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4th October 2004: A body of a 30-year-old woman is found dead on the floor of her bedroom in north county Dublin. She’d been brutally attacked. Most Shocking Murders s1e3: Crocodile Tears, CI 2017
He thought he had covered his tracks and how technology eventually led to his conviction. ibid.
Her husband Joe appeared to have a cast-iron alibi. ibid.
A profile of his movements … radically different from what he was telling them. ibid.
A beautiful mum bludgeoned to death in her own home. And a supposedly devastated husband with a strange taste for the limelight. Grieving partner or brazen liar? Faking It Special s2e4: Joe O’Reilly, DiscoveryPlus 2023
If we look at his hands, he’s reliving the moment where he was actually in the bedroom. ibid. Cliff
We’ve got all these indicators clustering within about five seconds that make him prime suspect number one. ibid. Cliff
The murder of a beautiful young mum in an idyllic village caused a media sensation. And to the surprise of officers at the scene, her husband seemed to welcome the spotlight. ibid.
That’s extremely graphic detail for a grieving husband to be using. ibid. Dawn
They learned more about the state of his and Rachel’s marriage. ibid.
But how does he know she might have been gurgling? ibid. Kerry
Police had established that O’Reilly’s extramarital affair had been going on for months. ibid.
Shortly before her murder, Rachel had found out about the affair. ibid.
In October 2004 loving wife Rachel O’Reilly returned home after doing the school drop-off. Less than 20 minutes later she was murdered by her own husband. In an horrific attack made to look like a burglary gone wrong, Joe O’Reilly killed the mother of his children. Joe O’Reilly revelled in the attention he received as he paraded himself on TV. Ireland’s Most Evil Killers s1e1: Joe O’Reilly, Sky Crime 2023
This is Rachel O’Reilly. One morning Rachel went missing. The Lie: Who Killed Rachel O’Reilly? aka The Lie: Murder in Suburbia, Channel 5 2024
As Rachel’s husband, Joe, pulled into the drive, he came face to face with her horrified mother. ibid.
The media frenzy around her murder simply exploded. ibid.
Joe’s bizarre behaviour reached another level altogether when he invited journalist Jenny Friel to the house.
Joe and Rose were invited on to The Late Show. ibid.
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For over a decade suspicious fires burned businesses and homes in southern California, ultimately causing the deaths of four innocent people. The local community was rocked by the news that the arsonist was local fire chief and investigator John Orr. The Killer in My Family s2e6: Relatives of ‘The Pillow Pyro’ John Orr, Quest Red 2020
John was the go-to person in LA for solving arson cases, but he was also the person starting many of the fires. ibid.
On 4th December 1991 John Orr was arrested. ibid.
He seemed to set all his fires in crowded places during the day where people could potentially die. Very Scary People s3e11: John Orr: The Firestarter: Chasing a Pyromaniac I, CI 2021
The loss of life in a popular retail story made headlines in southern California. ibid. comment
John Orr participated in all three investigations that night. ibid.
In the 2 years that followed, there would be more than 6,500 fires in southern California. ibid.
One of our own was setting fires. ibid. investigator
As the years go by, more fire are set. A pattern emerges. Investigators realise there is a serial arsonist on the loose, and it could be one of their own. Very Scary People s3e12: John Orr: The Firestarter: Chasing a Pyromaniac II
Points of Origin: More like a diary than fiction. ibid. comment
My dad was my hero and my sister’s hero. ibid. family
How was he there before the first responders? ibid. comment
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What happens if your nanny turns out to be a killer? That’s the nightmare in Upper West Side mom [Marina Krim] walked into when she found two of her children [Lucia & Leo] in the bathtub lying in a pool of blood as the nanny she had trusted for two years stood over them with a bloody butcher’s knife. True Crime Recaps: The Killer Nanny Fueled by Jealousy, Youtube 10.43, 2022
Day by day Yoselyn’s love for their family turned to resentment and jealousy. ibid.
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2006: Police say 17-year-old Casey Crowder called her mom Sunday morning to say she had run out of gas on her way home from Dumas. Police found Crowther’s vehicle but still no sign of the missing teen. The Confession Tapes s2e1: Gaslight, Netflix 2019
The more he [Kenneth Osburn] helped, the more he was looked at as a suspect … It’s pretty intimidating. ibid. defence lawyer
I’m going to get nasty. ibid. rozzer to Osburn
I was totally scared to death. ibid. Osburn
On June 25 2009 the Arkansas Supreme Court overturned Kenneth Osburn’s conviction. They found investigators continued to interrogate Kenneth after he had asked for an attorney. Kenneth was granted a new trial. ibid. captions
2006, Arkansas: The black zip tie was pulled so tight the 17-year-old’s [Casey Crowder] neck was squeezed to only three inches around when they found her. Free Crime Recaps: Terror on the Road: Chilling Details Behind the Brutal Death of Casey Crowder, Youtube 10.45, 2023
She ran out of gas and the final minutes of her life started ticking down. ibid.
A week passed then they found Casey. ibid.
Now they had a lead on the vehicle, they needed to meet the driver. Two days later 46-year-old Kenneth Osburn showed up at the police station. ibid.
September 28th 2006: He was arrested for Casey’s kidnapping and murder. ibid.
Scratches were seen on Kenny’s arms … Kenny said his dog scratched him. ibid.
Then there was the eyewitness sighting … Nancy saw a girl next to him sort of slumped over toward him like she was sleeping. ibid.
The second day he was questioned he confessed to the murder. ibid.
Casey might not have been Kenny’s first. ibid.
January 2008: He got life without parole … A year later his conviction was overturned … because of how they got his confession. ibid.