Sex, lies and video tape: Julie McGinley and the murder of husband Gerry McGinley

About this episode

The episode explores the murder of Gerry McGinley by his wife Julie and her lover, revealing a complex story of adultery and deceit.

On a spring morning in June 2001 an eight-year-old girl gathers moss for her grandmother’s hanging baskets in a forest near Ballinamore in Co Leitrim. The child lets out a scream, she had discovered a body.  The remains belonged to Enniskillen businessman, Gerry McGinley and it was clear that he been murdered.  He had been killed by his own wife Julie and her lover, in fact they were already in custody over it.  But it wasn’t a simple tale of adultery. It involved hotel sex with strangers, lies, blackmail and videotape – and included many prominent people in Fermanagh.   Andrew Madden researched this sordid story for the Belfast Telegraph.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Belfast Telegraph

Guest: Andrew Madden

Topics covered

• murder
• adultery
• blackmail
• videotape
• investigation
• Fermanagh

Keywords

• murder
• Julie McGinley
• Gerry McGinley
• Fermanagh
• blackmail
• videotape
• adultery
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Belfast Telegraph

Places: Ballinamore, Co Leitrim

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