Sarah Jane Made Friends With A Garda. Episode 160
TRIGGER WARNING: mentions of child sexual abuse, rape, sexual assault, domestic abuse and drug addiction Hello beautiful friends! This week Emma covers the case of the murder of Derek Benson. Derek's partner Jacqui Noble paid her friend Paul Hopkins to attack and murder Derek in his home in 2000 Jacqui and her daughter suffered years of domestic and sexual abuse at the hands of Derek Benson. This is part 1 of a 2 part episode We hope you're all looking after yourselves As ALWAYS it's FREE PALESTINE Case begins at 29:15 Episode is available on Go Loud and everywhere else you get your podcasts that you cheat on us with Link for tickets to the live show: https://laughterlounge.com/products/murder-most-irish-live-thursday-24th-july-2025?_pos=1&_psq=murder&_ss=e&_v=1.0 Link for tickets to the screening of Something Better Change: https://thesugarclub.com/tc-events/something-better-change/ References: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/i-didnt-know-marie-kilmartin-was-my-mother-at-her-funeral-now-im-on-a-quest-to-find-justice-for-her/a68406076.html?errorCode=0 https://www.rte.ie/news/2004/0221/46538-bensond/ https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/killer-kelly-joins-her-dads-murderer-mum-behind-bars/26271694.html https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/courts/irelands-most-gruesome-contract-killer-paul-hopkins-walks-free-from-prison/131169079.html https://www.independent.ie/search?keyword=Derek+benson&daterange=range&datestart=01%2F01%2F2000&dateend=31%2F12%2F2003 https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/murder-trial-jury-sent-to-hotel/26017691.html https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/lawyers-for-woman-who-murdered-ex-partner-plead-for-her-early-release/26017853.html https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/woman-hired-pub-doorman-to-murder-violent-lover-trial-told/26020144.html https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30129325.html https://www.irishtimes.com/news/murder-accused-tells-of-partner-s-violence-1.970352 https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/murder-trial-jury-sent-to-hotel/26017691.html https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/murder-accused-alleges-years-of-sex-abuse/26016519.html https://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/two-face-life-for-murder-of-sadistic-ex-partner/26217939.html https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/lawyers-for-woman-who-murdered-ex-partner-plead-for-her-early-release/26017853.html https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/judge-snubs-murder-sentences-appeal-bid/26018539.html https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/drogheda-news/life-for-woman-who-paid-for-hit/27105998.html https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/contract-killing-accused-told-gardai-of-prior-plan/26015287.html https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/drogheda-news/woman-paid-for-hit-on-partner-claim/27105535.html https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/killer-tried-to-cut-off-head-of-victim/26020468.html https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/murder-victim-beat-partner-and-made-threats/26020269.html https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/woman-hired-pub-doorman-to-murder-violent-lover-trial-told/26020144.html https://mensreapod.com/2024/05/31/137-a-legacy-of-violence-derek-benson/#more-1085 https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30129325.html https://extra.ie/2018/01/06/news/irish-news/jacqui-noble-released-from-prison https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30129505.html https://www.irishexaminer.com/maintopics/person-jacqui-noble_topic-342851.html https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30129525.html https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30129691.html https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/killer-who-knifed-teenage-mum-is-having-baby-in-jail/27991585.html https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/killer-kelly-joins-her-dads-murderer-mum-behind-bars/26271694.html https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/courts/irelands-most-gruesome-contract-killer-paul-hopkins-walks-free-from-prison/131169079.html