Catherine and Friends : Inside the Investigation into Ireland's Most Notorious Murder

by Flynn, Pat

• ISBN13: 9781905483921
• ISBN10: 1905483929
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-01
• Publisher: Liberties Pr

Summary

The trial and conviction of Catherine Nevin for her role in the murder of her husband Tom, monopolized the attention of Ireland for weeks. The allegations of contract killers, extra-marital affairs, fraud, and involvement with Republican organizations seemed better suited to the big screen than a small town pub. Pat Flynn, who led the investigation against Catherine, describes how holes in her story were found, along with evidence of how she had been plotting for years to have her husband killed. Although Flynn led several murder investigations in his career, none had the notoriety of the Nevin case.

Author Biography

Pat Flynn was the Superintendent of Gorey Garda District, County Wexford, which brought Arklow, Jack White's Pub and Catherine Nevin under his supervision. Although he led several murder investigations in his career, none had the notoriety of the Nevin case. He has since retired, and continues to live in Wexford.

Table of Contents

The Phone Call	p. 7
The Investigation Commences	p. 19
The Technical Investigation	p. 22
The Funeral	p. 35
Catherine's Suspects	p. 40
Evaluation	p. 42
Catherine Scully and Tom Nevin	p. 45
The Business of Marriage	p. 50
The Purchase of Jack White's Inn	p. 53
Friendships	p. 56
Gardaí Whelan and Murphy	p. 63
Previous Exploits	p. 68
The Search of the Pub	p. 73
The Staff and Patrons	p. 76
The Judge	p. 87
Catherine and the Inspector	p. 93
The Injuries Sustained by Tom Nevin	p. 96
John Ferguson and Patrick Russell	p. 98
John Jones	p. 103
Willie McClean	p. 105
Gerry Heapes	p. 109
Catherine's Arrest	p. 117
Stocktake	p. 125
The Director of Public Prosecutions	p. 129
The Trial	p. 132
Pre-trial Arguments	p. 134
Judge O'Buachalla	p. 161
Pat Russell	p. 163
McClean, Heapes and Jones	p. 165
Catherine in the Witness Box	p. 179
The Closing Speech for the Prosecution	p. 194
The Closing Speech for the Defence	p. 197
The Verdict	p. 200
Catherine's New Residence	p. 205
The Aftermath	p. 207
Sleeping Dogs	p. 210
Inquiry by Judge Frank Murphy	p. 224
Conclusion	p. 234
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