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Killers and rapists John Duffy and David Mulcahy met at school and ina photo-booth picture in this issue, they look like any other teenagers having a laugh in the era of shoulder-length hair and bell-bottomed trousers. But these two were different: both had a cruel streak and a mutual obsession with violence. As youths, they were convicted of assault. In the 1980s their criminal activities reached new and depraved heights when they became rapists and turned to murder, setting out on their evil outings to a soundtrack of Michael Jackson’s hit song “Thriller.” Read Crimes That Made The Headlines – Railway Killers’ Reign Of Terror, in this issue.

This month’s Questions & Answers: Sentenced To Death...Why An Irish Jury Went To The Pub, takes us back to the Belfast of the late 40s and a hugely controversial case in which the norms of jury segregation were ignored – with understandably significant repercussions. Don’t miss it.

Many of us have entered a lottery in the hope of winning millions and changing our lives for the better. In the US, ex-con Ronnie Music Jr. couldn’t believe his luck when his numbers came up on the Georgia state lottery. He scooped the jackpot of $3 million, but a dream home, flashy cars and luxury holidays were the last things on his mind…



Highlights this issue include:

* “Handsome Devil” Is A Serial Killer

* Railway Killers’ Reign Of Terror

* Adelaide’s Horrific Picnic Shooting

* Sentenced To Death – Why An Irish Jury Went To The Pub

* Death Plunge From Waterloo Bridge – But Was Peggy Pushed?

* Execution USA

* The Older Man And The Younger Woman

* From Jackpot To Jail – Luck Runs Out For Lottery Winner

* Murder At The Abingdon Arms

* 120 Were Hanged At Pentonville – Part 11