Podcast appearances and mentions of Maureen Boyle

In this episode, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with author Maureen Boyle about her book Shallow Graves: The Hunt For the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer. Maureen's site: https://www.maureenboylewriter.com/. Get her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Shallow-Graves-Bedford-Highway-Serial/dp/1512600741. Follow Maureen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maureeneboyle/. Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaureenEBoyle1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Maureenboylewriter. This episode was previously published on Crawlspace on February 2nd, 2022. Follow Missing: IG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/. TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm. FB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM. X: https://twitter.com/MissingCSM. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing/id1006974447. Follow Crawlspace: IG: https://www.instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast. TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast. FB: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast. X: https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iSnqnCf27NODdz0pJ1GvJ. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/crawlspace. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340. Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/. Follow Private Investigations For the Missing and please donate if you can: https://investigationsforthemissing.org/. http://piftm.org/donate. https://twitter.com/PIFortheMissing. https://www.facebook.com/PIFortheMissing/. https://www.instagram.com/investigationsforthemissing/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author and investigative reporter Maureen Boyle joins Chris to discuss the Karen Read trial.

Author and investigative reporter Maureen Boyle joins Chris to discuss the Karen Read trial.

Thank you so much to the author of Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Killer, Maureen Boyle, for joining me this week to discuss who killed the women of New Bedford, Mass. You can purchase her book HERE: https://shallowgravesthebook.com/ I hope she was able to bring some new ears to this case because this is one that needs to be solved soon. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PegOU3TtRzE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLtDHJPuli4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xntkZUOsZqg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJAMzVgf6m4 https://www.Newspapers.com Boston Globe Writer- John Ellement Hartford Courant Maureen Boyle- Author, Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Killer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we sit down with Author / Journalist Maureen Boyle.  During her career as a Journalist, Maureen covered many different stories for the newspaper, one of the most memorable would be the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer.  In 2017 Maureen released her first book Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer, about these nine murders, which are still unsolved.  Maureen's extensive knowledge of the case and her search for information in the streets of the city and the homes of the family members looking for answers gives the reader a different side of the case that they may not have seen on the nightly news.  In addition to Shallow Graves, Maureen tells us about her most recent book, Child Last Seen: The Search for Patty Desmond.  We also discuss her thoughts on the ever-evolving landscape of digital reading and how it will be different for students studying journalism today. You can find all three books by Maureen Boyle at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Audible, or wherever books are sold. For more information on Maureen Boyle Please visit: www.maureenboylewriter.com Instagram: Maureenboyle facebook.com/maureenboylewriter TikTok - Maureenboyle   Support REVIVAL MOTORING https://revivalmotoring.com/

Sometimes when we can't stop scrolling, we will joke that it's like we are addicted to our phones. Are we? Addiction is so prevalent both in numbers and in casual conversation, to the point where 'Wine Mom' and 'Beer Dad' are big box store t-shirts. But what is addiction? Is it a feeling that we crave, or is it more of an escape from something else? What keeps someone addicted, and why are addictions so hard to break? In this month's deep-dive episode, Laine walks us through some of the science behind the most prevalent and most impactful diagnosis we have had yet. Using findings from scientists Uhl, Koob, Cable, Volkow and Boyle, we discuss things like: what parts of the brain are involved in pleasure and reward how addiction can and will rewire your brain why its so hard for someone to stop a major take away to not only long term recovery possible but to help prevent addiction from occuring For more resources on addiction, head to the episode on our website www.brainblownpodcast.com. If you have any topics you'd be interested in learning more about, please feel free to send us an email at info@brainblownpodcast.com! We'd love to hear from you. REFERENCES Donald L. Hilton,Jr and Clark Watts -- Pornography addiction: A neuroscience perspective George F. Koob, Pietro Paolo Sanna and Floyd E. Bloom -- Neuroscience of Addiction Nora D. Volkow, M.D., Maureen Boyle, Ph.D. -- Neuroscience of Addiction: Relevance to Prevention and Treatment George R. Ulh, George F. Koob, and Jennifer Cable -- The Neurobiology of Addiction

Welcome to Crawlspace. In this episode Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna speak with author Maureen Boyle about her new book Child Last Seen about the disappearance and murder of Patty Desmond. Maureen's site: https://www.maureenboylewriter.com/ Get her new book here: https://www.amazon.com/Child-Last-Seen-Search-Desmond/dp/B0C655PP9Y Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaureenEBoyle1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Maureenboylewriter We love our AquaTru water purifiers! Receive 20% off any AquaTru water purifier when you go to AquaTru.com and use code "CRAWLSPACE" We love our Air Doctors! And if you want your air to be easier to breathe, head to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code CRAWLSPACE and, depending on the model, you'll receive UP TO 39% off or UP TO $300 off! Head to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code CRAWLSPACE to receive UP TO 39% off or UP TO $300 off! Check out our Subscription Service where we have a bundled our bonus material from both the Missing and Crawlspace shows! Ad-free episodes and more at https://missing.supportingcast.fm/ Use promo code, "Missing" for your first month FREE! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod  Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast The music for Crawlspace was produced by David Flajnik. Listen to his music here: https://www.pond5.com/artist/bigdsound  Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Monday Night Talk podcast for July 3, 2023! Guests and topics for this podcast includes Plymouth County Sheriff Joe McDonald providing insight into Independence Day and the July 4th holiday as well as other fun history nuggets; local Attorney Chris DiOrio discusses the Supreme Court's Decision to overturn Roe vs Wade, the 50 year landmark case affirming the constitutional right to abortion; author Maureen Boyle shares details on her book, Shallow Graves, The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer and State Rep Josh Cutler, who is also an author chats about his book, The Boston Gentlemen's Mob; Maria Chapman and the Abolition Riot of 1835.  Do you have a topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today!  Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci, Copyright © 2023.

