Plastic Paddy

Plastic Paddy

Host: Steven Ellis

A podcast on gangland, spies, conspiracies, and ufos

Episodes

Barbie Kardashian : The Story Ireland Can’t Ignore
01October 07, 2025 11:19pmExplicit

Barbie Kardashian : The Story Ireland Can’t Ignore

Barbie Kardashian – The Girl Ireland Feared” is a dark, documentary-style true-crime episode told with the slow tension of a campfire story. It examines one of Ireland’s most controversial criminal cases, tracing the real court records, psy…

The House of Horrors in Belgrade
02October 05, 2025 10:03pmExplicit

The House of Horrors in Belgrade

Veljko Belivuk: House of Horrors” is a deep-dive true-crime special that pulls listeners into one of Europe’s most disturbing underworld stories. Told in an intimate, campfire style, it traces Belgrade hooligan Veljko Belivuk’s rise from th…

Howard Rubin: Wall Streets Dark Secret
03September 29, 2025 11:03amExplicit

Howard Rubin: Wall Streets Dark Secret

Wall Street called him a genius. The markets called him a shark. But prosecutors say Howard Rubin — once a powerful Salomon Brothers and Bear Stearns trader — was hiding a secret life that spiraled into horror.

Drones In The Shadows: Copenhagen and Beyond
04September 26, 2025 4:09pm

Drones In The Shadows: Copenhagen and Beyond

This week, airports in Denmark—including Copenhagen and Aalborg—were shut down after mysterious drones were spotted in restricted airspace. Flights grounded, passengers stranded, and governments on high alert.But here’s the bigger question:…

The Davis-Wilson Memo: The Admiral, The Scientist, and the UFO Memo
05September 25, 2025 10:30pm

The Davis-Wilson Memo: The Admiral, The Scientist, and the UFO Memo

In the world of UFOs and government secrecy, some documents come and go like passing shadows. They’re dismissed, debunked, or forgotten. But then there are those rare files that won’t die. The ones that ignite a firestorm, split the communi…

The Ryan Brothers: The RIRA Shadow War With Dublins Underworld
06September 25, 2025 8:05am

The Ryan Brothers: The RIRA Shadow War With Dublins Underworld

Dublin in the early 2000s was a city of contradictions. On the surface, Ireland was thriving. The Celtic Tiger years had transformed the capital into a modern, prosperous hub filled with new money, booming construction, and a sense of optim…

Montreals Criminal Underworld: The Rise and Fall of the Rizzutos
07September 23, 2025 11:24pm

Montreals Criminal Underworld: The Rise and Fall of the Rizzutos

Montreal has always been a city of contradictions. To the world, it is a jewel of North America—an island of cobblestone streets and jazz festivals, European architecture, and a culture that blends French charm with immigrant resilience. Bu…

The Fox and the Fire: How A Swedish Gang Leader Sparked a Global Crisis
08September 22, 2025 8:34am

The Fox and the Fire: How A Swedish Gang Leader Sparked a Global Crisis

The sounds of gunfire and explosions have become a normal, but disturbing, part of life in Sweden. For years, the country has struggled with growing gang violence, but a big change has recently transformed the conflict. The fights are no lo…

The Ghost In The Abyss: Unveiling the Northrop Grumman Manta Ray
09September 21, 2025 9:53pm

The Ghost In The Abyss: Unveiling the Northrop Grumman Manta Ray

The vast, unseen world beneath the ocean's surface is a frontier of immense strategic importance. It is a domain of crushing pressure, utter darkness, and a silence broken only by the whispers of marine life and the hum of machinery. For de…

Bob Lazar: A Story of Science, Secrecy, and a Modern Myth
10September 20, 2025 5:41pm

Bob Lazar: A Story of Science, Secrecy, and a Modern Myth

In the late 1980s, the American public was captivated by a set of extraordinary claims that seemed to merge the world of covert government projects with the fantastical possibilities of extraterrestrial life. The narrative began with a man …

