"On today's Indo Daily, the veteran crime correspondent brings us inside two of the most captivating and lesser known stories of his career, as told in his new book Crooks 2. The first takes us back to 1996, when British police foiled a major Provisional IRA bombing plot in London. As details emerged, Williams discovered that one of the arrested men was no stranger at all. He had trained him years earlier in the reserve wing of the Irish Defence Forces."
"In the episode, Paul also looks back to a dark story from his long career: the rise and eventual unmasking of Stephen "Rossi" Walsh, a gangland operator Williams calls "Irish crime's Jimmy Savile." For years, Walsh hid behind his notoriety charming his community, while sexually abusing children. On today's Indo Daily, Paul Williams recounts how victims finally came forward, how he pieced the story together, and the long road to exposing Walsh as a predator."
Two major stories are recounted. In 1996 British police foiled a major Provisional IRA bombing plot in London; one arrested man had been trained years earlier by Paul Williams in the reserve wing of the Irish Defence Forces. The other story traces the rise and eventual unmasking of Stephen 'Rossi' Walsh, a gangland operator who hid behind notoriety while sexually abusing children. Victims eventually came forward, enabling investigators to piece together multiple accounts. A lengthy investigative effort and public exposure ultimately identified Walsh as a prolific sexual predator.
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