Swift boxes, borders and safe places to nest: More live recordings from Ballyshannon, Derry and most recently, the Belfast Book Festival at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, with writers Neil Hegarty, Maureen Boyle, Louise Kennedy, Kerri Ní Dochartaigh and Colette Bryce

On an unseasonably warm winter evening in Pennsylvania, 15-year-old Patty Desmond sneaked out through the basement of her house. She had a history of running away, and that, combined with an argument with her mother, gave police reason to suspect she'd come home in a week or two. The year was 1965. That night was the last time her family ever saw her.Conrad Eugene Miller was well-known to local law enforcement. An older married man with a child, Miller's association with Patty was questionable at best. Yet he was the last person known to have seen her alive-and the suspect police continued to circle back toward.After nothing but false sightings and rumors, the case was moved to the backburner-where it stayed. As decades crept by, reality sunk in: Patty Desmond was never coming back. Then, a tiny crack unleashed a flood of information, and a mystery that had never quite been forgotten was solved. LAST CHILD SEEN: The Search For Patty Desmond-Maureen BoyleRitual.com/MurderThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3269715/advertisement

A special programme on the theme of home and belonging, recorded recently at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, with Cherry Smyth, Wendy Erskine, Mícheál McCann, John Toal and Maureen Boyle

Darkness Radio presents Child Last Seen: The Search For Patty Desmond with Author Maureen Boyle ER CASE HAD BEEN CLOSED—BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. On an unseasonably warm winter evening in Pennsylvania, 15-year-old Patty Desmond sneaked out through the basement of her house. She had a history of running away, and that, combined with an argument with her mother, gave police reason to suspect she'd come home in a week or two. The year was 1965. That night was the last time her family ever saw her. Conrad Eugene Miller was well-known to local law enforcement. An older married man with a child, Miller's association with Patty was questionable at best. Yet he was the last person known to have seen her alive—and the suspect police continued to circle back toward. After nothing but false sightings and rumors, the case was moved to the backburner—where it stayed. As decades crept by, reality sunk in: Patty Desmond was never coming back. Then, a tiny crack unleashed a flood of information, and a mystery long kept unraveled. Author Maureen Boyle joins True Crime Tuesday to go further in-depth in this story and it's characters and tell us why the community forgot Patty not once, but twice! PLUS AN ALL NEW DUMB CRIMES/STUPID CRIMINALS w/ BEER CITY CRUISER! Get "Child Last Seen..." here:  https://bit.ly/43LAi6V Learn more about Maureen Boyle here:  https://www.maureenboylewriter.com/ #crime #truecrime #truecrimepodcasts #truecrimetuesday #maureenboyle #childlastseen #thesearchforpattydesmond #murderinvestigation #forensics #policeprocedure #conradmiller #pattydesmond #murder #dnaevidence #crimescene #dentalrecords #1965 #thirddegreemurder  #dumbcrimesstupidcriminals #TimDennis #beercitybruiser #ringofhonorwrestling #floridaman #drugcrimes #foodcrimes #stupidcrimes #funnycrimes  #sexcrimes #dollargeneralstripper

Darkness Radio presents Child Last Seen: The Search For Patty Desmond with Author Maureen Boyle ER CASE HAD BEEN CLOSED—BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. On an unseasonably warm winter evening in Pennsylvania, 15-year-old Patty Desmond sneaked out through the basement of her house. She had a history of running away, and that, combined with an argument with her mother, gave police reason to suspect she'd come home in a week or two. The year was 1965. That night was the last time her family ever saw her. Conrad Eugene Miller was well-known to local law enforcement. An older married man with a child, Miller's association with Patty was questionable at best. Yet he was the last person known to have seen her alive—and the suspect police continued to circle back toward. After nothing but false sightings and rumors, the case was moved to the backburner—where it stayed. As decades crept by, reality sunk in: Patty Desmond was never coming back. Then, a tiny crack unleashed a flood of information, and a mystery long kept unraveled. Author Maureen Boyle joins True Crime Tuesday to go further in-depth in this story and it's characters and tell us why the community forgot Patty not once, but twice! PLUS AN ALL NEW DUMB CRIMES/STUPID CRIMINALS w/ BEER CITY CRUISER! Get "Child Last Seen..." here:  https://bit.ly/43LAi6V Learn more about Maureen Boyle here:  https://www.maureenboylewriter.com/ #crime #truecrime #truecrimepodcasts #truecrimetuesday #maureenboyle #childlastseen #thesearchforpattydesmond #murderinvestigation #forensics #policeprocedure #conradmiller #pattydesmond #murder #dnaevidence #crimescene #dentalrecords #1965 #thirddegreemurder  #dumbcrimesstupidcriminals #TimDennis #beercitybruiser #ringofhonorwrestling #floridaman #drugcrimes #foodcrimes #stupidcrimes #funnycrimes  #sexcrimes #dollargeneralstripper

