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Clare Journalist Co-Authors True Story Of Family Of Killers For Hire
12th April 2021
Released just over a week ago, a new book co-authored by Clare native and Irish Sun journalist, Owen Conlon has shot straight to the number one spot in the Irish non-fiction charts.
The Hitmen: the Shocking True Story of a Family of Killers for Hire, written by Owen and fellow Irish Sun journalist, Stephen Breen, tells the story of how the Wilson family became contract assassins.
Owen spoke to Pat Flynn on Monday’s Morning Focus.
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The Hitmen: The Shocking True Story Of A Family Of Killers From Dublin For Hire
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The extraordinary story of a family of Dublin hitmen who killed 12 people has been told in a new book.
Stephen Breen and Owen Conlon of The Irish Sun are the authors of
The Hitmen: The Shocking True Story of a Family of Killers for Hire.
It tells the story of five members of the Wilson family – brothers John, Eric and Keith, their nephew Luke and cousin Alan – and how they became the country s first family of contract assassins.
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Hitman Eric Wilson demanded kilo of cocaine for fee as Ireland’s most prolific gangland killer at height of rampage
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3 Apr 2021, 8:15
DRUG-fuelled psycho Eric Wilson demanded a kilo of cocaine for his fee as Ireland’s most prolific gangland killer, a new book reveals.
The Hitmen details how Eric, brothers Keith and John, cousin Alan and nephew Luke became the country’s first family of contract assassins.
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Wilson went on to carry out hits in Drogheda, the North and Spain before being jailed for 28 years for shooting English criminal ‘Tall Dan’ SmithCredit: Jon Nazca - The Sun Dublin