The late summer murders: Two men on a mission to kill Irish women
In 1976, the career criminals travelled around Ireland, abducting, raping and murdering women
State’s longest-serving prisoner in fresh bid to secure temporary release
Murderer John Shaw won right for 2 days’ release a year but it has not been granted
State’s longest serving prisoner continues legal bid for temporary release
John Shaw has been in custody since September 1976
Dwyer likely to be “new Malcolm Macarthur” and serve decades in jail
Average life sentence currently 17 years, up from 7½ in 1970s and 1980sSmall group of notorious killers kept in prison for up to 50 years
Murderer died after three years in vegetative state, inquest hears
Coroner’s court told fatality in vegetative state caused by sepsis due to pneumonia
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