In this episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with author Maureen Boyle about her new book Child Last Seen about the disappearance and murder of Patty Desmond. Check out our Missing subscription service where we have a bonus show and ad-free episodes! Find us on Apple Podcasts or on Supporting Cast: https://missing.supportingcast.fm/ Maureen's site: https://www.maureenboylewriter.com/ Get her new book here: https://www.amazon.com/Child-Last-Seen-Search-Desmond/dp/B0C655PP9Y Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaureenEBoyle1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Maureenboylewriter Follow Missing: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm IG: https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissingCSM FB: https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM Follow Crawlspace: Twitter: https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast  Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HER CASE HAD BEEN CLOSED—BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.On an unseasonably warm winter evening in Pennsylvania, 15-year-old Patty Desmond sneaked out through the basement of her house. She had a history of running away, and that, combined with an argument with her mother, gave police reason to suspect she'd come home in a week or two.The year was 1965. That night was the last time her family ever saw her.Conrad Eugene Miller was well-known to local law enforcement. An older married man with a child, Miller's association with Patty was questionable at best. Yet he was the last person known to have seen her alive—and the suspect police continued to circle back toward.After nothing but false sightings and rumors, the case was moved to the backburner—where it stayed. As decades crept by, reality sunk in: Patty Desmond was never coming back. Then, a tiny crack unleashed a flood of information, and a mystery that had never quite been forgotten was solved.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/houseofmysteryradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BRAND NEW EPISODE! HER CASE HAD BEEN CLOSED—BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. On an unseasonably warm winter evening in Pennsylvania, 15-year-old Patty Desmond sneaked out through the basement of her house. She had a history of running away, and that, combined with an argument with her mother, gave police reason to suspect she'd come home in a week or two. The year was 1965. That night was the last time her family ever saw her. Conrad Eugene Miller was well-known to local law enforcement. An older married man with a child, Miller's association with Patty was questionable at best. Yet he was the last person known to have seen her alive—and the suspect police continued to circle back toward. After nothing but false sightings and rumors, the case was moved to the backburner—where it stayed. As decades crept by, reality sunk Patty Desmond was never coming back. Then, a tiny crack unleashed a flood of information, and a mystery that had never quite been forgotten was solved. Purchase Child Last Seen HERE Twitter: @MaureenEBoyle1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maureeneboyle/ https://www.maureenboylewriter.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Maureenboylewriter/ https://shallowgravesthebook.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sylvia Plath literary festival celebrates the life and work of one of the twentieth century's most influential poets.  Taking place over the weekend of the 21st to 23rd of October in Hebden Bridge and Heptonstall in West Yorkshire, the festival will feature events led by and featuring contemporary poets.  In this podcast we hear from some of the poets appearing at the festival with their thoughts on Plath and readings of their poems.  Thank you for listening to this edition of the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast You can find out about each of the poets featured in this podcast via the following links Polly Atkin. https://pollyatkin.com/Jessica Mookherjee https://thejessicapoet.com/Daniel Fraser https://danieljamesfraser.wordpress.com/Michael Crowley http://michaelcrowley.co.uk/Maureen Boyle https://twitter.com/BoyleMo Find out more about the Sylvia Plath Literary Festival, order the After Sylvia anthology and book tickets for in-person and online events visit the festival's website here  https://plathfest.co.uk/Follow the festival on social media https://twitter.com/PlathFesthttps://www.instagram.com/plathfest/ You can hear more from Polly Atkin by listening to her interview on the new Alternative Stories produced Seren Poetry Podcast.  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2035359 And hear from Plathfest director Sarah Corbett in an extended interview in this podcast  https://www.buzzsprout.com/411730/11406109 This podcast has been presented by Chris Gregory and Tiffany Clare.  Each of the contributors recorded their own poems for this programme. Production, sound design and editing were by Chris Gregory  Follow Alternative Stories on social media https://twitter.com/StoriesAlthttps://www.instagram.com/stories.alt/ and contact us by email at office@alternativestories.com  Support the show

Thank you to author Maureen Boyle for joining me this week. Here books can be found in the links below. The Ghost is available wherever books are purchased. From the Officer Down Memorial Page: GREGORY BLAISE ADAMS Chief of Police Gregory Adams was shot and killed while making a traffic stop in the parking lot of the Agway Feed Store. Chief Adams was on Water Street when the suspect sped past a stop sign. Chief Adams pursued the man and caught up with him when the man attempted to turn around in a supermarket parking lot. This decision would scar the Adams' family and the town of Saxonburg forever. SOURCES: 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1BSv700TOc 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwi5_KWm0BA 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOyVmxNx6TI 4. https://www.amazon.com/Maureen-Boyle/e/B06Y2H2H5V%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share 5. https://shallowgravesthebook.com/ 6. https://maureenboylewriter.wordpress.com/ 7. https://www.odmp.org/officer/1052-chief-of-police-gregory-blaise-adams If you'd like to DONATE TO THE SHOW: https://www.paypal.me/williamhuffman3 or Via Venmo with my username @bill-huffman-3 BUY HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris talks with author Maureen Boyle about her book "The Ghost," about the unbelievable case of Donald Eugene Webb.

Chris continues talking with author Maureen Boyle about the true crime case of "The Ghost," as well as the New Bedford Highway Murders, the subject of her first book, "Shallow Graves."

