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Killer, 19, sexually assaulted nun, 68, before strangling her and dumping body in bush
Murder
Nun killer Kealen Herron is reportedly making his first steps towards freedom nearly 24 years since he sexually assaulted and murdered a much loved member of the Monaghan community
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Husband's horrifying murder plot exposed after wife survives 4,000ft plunge
Murder trial
Victoria Cilliers, 41, survived after both her main and reserve parachutes failed to open on a jump she made in 2015 - but a police investigation later revealed that her fall had been no accident
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Irish dad's five terrifying words to wife after murdering little boys in car
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Kathleen Chada has offered her support to the loved ones of Vanessa Whyte and below we look back at the murder-suicide attempt that cruelly cost the lives of her own children back in 2013
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Mother and children shot dead in Fermanagh to be buried together in Clare
Fermanagh
Those attending the funeral of Vanessa Whyte and her children in Barefield on Saturday have been asked to wear bright colours
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House where elderly special-needs brothers were murdered on market for €112,500
Mayo
Jack and Tommy Blaine were described as "angels" after they were brutally murdered at their home in Mayo in 2013
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Mum-of-five's horror comment to work colleagues before she was beheaded
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Judith Nibbs, 60, was murdered by crane driver husband Dempsey Nibbs at their home in Hoxton, east London, on April 10, 2014, after he accused her of having an affair
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Elderly mother of Clare vet murdered with her kids had only just returned from pilgrimage
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As the small community of Barefield comes to terms with the murder of Vanessa Whyte and her children, it has also emerged that she was planning to bring them to the Clare village in less than a fortnight
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Hometown GAA club of murder victim Vanessa Whyte pays moving tribute to her
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The club said that the Whyte family had a long history with St Joseph's Doora Barefield
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Wife 'decapitated by husband who then carried her head to police station'
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Shankar, 28, is said to have killed his wife after finding her in an intimate situation with another man at their rented property in Hennagara near Bengaluru, India
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More resources needed in case of alleged Parnell Square attacker, judge says
Courts
In April, the court heard that the expert's report had been made available, but the psychiatrist requested a further four weeks to review matters
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Mum on death row for killing husband as son watched has 'disgusting' hobby
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Ramandeep Kaur Mann, from Derby, is currently languishing on death row in India, to be executed by hanging
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Husband who killed wife in knife attack as she pushed pram jailed for life
Courts
Mr Justice Cotter said the "nature and extent" of his attack "proves beyond all reasonable doubt that you intended to kill her"
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Man decapitated wife, 17, and walked around with her head forgiven by parents
Prisons
Mona Heydari, 17, was killed by her husband Sajjad Heydari and his brother Heydar in Ahvaz, the capital of the southwestern Khuzestan Province, in February 2022
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Man who inadvertently recorded moment he murdered his wife after finding out about affair learns fate
Courts
A court heard that Stephen Mooney, who murdered his wife, Anna Mooney, "freaked out" after seeing "something on her phone about sex"
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Husband killed his wife of 30 years and flushed her head down the toilet
Murder
Dempsey Nibbs, 69, has been jailed for a minimum of 21 years after being found guilty of murdering his wife Judith
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Woman who died at luxury hotel 'fell asleep at dinner table', court told
Courts
Man accused of killing ex at luxury hotel "waved ambulance goodbye", jury hears
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'Ashling Murphy's boyfriend had every right to question why murderer Jozef Puska was left into Ireland'
Ashling Murphy
"If I had my way, Puska would die in an Irish jail for what he did to that beautiful young woman. He should never be freed from prison"
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Granny Ripper who killed and ate her victims' organs in gruesome ritual
Serial killers
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Tamara Mitrofanovna Samsonova was dubbed 'Granny Ripper' after carrying out a spate of hideous crimes against up to 11 victims
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Gardai renew appeal over murder of Antoinette Smith, who went missing after Slane concert
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The 27-year-old was last seen 38 years ago on O’Connell Street in Dublin
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'Female Hannibal Lecter' skinned husband and cooked him for his kids
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Katherine Knight, from Aberdeen, New South Wales, Australia, stabbed, skinned and decapitated her partner John Price
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Cannibal killer murdered young mum and 'ate her with pasta and cheese'
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David Harker, who is serving a life sentence for the manslaughter of mother-of-four Julie Paterson, has been denied his freedom on several occasions
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Dublin murder LIVE updates as gardai seal off Clondalkin home after body found
Dublin
Gardai are set to launch a murder investigation after a man's body was found following a fatal assault at a house in west Dublin.
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Woman dubbed 'Hannibal Lecter wife' stabs lover then cooks him for his kids
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Katherine Knight made history as the first woman in Australia to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole after she murdered her partner John Price in 2000
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Suspect re-arrested over murder of Tipperary pensioner Josephine Ray insists 'I am not the murderer'
An Garda Siochana
Former asylum seeker Hassan Ali Gori says gardai spoke to him about prints, as he continues to deny the murder of well loved pensioner Josephine Ray
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