The Shadow of Grozny: The Life and Power of Adam Delimkhanov
11September 19, 2025 7:06pm

The Shadow of Grozny: The Life and Power of Adam Delimkhanov

Adam Delimkhanov is a figure who embodies the complex and often brutal reality of modern Chechnya. He is, on one hand, a high-ranking Russian politician, a decorated military hero, and an official representative of the Chechen Republic in M…

The Desert Takedown: A New Chapter In Scotlands Underground War
12September 18, 2025 12:54pm

The Desert Takedown: A New Chapter In Scotlands Underground War

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning, a dramatic raid unfolded in the heart of Dubai, signaling a major turning point in the global fight against organized crime. Law enforcement officers descended upon a group of Scots gangsters who had…

The Developing Story of the Body in D4VD’s Car
13September 17, 2025 10:20pmExplicit

The Developing Story of the Body in D4VD’s Car

The peaceful, winding streets of the Hollywood Hills are typically associated with luxury and celebrity, a world far removed from the grim realities of crime. Yet, in September 2025, a seemingly ordinary street in this upscale neighborhood …

The Last Reign of “The Don”: The Rise And Fall of Eamon Dunne
14September 17, 2025 9:23pm

The Last Reign of “The Don”: The Rise And Fall of Eamon Dunne

The scene on the night of April 23, 2010, was one of shocking and swift violence. It was a friend's birthday party at the Fassaugh House pub in Cabra, a crowded venue filled with the sound of celebration. In the midst of this festive atmosp…

Zero Point: A Chronicle of Hidden Science, Hidden Power, and Unlocking The Impossible
15September 15, 2025 7:28pm

Zero Point: A Chronicle of Hidden Science, Hidden Power, and Unlocking The Impossible

The search for a secret antigravity technology begins in a remote and desolate landscape: the California desert. The author, a defense reporter for Jane's Defence Weekly, ventured into this empty expanse to visit the crash site of a secret …

The Fugitive: The Hunt For Rabih “Robby” Alkhalil
16September 13, 2025 8:32am

The Fugitive: The Hunt For Rabih “Robby” Alkhalil

On a quiet evening in the summer, something incredible happened at a high-security jail in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. A convicted killer named Rabih "Robby" Alkhalil, who was one of Canada's most wanted criminals, simply vanished. Th…

The Oversight Files: Diving Into UAP Hearings
17September 10, 2025 10:17pm

The Oversight Files: Diving Into UAP Hearings

The United States Congress recently hosted a series of hearings on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, or UAPs, a topic that has historically been relegated to the fringes of public discussion.

Tom Alexandrovich: An Arrest, A Disputed Release, and a Legal Puzzle
18September 09, 2025 8:40am

Tom Alexandrovich: An Arrest, A Disputed Release, and a Legal Puzzle

This is the story of Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, a high-ranking Israeli government official whose arrest in the United States started a major international incident. He was caught in a routine police operation in Las Vegas but was then allowe…

The Strange Case of Tom Alexandrovich: An Arrest, A Disputed Release, and a Legal Puzzle
19September 05, 2025 4:29pm

The Strange Case of Tom Alexandrovich: An Arrest, A Disputed Release, and a Legal Puzzle

This is the story of Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, a high-ranking Israeli government official whose arrest in the United States started a major international incident. He was caught in a routine police operation in Las Vegas but was then allowe…

The Ghost Mission: A Failed Covert Operation on North Korean Soil
20September 05, 2025 3:11pm

The Ghost Mission: A Failed Covert Operation on North Korean Soil

In early 2019, the world was captivated by the extraordinary and unprecedented meetings between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. These high-profile summits were meant to solve a decades-old problem, but beneath th…

The Man Who Shared A Office With Daniel Kinahan: The Story of Thomas Oye aka Thomas Stray
21September 04, 2025 8:25am

The Man Who Shared A Office With Daniel Kinahan: The Story of Thomas Oye aka Thomas Stray

