Ralph Riegel

5 days ago | independent.ie | Ralph Riegel

Friction over failure to secure pet monkeys suspected to have been trigger for murder of Tina SatchwellFriction over failure to secure pet monkeys suspected to have been trigger for murder of Tina Satchwell Gardaí believe Richard Satchwell (58) killed his wife Tina (45) because he feared she was leaving him, with an elaborate scam over pet monkeys suspected to have been the trigger for the fatal attack.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Ralph Riegel

A parrot post-mortem, a dog cremation and a monkey adoption – how pets formed bizarre dynamic in Richard and Tina Satchwell’s relationshipTina Satchwell with one of her dogs and, inset, Richard SatchwellMonkeys, dogs and parrots formed a bizarre dynamic in the strange relationship between Richard and Tina Satchwell. With the couple not having children, their pets became an extraordinary focus of their daily lives.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Ralph Riegel

A 12-hour garda search of Richard Satchwell’s home in June 2017 failed to locate the secret burial site of his wife Tina under the stairs. The body of the 45-year-old Fermoy woman wasn’t discovered for a further six years, when a second intensive garda search was ordered in 2023 by Garda Superintendent Ann Marie Twomey, who had taken over the investigation two years earlier.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Ken Foy |Ralph Riegel

Gardaí believe they know murder method used by Richard Satchwell to kill his wife Tina in their Co Cork homeGardaí believe that Richard Satchwell strangled his wife Tina Satchwell in their home and that her body never left the property after he murdered her. Despite extensive searches, gardaí did not find “one drop of her blood”, leading to the belief the victim died by strangulation.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Ralph Riegel |Alison O'Riordan |Eoin Reynolds

What the jury didn't hear in the Richard Satchwell murder trial - including the last-ditch bid to have them discharged over judge's remarks English truck driver Richard Satchwell convicted of the murder of his wife Tina Ralph Riegel, Alison O'Riordan and Eoin Reynolds Today at 15:46 The jury in the Richard Satchwell murder trial were never told of his repeated legal bids to have the murder charge against him dropped, to prevent them from hearing his response to gardaí after being charged and,...