Inside the Crime
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Inside the Crime
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In Season 2 of Inside the Crime, we investigate the murder of Charles Self, a talented RTÉ set designer who was brutally killed in his south Dublin home in 1982. Born in England and raised in Scotland, he had settled well into a new life in Dublin. So who would want him dead? Subscribe now to make sure you don't miss a moment of this true crime podcast.

Episodes

  • Episode 6: Bonus Live Event
    To mark the end of this season of Inside the Crime, we held a very special event with a live audience of listeners to The Charles Self Murder. We wanted to bring the series to a close by going deeper inside the crime, so we invited a panel of guests to...
  • Episode 5: Bertie
    There's been one key character who keeps cropping up throughout this season: Bertie. He was Charles' friend who was asleep in an upstairs bedroom the night of the murder. Bertie was the one to call 999 the following morning. But it's hard to understand...
  • Episode 4: Unanswered Questions
    In the weeks following Charles' murder, there seemed to be more questions than answers surrounding the killing. Hundreds of gay men were being interviewed, photographed and fingerprinted, but gardaí seemed no closer to finding the perpetrator. Then, in...
  • Episode 3: The Investigation
    In this episode, we delve deep into the garda investigation which was following a number of leads. Could the killer have been a male prostitute? Who was the man who went home with Charles that night? There was an unidentified finger print and bloodied...
  • Episode 2: The Crime Scene
    In the last episode, we got to know Charles Self through the memories of his friends and colleagues. They spoke of a man who was generous, charming, talented and with a zest for life. However, just a few weeks shy of his 33rd birthday, Charles was...
  • Episode 1: Who was Charles Self?
    In Season 2 of Inside the Crime, Frank Greaney investigates the murder of Charles Self, a talented RTÉ set designer who was found dead in his south Dublin home in 1982. Born in England and raised in Scotland, he had settled well into a new life in...
  • Episode 5 - The Anniversary
    Is there any joy at Christmas time for Nancy, Christy and John Whelan?
  • Episode 4 - The Sentencing
    Murder carries a mandatory life sentence, but what happens when someone is convicted of three murders?
  • Episode 3 - The Interrogation
    Calm, composed and collected: how Gardaí ultimately got an admission from Brian Hennessy for the Christmas morning murders
  • Episode 2 - The Revelations
    Listen and subscribe now to be sure you don't miss a moment of this exclusive true-crime podcast for Newstalk.
  • Episode 1 - The Whelan Family Story
    Episode 1 of Inside The Crime - The Whelan Family Story - with a new episode weekly.
  • Trailer: Inside The Crime
    A new true-crime podcast from Newstalk: Inside The Crime - The Whelan Family Story