Serial killer ‘fuming' after new light shined on crimes & Irish prison day release denied as behind bars life revealed

The Irish Sun

14-06-2025

SERIAL killer John Shaw is blaming a new podcast for having a recent day release application turned down.
The evil rapist and murderer had hoped to get out from Dublin's
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Elizabeth Plunkett was murdered by Ireland's first serial killers on August 28, 1976
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John Shaw is said to be annoyed that the series is bringing his crimes to light once more
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Stolen Sister centres on his victim Elizabeth Plunkett
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The 78-year-old lifer has been granted permission in the past to leave the prison on temporary day release and walk around
And Shaw is blaming a recent
He believes Stolen Sister, which centres on his victim
And Shaw is said to be annoyed that the series is bringing his
The source said: 'Shaw is not a happy camper. He's fuming since he heard that there was a
'Unlike some killers who relish in the spotlight, Shaw wants his evil crimes to be forgotten.
'He is of the belief the recent attention the podcast has been gathering is part of the reason why he is not being granted day release.
'He had been getting out the odd time but that seems to have come to an end. He is really p****d off and blames the recent refusal by the IPS for day release on the ­podcast and all the newspaper ­articles it has been generating.'
The source said Shaw doesn't do much inside
They said. 'He works on the reception in the prison laundry and spends the whole day just ­sitting there making tea. It's about all he's capable of doing.'
IRELANDS FIRST SERIAL KILLERS
Shaw, along with accomplice Geoffrey Evans, became known as the country's first
The career criminals met in an
The pair, from ­northern England, travelled around ­Ireland in the
Their twisted killing spree ended with the murder of young clerk Elizabeth, 23, in Co
The two men were caged for life in February 1978 but shockingly, despite Shaw confessing to the killing of Elizabeth with his now deceased partner-in-crime, the pair were never convicted of the Dublin woman's murder.
Ms Plunkett's sisters, Bernie and Kathleen, are now speaking out for the first time in Stolen Sister as they seek justice for Elizabeth.
Speaking on the podcast, Bernie said: 'We had tried every avenue, everything. We appealed and appealed and appealed. We went to the DPP, they said no, the
Earlier this year, Ms Plunkett's family urged Garda Commissioner
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Sisters of Elizabeth Plunkett spoke for the first time in nearly 50 years
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Geoffrey Evans murdered two young Irish women in 1976 alongside Shaw
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