Donald Eugene Webb was a career criminal and ran with a crew of professional criminals, from Fall River, Massachusetts. He ran into Police Chief Greg Adams in Saxonburg, Pa. Webb ended up shooting and killing Adams, during a traffic stop. Webb suffered a crippling injury, but somehow made it back to Massachusetts. In this episode we speak with Author Maureen Boyle who wrote the book on this case called "The Ghost: The murder of Police Chief Greg Adams and the hunt for his killer." How did Webb avoid justice for so long?Here is a link to Maureen Boyle's book the Ghosthttps://amzn.to/3g8kc0v

Emma Thompson & Daryl McCormack discuss their new film, Good Luck to you Leo Grande - Sinead Campbell Wallace INO production at the Bord Gais - Tolu Makay @ Cork Midsummer - The Last Spring of the World is the second collection by Belfast-based poet Maureen Boyle

This episode of the poetry podcast features Adam Wyeth, Maureen Boyle, Samuel Tongue, Kitty Donnelly, Jessamine O Connor and Kimberley Petrie, hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly

Welcome to Crawlspace. In this episode Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with author Maureen Boyle about her book The Ghost: The Murder of Police Chief Greg Adams and the Hunt For His Killer. Maureen's site: https://www.maureenboylewriter.com/ Get her new book here: https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Murder-Police-Chief-Killer/dp/1934912964 Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaureenEBoyle1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Maureenboylewriter Check out the new Crawlspace Discussion Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/talkcrawlspace/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod  Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast Join the Crawlspace Discussion Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/talkcrawlspace/ The music for Crawlspace was produced by David Flajnik. Listen to his music here: https://www.pond5.com/artist/bigdsound  Check out our entire network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ Go to https://smile.amazon.com/ to connect your existing Amazon account to donate to PI's For the Missing. Follow Private Investigations For the Missing https://investigationsforthemissing.org/ http://piftm.org/donate https://twitter.com/PIFortheMissing https://www.facebook.com/PIFortheMissing/ https://www.instagram.com/investigationsforthemissing/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As it's Mother's Day in Nth America, here are three stories with (vaguely) mummy-issues: Fiona Molloy realises she needs to go on retreat; Bronagh McAtasney realises motherhood is not all it's said to be; Maureen Boyle realises how much she learnt from her namesake. Paul is your host. Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and as well as filling the main venue in the Black Box, it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia. While it draws on the tradition of oral storytelling, we also encourage the shy, the nervous & the reticent.

Tim, Lance, and Jennifer talk about their latest and upcoming episodes of Crawlspace. We discuss our most recent recordings with Christy Arnhart for Crawlspace. We speak about our Crime and Culture Live show on Tuesday with John Lordan. And we discuss upcoming interviews with Vic Ferrari, Maureen Boyle, Kristen Seavey and more. Check out Crawlspace Premium: https://crawlspace.supportingcast.fm/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crawlspacepod  Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/Crawlspacepodcast Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@crawlspacepodcast Check out our Missing subscription service where we have a bonus show and ad-free episodes! https://missing.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ghost: The Murder of Police Chief Greg Adams and the Hunt for His Killer with Author Maureen Boyle. Author Website: https://www.maureenboylewriter.com/ Twitter: @maureeneboyle1 Instagram: Maureeneboyle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ghost: The Murder of Police Chief Greg Adams and the Hunt for His Killer with Author Maureen Boyle. Author Website: https://www.maureenboylewriter.com/ Twitter: @maureeneboyle1 Instagram: Maureeneboyle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crawlspace, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with author Maureen Boyle about her book Shallow Graves: The Hunt For the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer. Maureen's site: https://www.maureenboylewriter.com/ Get her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Shallow-Graves-Bedford-Highway-Serial/dp/1512600741 Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaureenEBoyle1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Maureenboylewriter This episode is sponsored by: THE WELL Click the following link and use our PROMO code for 20% off your order for THE WELL Cleanse or other products. https://fanlink.to/wellmissing PROMO code MISSING AND EASE Click the following link and use our PROMO code for 30% off your order. https://fanlink.to/eazemissing PROMO code MISSING Follow Private Investigations For the Missing https://investigationsforthemissing.org/ https://twitter.com/PIFortheMissing https://www.facebook.com/PIFortheMissing/ https://www.instagram.com/investigationsforthemissing/ Check out the entire Crawlspace Media Network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ Check out Crawlspace's Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crawlspacepodcast Follow Crawlspace Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrawlspacePod IG: https://www.instagram.com/crawlspacepodcast/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/crawlspace Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58cll3enTW2SNmbJUuLsrt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Crawlspace. In this episode Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with author Maureen Boyle about her book Shallow Graves: The Hunt For the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer. Maureen's site: https://www.maureenboylewriter.com/ Get her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Shallow-Graves-Bedford-Highway-Serial/dp/1512600741 Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaureenEBoyle1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Maureenboylewriter This episode is sponsored by: Eaze Click the following link and use our PROMO code for 30% off your order. https://fanlink.to/eazecs PROMO code CRAWLSPACE AND THE WELL Click the following link and use our PROMO code for 20% off your order for THE WELL Cleanse or other products. https://fanlink.to/wellcrawlspace PROMO code CRAWLSPACE Follow Private Investigations For the Missing https://investigationsforthemissing.org/ https://twitter.com/PIFortheMissing https://www.facebook.com/PIFortheMissing/ https://www.instagram.com/investigationsforthemissing/ Check out the entire Crawlspace Media Network at http://crawlspace-media.com/ Check out Crawlspace's Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crawlspacepodcast Follow Crawlspace Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrawlspacePod IG: https://www.instagram.com/crawlspacepodcast/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/crawlspace Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58cll3enTW2SNmbJUuLsrt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author and journalist Maureen Boyle (Shallow Graves) returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about her latest book The Ghost: The Murder of Police Chief Greg Adams and the Hunt for His Killer. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the failures at the state and federal level to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and her support of the Chicago Public Schools Radical Youth Alliance. To learn more about Maureen Boyle, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first interview with the author. The Ghost was featured in "The Best Books of 2021" and September 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today's episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Donald Eugene Webb was a career criminal and ran with a crew of professional criminals, from Fall River, Massachusetts. He ran into Police Chief Greg Adams in Saxonburg, Pa. Webb ended up shooting and killing Adams, during a traffic stop. Webb suffered a crippling injury, but somehow made it back to Massachusetts. In this episode we speak with Author Maureen Boyle who wrote the book on this case called "The Ghost: The murder of Police Chief Greg Adams and the hunt for his killer." How did Webb avoid justice for so long?Here is a link to Maureen Boyle's book the Ghosthttps://amzn.to/3g8kc0v

