<description>&lt;p&gt;Thirty years ago, publican Tom Nevin was shot dead as he counted the takings following a busy day at Jack White’s Inn. Initially, the incident appeared to be a robbery gone wrong, but grieving wife Catherine Nevin would eventually emerge as the prime suspect and later come to be known as ‘The Black Widow’. On the first of a two-part Indo Daily special, we look back at how one of Ireland’s most famous criminals came into the spotlight.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Host: Fionnán Sheahan&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Guest: Mary Wilson&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Indo Daily

Irish Independent

Black Widow Part 1: The murder of Tom Nevin and the birth of one of Ireland’s most notorious criminal cases

MAR 25, 202627 MIN
The Indo Daily

Black Widow Part 1: The murder of Tom Nevin and the birth of one of Ireland’s most notorious criminal cases

MAR 25, 202627 MIN

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Thirty years ago, publican Tom Nevin was shot dead as he counted the takings following a busy day at Jack White’s Inn. Initially, the incident appeared to be a robbery gone wrong, but grieving wife Catherine Nevin would eventually emerge as the prime suspect and later come to be known as ‘The Black Widow’. On the first of a two-part Indo Daily special, we look back at how one of Ireland’s most famous criminals came into the spotlight. Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Mary WilsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.