The story of Thomas Øye, who is now known as Thomas Stray, is a powerful one about a person who fell from great heights and then rebuilt his life in a completely new way. It's a tale that starts in the fast-paced world of Norwegian finance …

Martin “Marlo” Hyland and the Dublin Gangland Succession
22September 03, 2025 5:18pmExplicit

Martin “Marlo” Hyland and the Dublin Gangland Succession

On a cold morning in December 2006, a brutal and well-planned killing shook Dublin's criminal world to its core. In a home in Scribblestown Park, Finglas, two men were shot dead. One was Martin "Marlo" Hyland, a major gang boss who was kill…

The Great Escapes: Inside the IRA’s Audacious Prison Escapes
23September 02, 2025 7:41pmExplicit

The Great Escapes: Inside the IRA’s Audacious Prison Escapes

we begin a journey into some of the most dramatic and audacious events of the Northern Ireland conflict, a period spanning the late 1960s to the late 1990s and known to history as The Troubles. These were not just simple bids for freedom, b…

The Eglin UAP Incident: An Unexplained Encounter and the Battle for Transparency
24September 02, 2025 11:17am

The Eglin UAP Incident: An Unexplained Encounter and the Battle for Transparency

Imagine a quiet, sunny day in late January 2023. A U.S. Air Force fighter pilot is on a training flight over the vast, open waters of the Gulf of Mexico, a well-known military testing area near Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Suddenly, the…

When the Digital Mirage Collides with the Cartel
25September 01, 2025 4:10pmExplicit

When the Digital Mirage Collides with the Cartel

In the digital age, a new form of celebrity has emerged. The social media influencer crafts a life of glamour and aspiration, presenting a meticulously curated image to the world. It is a performance of perfection, a brand built on visibili…

The Shadow Vanguard: Unmasking GRU Unit 29155 and the New Era of Covert Warfare
26August 30, 2025 3:09pm

The Shadow Vanguard: Unmasking GRU Unit 29155 and the New Era of Covert Warfare

The world's public consciousness became acutely aware of Russia's most secretive intelligence unit, GRU Unit 29155, not through a formal geopolitical summit or a classified intelligence report, but through a chilling and public event: the c…

The Digital Ghost: When The Sinaloa Cartel Hacked the FBI to Hunt Its Own Sources
27August 28, 2025 4:30pm

The Digital Ghost: When The Sinaloa Cartel Hacked the FBI to Hunt Its Own Sources

The air in Mexico City is a constant current of motion, a blend of traffic, conversation, and the hum of a metropolis that never truly sleeps. At its heart stands the imposing U.S. Embassy, a fortress of diplomacy and intelligence, designed…

Corduff Shooting
28August 27, 2025 6:02pmExplicit

Corduff Shooting

The afternoon of Tuesday, August 26, 2025, near the Corduff Shopping Centre in Dublin 15, began like any other, with residents going about their daily routines. But the calm was violently shattered at approximately 4:40 pm by the sound of g…

The Kingpins Reign and Ruin: The Life and Crimes of Jose “Fito” Macias
29August 27, 2025 4:50pm

The Kingpins Reign and Ruin: The Life and Crimes of Jose “Fito” Macias

On a seemingly ordinary day in January 2024, the nation of Ecuador was thrust into a state of "internal armed conflict". This declaration, an extraordinary measure of last resort, was a direct consequence of a single, pivotal event: the dis…

The Fall of the Prince: The Saga of El Mini Lic, The Narco Junior Who Broke The Cartel’s Code
30August 27, 2025 7:44am

The Fall of the Prince: The Saga of El Mini Lic, The Narco Junior Who Broke The Cartel’s Code

The story of Dámaso López Serrano, better known by his alias "El Mini Lic," is a dramatic tale of power, betrayal, and a spectacular fall from grace. Once heralded by US authorities as the highest-ranking Mexican cartel leader to ever self-…

Havana Syndrome: An Unseen Threat, A Global Mystery
31August 26, 2025 5:30pm

Havana Syndrome: An Unseen Threat, A Global Mystery

The phenomenon known as Havana Syndrome, officially termed Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs), has emerged as one of the most perplexing and emotionally charged mysteries in contemporary international relations.