In the era of misinformation, should a seminal case that provided sweeping protections to a free press be revisited? Roger Williams University Law School Prof. David Logan's recent law review article arguing it should be was cited multiple times in a dissent by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, and explains why New York Times v. Sullivan may doing more harm than good. Then, author Maureen Boyle takes viewers through the findings of her new book “The Ghost” that relives one of the most notorious mysteries in Southern New England.

In this hour, Maureen Boyle joins Taylor to talk about her new book "The Ghost: The Murder of Police Chief Greg Adams and the Hunt for His Killer".

Police Chief Greg Adams was out on patrol. Christmas was coming to Saxonburg, Pennsylvania—a quaint borough of just 1,300—in three short weeks. The winter air was crisp. Colored lights sparkled on houses. He was only a block and a half from the Police Department, and this was just an average traffic stop.Until it wasn't.The devoted husband and father of two little boys was about to meet any law enforcement officer's nightmare. Moments later, he would lay dying in a pool of his own blood on that white winter snow, while his killer vanished like an apparition into thin air.Despite his many aliases, the true identity of the murderer was quickly found. The killer himself, was not. As State Police and FBI investigators peeled back the twisted layers of low-level mobster Donald Webb's life, the path to the killer would wind through decades … toward a shocking conclusion. After all, secrets can only be kept for so long. THE GHOST: The Murder of Police Chief Greg Adams and the Hunt for his Killer-Maureen Boyle

HOW COULD SUCH A DARK SECRETHAVE BEEN KEPT FOR SO MANY YEARS?Police Chief Greg Adams was out on patrol. Christmas was coming to Saxonburg, Pennsylvania—a quaint borough of just 1,300—in three short weeks. The winter air was crisp. Colored lights sparkled on houses. He was only a block and a half from the Police Department, and this was just an average traffic stop.Until it wasn't.The devoted husband and father of two little boys was about to meet any law enforcement officer's nightmare. Moments later, he would lay dying in a pool of his own blood on that white winter snow, while his killer vanished like an apparition into thin air.Despite his many aliases, the true identity of the murderer was quickly found. The killer himself, was not. As State Police and FBI investigators peeled back the twisted layers of low-level mobster Donald Webb's life, the path to the killer would wind through decades … toward a shocking conclusion. After all, secrets can only be kept for so long.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thank you to author Maureen Boyle for joining me this week. Here books can be found in the links below. The Ghost, will be available June 1st!From the Officer Down Memorial Page:GREGORY BLAISE ADAMSChief of Police Gregory Adams was shot and killed while making a traffic stop in the parking lot of the Agway Feed Store. Chief Adams was on Water Street when the suspect sped past a stop sign. Chief Adams pursued the man and caught up with him when the man attempted to turn around in a supermarket parking lot.This decision would scar the Adams' family and the town of Saxonburg forever.SOURCES:1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1BSv700TOc2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwi5_KWm0BA3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOyVmxNx6TI4. https://www.amazon.com/Maureen-Boyle/e/B06Y2H2H5V%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share5. https://shallowgravesthebook.com/6. https://maureenboylewriter.wordpress.com/7. https://www.odmp.org/officer/1052-chief-of-police-gregory-blaise-adamsHELP SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.paypal.me/williamhuffman3or Via Venmo with my username @bill-huffman-3

From https://shallowgravesthebook.com/:The women were dead before anyone realized they were gone.It was 1988, before the opiate epidemic of the 2000s, before families openly talked about heroin addicts, before there was a public face to the addiction. At the time, as many still do today, young women in the throes of addiction turned to street hustles to find money for drugs. They would write bad checks, shoplift and some, as the addiction worsened, turned to conning men into giving them money. Some turned to prostitution. The addicts lived on the outer edges. In a small city like New Bedford, people recognized them on the street. Many knew their families. New Bedford is a tight knit city with large, close families. It is also a fishing community where people know death can come unexpectedly on the seas. But no one expected what happened in 1988.Eleven women went missing that year. Nine were later found dead along local highways surrounding the city. It is officially unsolved. I was a reporter at the Standard-Times of New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the time. I knew some of the women who were on the streets at the time, struggling with addictions. They were good people. Some of them are still alive, finally kicking their habits. Many are now dead. Some of AIDS, some from overdoses, a few from natural causes. Some of the women got clean before they died, giving their families – and children – the gift of knowing their true spirit.I have been haunted by the story of these dead women for years. Their families have lived with the pain each day.No one should get away with murder. Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer (ForeEdge) tells the story of the investigation through the eyes of the investigators and some of the families. We hope someone will finally end that hunt. - Maureen BoyleIf you'd like to contribute to keeping these shows running you can do so by clicking on the following link: paypal.me/williamhuffman3 or via Venmo with my username @bill-huffman-3.

