<p>When&nbsp;Conall McMeekin worked the night shift at the Belfast Telegraph he formed a close bond with the small team who worked through the night - alone together in the empty old building.</p><p>Amongst them was a quiet geek called Stephen McCullagh, who loved gaming, dressing up for comicon and sipping on energy drinks through the night.</p><p>Years later, a very different McCullagh would stand in the dock accused of the brutal and planned murder of pregnant Natalie McNally - a case which has stunned Northern Ireland.</p><p>So what was McCullagh <em>really</em> like and were there any signs of what was to come.</p><p>Nicola and Niall talk to&nbsp;Conall about night shifts with a killer.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Crime World

Crime World

From nerd to cold killer: colleague of murderer Stephen McCullagh speaks out about monster he thought he knew

APR 9, 202626 MIN
Crime World

From nerd to cold killer: colleague of murderer Stephen McCullagh speaks out about monster he thought he knew

APR 9, 202626 MIN

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<p>When&nbsp;Conall McMeekin worked the night shift at the Belfast Telegraph he formed a close bond with the small team who worked through the night - alone together in the empty old building.</p><p>Amongst them was a quiet geek called Stephen McCullagh, who loved gaming, dressing up for comicon and sipping on energy drinks through the night.</p><p>Years later, a very different McCullagh would stand in the dock accused of the brutal and planned murder of pregnant Natalie McNally - a case which has stunned Northern Ireland.</p><p>So what was McCullagh <em>really</em> like and were there any signs of what was to come.</p><p>Nicola and Niall talk to&nbsp;Conall about night shifts with a killer.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>