The End of the Ghost: El Mayo’s Guilty Plea and the Unraveling of a Drug Empire
32August 26, 2025 1:16pm

The End of the Ghost: El Mayo’s Guilty Plea and the Unraveling of a Drug Empire

On a quiet Monday in a New York federal courtroom, a figure who had spent decades as the most elusive man in the world of organized crime finally appeared and spoke. Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, the co-founder and long-reigning leader o…

The Final Performance: The Death of a Narco Influencer
33August 26, 2025 10:15amExplicit

The Final Performance: The Death of a Narco Influencer

On a quiet Saturday afternoon in Temixco, Morelos, a tranquil suburban setting was shattered by a brutal act of violence. The date was August 16, 2025, and the victim was Camilo Ochoa Delgado, a 42-year-old social media influencer known to …

The Ballad of Lightning: Lee Murray and The Biggest Cash Heist In British History
34August 25, 2025 4:03pmExplicit

The Ballad of Lightning: Lee Murray and The Biggest Cash Heist In British History

The story of Lee Murray is not a simple biography of a fighter or a criminal; it is a profound and unsettling narrative of a man who inhabited two distinct, yet deeply interconnected, worlds. Known in the realm of mixed martial arts (MMA) b…

The Ghost Fleet: The Night Drones Swarmed a Nuclear Plant and Uncovered America’s Blind Spot
35August 24, 2025 8:50pm

The Ghost Fleet: The Night Drones Swarmed a Nuclear Plant and Uncovered America’s Blind Spot

The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station stands as a sentinel in the vast, quiet expanse of the Sonoran Desert. Located about 45 miles west of downtown Phoenix, this is no ordinary power plant; it is the largest by net generation in the Un…

The Life and Death of Peter Joseph Judge: Dublin’s Psycho Kingpin
36August 24, 2025 2:09pmExplicit

The Life and Death of Peter Joseph Judge: Dublin’s Psycho Kingpin

The reign of Peter Joseph Judge, a man so feared he was simply known as "the Psycho," ended in a flash of violence that was both brutal and unceremoniously swift. It was the early hours of December 7, 1996, in the Dublin suburb of Finglas.

The Bubble Wrap Murder: A Dublin Father, A Staged Abduction, and the Reach of a Criminal Empire
37August 24, 2025 1:43pmExplicit

The Bubble Wrap Murder: A Dublin Father, A Staged Abduction, and the Reach of a Criminal Empire

In the humid expanse of Valle del Cauca, near the bustling city of Cali, Colombia, a gruesome discovery was made in July 2017. Floating lifelessly in the murky waters of the Cauca River was the naked body of a man.

The Candy Man: A Chronicle Of The Houston Mass Murders
38August 23, 2025 3:16pmExplicit

The Candy Man: A Chronicle Of The Houston Mass Murders

To the outside world, he was the "Candy Man" or "Pied Piper," a friendly and seemingly unassuming figure. This persona stemmed from his family's ownership of a candy factory in the Houston Heights neighborhood, where he was known to give ou…

The Violent Implosion: The Story of Dublin’s Westies Gang
39August 23, 2025 6:57amExplicit

The Violent Implosion: The Story of Dublin’s Westies Gang

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the west Dublin suburbs of Blanchardstown and Mulhuddart became the territory of a new and particularly vicious criminal gang. Known as the Westies, this small but brutal outfit quickly established a reign…

The Blood Feud: Inside Scotland’s Decades Long Gang War Between Lyons and Daniel Crime Families
40August 20, 2025 6:12pmExplicit

The Blood Feud: Inside Scotland’s Decades Long Gang War Between Lyons and Daniel Crime Families

The tranquil image of a Spanish holiday bar was shattered in May 2025 when two prominent figures from Scotland's underworld, Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jr., were brutally gunned down. This shocking double assassination, witnessed by horr…