Today's guest won a UNESCO medal for a book of poems in 1979 at the tender age of eighteen. She went on to study at Trinity College Dublin and for a significant period of time after leaving, she didn't continue writing. However, when she went back to writing poetry later – in my humble opinion, its eloquence and excellence show that her life experience married with innate talent and love for her lineage and place make it incredibly special.Maureen is a delightful guest who rounds off the first season perfectly. We talk about a range of fascinating topics including the role of water as a creative force, the influence of place in her poetry, the deep connection with ancestral lineage and so much more.

1988- 11 women disappeared from hard scrabble New Bedford, they were found one by one. The police worked this case with a vengeance, but the victims were transient at best. There was one indictment, but it was quickly dismissed. The case remains unsolved. In this episode we speak with Maureen Boyle, who authored "Shallow Graves:The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer"

A chance to listen again to an episode from May 2019 of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland. Maureen Boyle reads her poem Black Mountain Viewed from English 6 from her collection The Work of a Winter, published by Arlen House. This episode of Words Lightly Spoken was funded by the Arts Council of Ireland.

It was 10 June 2020 & here are four stories of Starting Over: Karen Hunter refuses to be defeated by her own mind; Richard O’Leary endures loss in the lockdown; Maureen Boyle remembers the end of a romance; Campbell Killick is The Spare Man. Pádraig reveals a new hobby. Paul is your host. Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia.

It was 10 June 2020 & here are four stories of Starting Over: Karen Hunter refuses to be defeated by her own mind; Richard O’Leary endures loss in the lockdown; Maureen Boyle remembers the end of a romance; Campbell Killick is The Spare Man. Pádraig reveals a new hobby. Paul is your host. Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia.

Part 2 of our Season 2 finale. We continue our discussion of the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer by interviewing Maureen Boyle, reporting author and award winner of "Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Killer.” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/KillerBabesPodcast/message

Thank you so much to the author of Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Killer, Maureen Boyle, for joining me this week to discuss who killed the women of New Bedford, Mass. You can purchase her book HERE.https://shallowgravesthebook.com/I hope she was able to bring some new ears to this case because this is one that needs to be solved soon.And thank you again for tuning in to my other new show, My Passion case. I will be dropping new episodes every Monday wherever you get your favorite podcasts.If you enjoy Who Killed…?, you can help support the show by clicking on the donate button on the right-hand side of sloburnmedia.com, that is slo minus the w,  or via the Venmo app with my username @bill-huffman-3. I will also provide a link in the show notes.Any amount is appreciated and it really does help keep the podcast running. For the second year in a row, I will be representing Who Killed…? and My Passion Case on Podcast row at CrimeCon 20-20 in Orlando.If you have not been, it is a must for all true crime fans. If you do enjoy this podcast please leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to favorite shows. It will help support the show and help keep the important cases I cover in the spotlight.I will be dropping new episodes of Who Killed…? every Friday and My Passion Case every Monday.If you’d like to stay up to date on the cases I have covered, as well as the new shows I have in the pipeline, please follow me on Twitter @billhuffman3. Thank you so much again for listening.Until next time… BE SAFE!Sources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PegOU3TtRzEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLtDHJPuli4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xntkZUOsZqghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJAMzVgf6m4https://www.Newspapers.comBoston Globe Writer- John EllementHartford CourantMaureen Boyle- Author, Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Killer

On a beautiful summer evening, the Black Box was filled to capacity for our annual tenx9 in conjunction with Belfast Pride. Always a great evening, here are four amazing stories: Maureen Boyle with a tale of shared interests & intimacy in the USA; Tony Doyle on how he got through those difficult straight teenage years; Kirsty Mulholland who found support where she had feared rejection; Fidelma Carolan who realised God isn’t just for the “straights”. Paul is your host. Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and as well as filling the main venue in the Black Box, it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia. While it draws on the tradition of oral storytelling, we also encourage the shy, the nervous & the reticent - some people are confident speakers other use notes or the full text. We work with people via email or workshops to edit and improve their stories, to help them find their voice. We have also worked with prisoners as well as young people who have been in the care system.

On a beautiful summer evening, the Black Box was filled to capacity for our annual tenx9 in conjunction with Belfast Pride. Always a great evening, here are four amazing stories: Maureen Boyle with a tale of shared interests & intimacy in the USA; Tony Doyle on how he got through those difficult straight teenage years; Kirsty Mulholland who found support where she had feared rejection; Fidelma Carolan who realised God isn’t just for the “straights”. Paul is your host. Tenx9 is a monthly storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme. It began in Belfast in 2011, started by Pádraig Ó Tuama & Paul Doran, and as well as filling the main venue in the Black Box, it has spread to Scotland, England, USA, Canada, Netherlands & Australia. While it draws on the tradition of oral storytelling, we also encourage the shy, the nervous & the reticent - some people are confident speakers other use notes or the full text. We work with people via email or workshops to edit and improve their stories, to help them find their voice. We have also worked with prisoners as well as young people who have been in the care system.

