58 - Murder by Mistake: Melanie McCarthy McNamara

Gangs and drugs effect nearly every community. But in 2012, the Dublin suburb of Tallaght was shocked by the spillover of violence. 16 year old Melanie McCarthy McNamara was shot while she sat in the back of a parked car on a residential street. The gunman had shot from the back of a black SUV and sped off immediately.  Two men alleged to be involved in drugs locally were identified by gardai, and after protracted court battles have found themselves in prison in relation to Melanie's killing. Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mensreapod/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/MensReaPod) ! With thanks to our supporters on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/MensReaPod) ! Donate today to get access to bonus and ad-free episodes! Our featured podcast this week is from the forthcoming podcast called Scene of the Crime. Season One is a deep-dive into the unsolved 2017 murder of Abby Williams and  Libby German in Delphi Indiana. Find the show here (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/scene-of-the-crime/id1490638628) , and be sure to subscribe! ********* Theme Music: Quinn’s Song: The Dance Begins Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com (http://incompetech.com/) ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Additional Music:   Allemande (Sting) by Wahneta Meixsell. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ********* Sources: Conor Lally and Stephen Carroll, “ Youngest victim of gang crime was not target, gardai say” in The Irish Times (9 February 2012) p. 1.    Conor Lally, “Girl was killed in well-planned attack, say gardai” in The Irish Times (9 February 2012) p. 3.    Stephen Carroll, “Residents express shock at violence against 'young girl'” in The Irish Times (9 February 2012) p. 3.    Conor Lally, “Gardai identify two men linked to murder of Tallaght teenager” in The Irish Independent (10 February 2012) p. 5.    Conor Lally, “Suspects in girl's murder on run in Ireland” in The Irish Times (11 February 2012) p. 7.  “Two arrested over Dublin teen killing” in The Irish Times (17 February 2012) p. 6.    Mark Hennessy, “London funeral for shooting victim” in The Irish Times (18 February 2012) p. 7.    Pamela Duncan, “Man charged with shotgun murder of teenager” in The Irish Times (22 February 2012) p. 4.    “Teenager in court on drugs charges denied bail” in The Irish Times (4 May 2012) p. 4.   Conor Lally, Man to appear in court over fatal shooting of teenager” in The Irish Times (2 October 2012) p. 6.    “Youth (17) charged with murder of teenage girl” in The Irish Times (3 October  2012) p. 8.   “Teenager faces murder trial” in The Irish Times (10 October 2012) p. 4.    “Man jailed for 20 years over fatal drive-by shooting of teenager in car” in The Irish Times (1 August 2013) p. 6.    Conor Lally, “Man jailed for death of girl is scalded” in The Irish Times (13 September 2013) p. 9.    “Teenager pleads not guilty to murder of girl (16) in Tallaght” in The Irish Times (14 January 2014) p. 6.   Natasha Reid, “Murder accused 'boasted about shooting girl'” In The Irish Times ( 15 January 2014) p. 6.    Natasha Reid, “Hospital staff tell murder trial of efforts to save girl” in The Irish Times (16 January 2014) p. 16.    “Youth was a protected prisoner” in The Irish Times (22 January 2014) p. 6.    “Murder accused admits writing letters on killing” in The Irish Times (23 January 2014) p. 6.    “Youth found guilty of murder” in The Irish Times (25 January 2014) p. 6.    Ireland's Teen Killers TV3 (May 2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol21ZJshVKg  Find a full list of sources at www.mensreapod.com