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Man killed in 'particularly brutal and vicious murder' as 30 nails fired into his head
Crime
Chen Liu was murdered in 2008 when an unknown attacker used a high-powered nail gun to fire more than 30 nails into his skull and neck before his body was dumped in a Sydney river
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Lisa Dorrian murder suspects arrested 20 years after disappearance from party
Missing persons
The arrests come just before the 21st anniversary of Lisa's disappearance as police believe she was murdered on the night of the party at the caravan park or early the next morning
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Gardai issue new update after 10 day dig in search for missing Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob
An Garda Siochana
Gardai have completed a 10 day excavation at a site in Wicklow linked to 'credible information' in the cold case investigations into the suspected murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob.
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Michael Kelley charged in connection with garda probe into death of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine
Michael Gaine
The development comes almost 24 hours after former US soldier Mr Kelley was arrested on suspicion of murder
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Cannibal killer shot, raped then ate female friend and was never jailed
Cannibals
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Renee Hartevelt was a warm and caring Dutch exchange student who was murdered, raped and cannibalised by her Japanese classmate Issei Sagawa in Paris
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I went to find 'the yank' at the centre of Kerry farmer murder mystery - this is what happened
Michael Gaine
American Michael Kelley, long suspected in the murder of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine, was dramatically re-arrested as gardai continue to investigate.
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American Michael Kelley rearrested on suspicion of murder of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine
Michael Gaine
The Irish Mirror has learned that Kelley, a self-admitted suspect for the murder of Mr Gaine, was arrested at his residence in Tralee, Co Kerry early this morning
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Stephen McCullagh trial: Man accused of murdering pregnant Natalie McNally 'hoped to get away with it'
Murder
The trial of Stephen McCullagh for the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan, Co Armagh in December 2022 has formally started
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Depraved man stabbed victims 77 times, tried to cut off genitals and raped them before murders
Crime
WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: He raped, tortured and murdered at least 21 young boys in the span of a year in gruesome ways, before dumping their bodies by the side of the road.
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Jury rejects Dublin man's claim that he stabbed friend in self-defence
Courts
Mr Ryan fell to the ground and called Lawlor a 'dirtbird' before shouting: "You stabbed me in the artery, you f**king eejit"
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'Vampire cult' teen youngest on death row after gruesome bloodlust murders
Murder
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT When Rod Ferrell was a teen, he convinced a group of friends he was a vampire and they would take part in blood rituals in graveyards, eventually leading to two brutal murders in Florida
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'My son was stabbed 40 times in the head – now I have message for his monster killer'
Murder
Taylor Black, 18, went to a birthday party but never came home after being murdered by Nathan Costello, who stabbed him 64 times including 40 to the head, and his mother has now spoken on social media
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Man admits manslaughter of kind and good-natured pensioner in Cork
Courts
Florence O’Sullivan, who was originally from Adrigole, died from his injuries at Cork University Hospital
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Man who claimed to be son of murdered Irish woman in order to obtain Irish passport jailed
Courts
Detective Garda Paul Kane told Fergal Foley BL, prosecuting, that Abdelhamid was due to fly from Brussels to Dublin and then on to the UK
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Cannibal killed man and ate him over 10 months after uttering 9 chilling words
Murder
Armin Meiwes became obsessed with killing and eating men from a young age, and eventually met victim Bernd Brandes on a fetish forum before carrying out the sickening act that shocked Germany
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Larry Murphy killed woman and secretly buried her at Wicklow site, gardai told
Larry Murphy
Sources have told the Irish Mirror that officers probing the convicted rapist have been given what they judge to be credible information that Murphy buried a vehicle in the site – and that it contains the remains of a woman
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Wife decapitated and skinned husband before putting his head in boiling water
Murder
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Katherine Knight murdered John Price in Aberdeen, Australia, stabbing him 37 times before decapitating and skinning him in one of the country's most brutal crimes
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Jury in Natalie McNally murder trial sworn in as Judge sounds warning over case
Murder
Stephen McCullagh appeared in the dock at Belfast Crown Court on Monday morning wearing a blue-coloured, round neck jumper and glasses, sitting in between two prison staff
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Black widow's gruesome murder for husbands before trying to kill and frame own daughter
Murder
Stacey Castor was convicted of murdering her husband David with antifreeze and attempting to kill her daughter Ashley by framing her with a forged suicide note
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Twisted husband fed his own flight attendant wife into wood chipper
Murder
Flight attendant Helle Crafts, 39, warned her divorce lawyers 'if anything happens to me, do not believe it is an accident'
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'I confessed to killing my sister so her body would be dug up but I didn't do it'
Murder
When Nicole van den Hurk was murdered in 1995, her brother Andy vowed to bring her killer to justice - his daring plan involved a false confession on Facebook that led to DNA testing and a rape conviction
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'I'm a witch and man found murdered with pitchfork told me how it happened'
Murder
A 28-year-old witch believes she has unravelled the brutal 1945 murder of Charles Walton in Lower Quinton, Warwickshire, claiming it was about money and blackmail, not witchcraft
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Mum haunted by daughter's disappearance says 'hope and heartbreak are a living hell'
Missing persons
In February 2025, investigators re-classed the investigation from a missing person investigation to a murder investigation as a result of the extensive enquiries.
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Ballyfin murder trial: Wealthy tourist accused of murdering his dad 'lunged at family during flight'
Murder
A second psychiatrist today told the trial of Henry McGowan, who is accused of the murder of his father John, that the defendant was suffering from schizoaffective disorder
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