Eleven women went missing over the spring and summer of 1988 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, an old fishing port known as the Whaling City, where Moby Dick, Frederick Douglass, textile mills, and heroin-dealing represent just a few of the many threads in the community’s diverse fabric. In Shallow Graves, investigative reporter Maureen Boyle tells the story of a case that has haunted New England for thirty years. The Crimes: The skeletal remains of nine of the women, aged nineteen to thirty-six, were discovered near highways around New Bedford. Some had clearly been strangled, others were so badly decomposed that police were left to guess how they had died. The Victims: All the missing women had led troubled lives of drug addiction, prostitution, and domestic violence, including Nancy Paiva, whose sister was a hard-working employee of the City of New Bedford, and Debra Greenlaw DeMello, who came from a solidly middle-class family but fell into drugs and abusive relationships. In a bizarre twist, Paiva’s clothes were found near DeMello’s body. The Investigators: Massachusetts state troopers Maryann Dill and Jose Gonsalves were the two constants in a complex cast of city, county, and state cops and prosecutors. They knew the victims, the suspects, and the drug-and-crime-riddled streets of New Bedford. They were present at the beginning of the case and they stayed to the bitter end. The Suspects: Kenneth Ponte, a New Bedford attorney and deputy sheriff with an appetite for drugs and prostitutes, landed in the investigative crosshairs from the start. He was indicted by a grand jury in the murder of one of the victims, but those charges were later dropped. Anthony DeGrazia was a loner who appeared to fit the classic serial-killer profile: horrific childhood abuse, charming, charismatic, but prone to bursts of violence. He hunted prostitutes in the city by night and served at a Catholic church by day. Which of these two was the real killer? Or was it someone else entirely? Maureen Boyle first broke the story in 1988 and stayed with it for decades. In Shallow Graves she spins a riveting narrative about the crimes, the victims, the hunt for the killers, and the search for justice, all played out against the backdrop of an increasingly impoverished community beset by drugs and crime. Drawing on more than one hundred interviews, along with police reports, first-person accounts, and field reporting both during the killings and more recently, Shallow Graves brings the reader behind the scenes of the investigation, onto the streets of the city, and into the homes of the families still hoping for answers. SHALLOW GRAVES:The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer-Maureen Boyle

This week, poet Maureen Boyle reads Incunabula

On this episode of Dewey Like Murder?, Dawn and a Denice talk about Practice to Deceive by Ann Rule and Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer by Maureen Boyle. Opening and ending theme is El Horror Sucesivo del Vacio by Guerra de Cerdos

Maureen Boyle reads her poem Black Mountain Viewed from English 6 in this episode of Words Lightly Spoken, a podcast of poetry from Ireland, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. The poem is from her collection The Work of a Winter, published by Arlen House.

Eleven women went missing over the spring and summer of 1988 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, an old fishing port known as the Whaling City, where Moby Dick, Frederick Douglass, textile mills, and heroin-dealing represent just a few of the many threads in the community’s diverse fabric. In Shallow Graves, investigative reporter Maureen Boyle tells the story of a case that has haunted New England for thirty years. The Crimes: The skeletal remains of nine of the women, aged nineteen to thirty-six, were discovered near highways around New Bedford. Some had clearly been strangled, others were so badly decomposed that police were left to guess how they had died. The Victims: All the missing women had led troubled lives of drug addiction, prostitution, and domestic violence, including Nancy Paiva, whose sister was a hard-working employee of the City of New Bedford, and Debra Greenlaw DeMello, who came from a solidly middle-class family but fell into drugs and abusive relationships. In a bizarre twist, Paiva’s clothes were found near DeMello’s body. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From June of 1988 to July of 1989, from nine to eleven women were killed by the New Bedford Highway Killer, who remains unidentified to this day. Journalism professor and former crime reporter Maureen Boyle, who covered the murders at the time, joins Andy to discuss the case and her new book, Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer.   Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.

Dr. Maureen Boyle and Dr. Edward Bernstein discuss the public health crisis of opioid overdoses, overdose prevention, and home naloxone distribution from systems and operational perspectives. Dr. Boyle is the Chief Scientific Officer for the Addiction Policy Forum and was previously the Chief of Science Policy at NIDA. Dr. Bernstein is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs at Boston Medical Center and the Medical Director for the Faster Paths to Treatment Program. Hosted by Dr. Michelle Lin

Eleven women went missing over the spring and summer of 1988 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, an old fishing port known as the Whaling City, where Moby Dick, Frederick Douglass, textile mills, and heroin-dealing represent just a few of the many threads in the community’s diverse fabric. In Shallow Graves, investigative reporter Maureen Boyle tells the story of a case that has haunted New England for thirty years. The Crimes: The skeletal remains of nine of the women, aged nineteen to thirty-six, were discovered near highways around New Bedford. Some had clearly been strangled, others were so badly decomposed that police were left to guess how they had died.

"Spooky Southcoast" recorded live Saturday, July 14, 2018. Author and former Standard-Times reporter Maureen Boyle and filmmaker Aaron Cadieux join the Spooky Crew to discuss the New Bedford Highway Murders, still unsolved after 30 years.

Maureen Boyle, author of Shallow Graves: The Hunt For The New Bedford Serial Killer, talks to Daniel Ford about writing and researching a case that has haunted her and the killer’s victims.  To learn more about Maureen Boyle, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter @MaureenEBoyle1. Today's episode is sponsored by OneRoom and Film Freaks Forever!

Melissa Cropper, Jessica Hulsey Nickel, Dr Maureen Boyle

Award-winning investigative reporter Maureen Boyle tells the story of the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer, which has haunted New England for thirty years. She shared her investigation featured in the book: In Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer. .Eleven women went missing over the spring and summer of 1988 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, an old fishing port known as the Whaling City, where Moby Dick, Frederick Douglass, textile mills, and heroin-dealing represent just a few of the many threads in the community's diverse fabric.

