland.So how do we take the evidence of a career tout and a murderer who denied being a serial killer when he stood to give evidence at a murder trial in Belfast in recent weeks? Can he be both a serious criminal and a truthful witness? Is the case of the tragic murders of catholic workmen Gary Connie and Eamon Fox the last time we will see Haggarty give evidence and is this the last of the Supergrass trials?Nicola speaks to Belfast Telegraph crime correspondent Allison Morris about the witness, the murder of innocent and about the dark times of the past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.