Journalist and author Maureen Boyle has written "Shallow Graves - The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer", a story that she covered when the discovery of nine women's bodies in the 1980's gripped Southern New England. https://shallowgravesthebook.com/

Maureen Boyle and Curt Brown discuss her new book Shallow Graves: The Hunt For The New Bedford Serial Killer

This week, we present two stories of medical crises, from New York in the 1980s to the present-day opioid epidemic. Part 1: During his residency training, pediatrician Ken Haller comes across a disturbing X-ray. Part 2: Neuroscientist Maureen Boyle's relationship with her sister, who struggles with drug addiction, becomes even more complicated when she begins working on drug policy. Episode transcript at http://www.storycollider.org/2017/8/4/epidemic-stories-of-medical-crises _______________________________ Ken Haller is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. He is President of the Missouri Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and serves on the boards of the Missouri Foundation for Health and the Gateway Media Literacy Project. He has also served as President of the St. Louis Pediatric Society; PROMO, Missouri’s statewide LGBT civil rights organization’ and GLMA, the national organization of LGBT health care professionals. He is a frequent spokesperson in local and national media on the health care needs of children and adolescents. Ken is also an accomplished actor, produced playwright, and acclaimed cabaret performer. In 2015 he was named Best St. Louis Cabaret Performer by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and he has taken his one-person shows to New York, Chicago, Denver, and San Francisco. His special interests include cultural competency, health literacy, the relationship of medicine to the arts, the effects of media on children, and the special health needs of LGBT youth. His personal mission is Healing. Ken is also a member of The Story Collider's board. Maureen Boyle is the Chief of the Science Policy Branch at the National Institute on Drug Abuse or NIDA. She is a neuroscientist who has spent the last 7 years working on behavioral healthcare reform and drug policy. Prior to joining NIDA she was a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research.  Before getting involved in policy she studied the biological basis of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. When she wants to get out of her brain she runs, does yoga, and tries to apply Pavlov's lessons to her bulldog puppy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Macklin's long life bookended two pivotal points in Irish history. Born weeks after William of Orange's 1690 triumph by the banks of the Boyne, he died the year before the 1798 Rebellion, just shy of 107. A giant of the London stage, his life had all the ingredients for a great play – lust, greed, murder, envy, ambition and talent. Not the sort of fellow you might think should be honoured hundreds of years later, but thankfully he is. In the Actors' church of St. Paul's in London's Covent Garden, all of the good and the great actors have plaques on the walls in their memory. On the right hand side of the church is one of the more prominent memorials to the 'father of the modern stage' no less. In theatreland, Macklin has both a street and a hallowed plaque to remember him. His hometown of Culdaff puts on an annual festival in October saluting the man. Now in its 24th year, the current festival that finishes up today was a great success. Nearby Enniskillen has managed to establish an annual Samuel Beckett festival on a tenuous connection relating back to his time at school there. It has the money behind it, but Macklin has soul and what it lacks in big budgets and marketing, it makes up for in generous hospitality and a vibrancy that warms the heart. At the centre of the festival is local historian Dr. Sean Beattie, a one man publishing machine who launched his latest book, 'Donegal in Transition' on the opening Thursday night. Weeks ago, he launched a monumental book called 'The Atlas of Donegal' which he co-edited and wrote several chapters on. The man is 73, but has the stamina and looks of a man in his early fifties and he shows no signs of slowing up. I'll be very disappointed if there isn't another book from the good doctor by Christmas! Another stalwart of the festival is Dessie McCallion. Another walking encyclopaedia, he literally becomes one on the Saturday of the festival with the Great Macklin Walk. It's Dessie at his best – out in the open, explaining the flora, the fauna and the folklore as he ventures along with forty or so followers. Never didactic, just full of stories and mischief and good humour; he has been the peninsula's best ambassador for years. The backbone of the festival though firmly rests with the talents of the McGrory family who run the legendary McGrory's of Culdaff. Anne is a networking supremo and has that natural welcoming charm that makes a visit there worthwhile. John ensures the music for which it is famous, keeps on coming in and Neil is the one who likes to go for detail, be it local heritage or rigging up the Backroom for a concert. It's a formidable combination and together it ensures that the venue is known throughout the country. On Friday night alone, they had master guitarist Carl Verheyen of Supertramp fame playing with his band. Another McGrory, Deirdre Devine, is a local artist who has written a book on local artist, Willie Doran. She was lucky enough to have known Willie in the years up to 1979 when he came back to live and work in his native Culdaff. Willie's talent ranged from landscape to portraits, but also cartoons, signage and remarkably, converting sods of turf into resplendent Irish homesteads. All were on display in the Wee Hall in an exhibition called ‘101 Recollections of Willie Doran'. They'd missed the centenary in 2012, but this was no Room 101 – look out for the forthcoming Joe Mahon TV special on Willie's talents. On the Saturday of the festival, there were two creative workshops run by Maureen Boyle and Malachi O'Doherty respectively. Malachai's morning slot entitled ‘Telling your own Story' was on writing a memoir, something he is adept at doing having written four. The key question to be asked was ‘what lesson did I understand from such and such an episode happening to me?'. It made for a lively two hours which flew by in no time. Maureen's class entitled ‘Building a Paper House' focused on the notion of home and pl...