Richard Satchwell Found Guilty

Raichų

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123510286#Comment_123510286

looks like someone just wants to tell others they are wrong for no reason.

I didn’t say he cannot appeal, I suggested what would be the point other than to drag her family into more rubbish and I suppose blacken Tina’s name a bit more.

My whole point, if you bothered to read it, was he has no way of turning this around for himself.

briany

That 2018 Neil Prendeville interview with Satchwell is even more compelling viewing in light of the verdict. Prendeville's obviously not going to directly accuse Satchwell, who agreed to come on the show, but the consensus seems to be that he picks Satchwell's story apart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPqmOJdJHKo

John_Rambo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123501915#Comment_123501915

It was never “reported everywhere”, in fact, you won’t find a single credible report on it anywhere. It was nothing more than a malicious rumour that got legs and turned into a game of Chinese whispers. And clearly, it's still doing the rounds.

Satchwell is one of the most self-serving weasels you could ever come across. He seized every opportunity to paint himself as a long suffering, doting, abused manservant, all while actively besmirching his wife and smearing her character. From the moment he killed her, he went into cover-up mode. Before she was even cold, he was emailing the monkey sanctuary which he already knew was a scam to say she’d leave him if he didn’t get the monkeys soon.

It was calculated, manipulative guile from someone with a low IQ but just enough cunning to know the Gardaí would eventually read it.

Oscar_Madison

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123511315#Comment_123511315

While my thoughts at the time were many of the interviewers could have done more probing, I’m not sure it would have achieved anything - but there were some lousy interviews where he just kept repeating his learned off story

road_high

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123511315#Comment_123511315

I’ve watched that interview a number of times- sounds ghoulish but it’s absolutely gripping viewing. Better than any soap opera. Prendeville gave him enough rope and he took it

briany

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123512546#Comment_123512546

I don't think it's that ghoulish to call it gripping viewing. Or if it is, then we're all ghouls because there's nearly a whole media industry behind murderers and documentaries about them.

The whole interview is a study in body language and potential tells. Satchwell thought he was a lot cleverer than he really was . Most of his 'success' was down more to a lackadaisical attitude from the Gardai than any malevolent genius on his part.

mr_edge_to_you

Is it just me or does the production of this Prime Time special seem all over the shop?

Sound engineer was having a bad day anyway.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

just looking at the primetime program about the murder, the sound was all over the shop and full of glitches, rte made a hames of it

road_high

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123512697#Comment_123512697

the sound was atrocious. I thought it was something wrong with my signal/connection

redoctober

Seems like they didn't listen to it through before broadcast. Couldn't hear what the builder fella was saying at all.

leahyl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123512717#Comment_123512717

absolutely awful, was really annoying actually cause I missed some of what was said.

Zeek12

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123512697#Comment_123512697

It was Embarrassing from Rte. You’d think they would do a pre-go to air check.

Obviously they’re rushing to put this out while the verdict is still very much fresh in people’s minds, and before the sentencing

Juran

Why do the media keep refering to satchwell as a truck driver? As far as I know, he's been on the dole for years. When did he last drive a truck as an employee ??

Seth Brundle

The murderer got life.

Seth Brundle

The Irish Times says that he intends to appeal the verdict...

After sentencing Richard Satchwell’s legal team said that he intended to appeal the verdict.

Clearly, he has no remorse for murdering his wife, hiding her body face down in a shallow grave and then publicly portraying himself as a victim.

leahyl

What an absolute murdering scumbag - appealing the verdict, dragging Tina's family through it all again. He's a sick bastard.

JP Liz V1

He should be charged also with perverting justice, wasting AGS time in pointless woodland searching etc.,

What is the maximum life sentence here, 25 years, life really should mean life with no appeals

GBX

No sentence is long enough for him. How he thought he could lie his way out of the whole scenario is beyond belief.

Zeek12

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123513907#Comment_123513907

Absolutely ludicrous that any more time and resources (not to mention emotional turmoil for the family) should be spent re-trying this case - but such is the justice system I suppose.

Lets hope common sense prevails and any appeal is dealt with extremely swiftly and with the little regard it deserves.

It's not only one of the most cut and dried murder cases you could ever recall in this country, but also one of the most cold-blooded.

He totally lacks even a scrap of empathy for his wife, her memory or for her family and friends. Deserves to be behind bars for the rest of his days.

suvigirl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123514006#Comment_123514006

Life is life. Parole boards will sometimes allow life prisoners out of custody, but there are strict regulations, such as the prisoner must admit what they have done. They can also be sent back to prison to serve their life sentence, if they get into legal trouble again.

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123514959#Comment_123514959

I hope he never gets out and fails all appeals

briany

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123514959#Comment_123514959

Given Satchwell's apparent defiant attitude, it's hard to envision him admitting murder as he has been accused and convicted of. At most, he'd admit it and then go right back to denying it once he got out, although would recanting in this way violate the terms of parole?

tara73

I mean, if life is 20 years, he will be 79 then. If there's one relief, he most probably will spend the rest of his life behind bars and if he gets out for the last few years, it will be no fun anymore I would say.

briany

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123515372#Comment_123515372

Yeah, he'll be very old, alone, and I don't think he'll be able to settle anywhere comfortably. People being what they are, word of who he is and what he's done would spread around very quickly, so he'd either have to face that every day or be a recluse.

Someone suggested that he might get a female fan club like other high profile killers get. I don't know about that - he doesn't really fit that 'bad boy' killer thing that a few freaks might find attractive or thrilling. He's kind of dumpy, a bit wonky-eyed and his crime doesn't smack so much of 'I love killing' so much as it does of a pathetic, sweaty, desperate cowardice.

cap.in.hand.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123515458#Comment_123515458

You'd think it would be Richard defence legal team that driving on with the appeal ( free legal aid )…maybe more so than Richard.... he's well and truly a convicted murderer in the public arena and seems to be happy prisoner settling into prison life..he did say on the prendevile interview when asked about his last stint in prison...he rather be in prison than being a prisoner in his own home or something to that effect.

briany

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123515632#Comment_123515632

They said on Crimeworld that he got a role as a cook (I don't know if this was while on remand or in a previous stint) and was apparently decent enough at it (though if the general reputation of prison food is correct, this mightn't be that high an accolade). Maybe he could become Limerick Prison's answer to Heston Blumenthal…

cap.in.hand.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123515673#Comment_123515673

In fairness to Richard...food and drink preparation and service to his wife constantly probably is the only truthful statement that came out of his mouth...and carrying on the same tradition in prison proves that fact.

Seth Brundle

Out of curiosity, if he sells the house, does he get to keep all the money?

glenfieldman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123515885#Comment_123515885

Unfortunately, yes he will

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/house-where-lillis-battered-wife-celine-to-death-sells-for-850k/28850607.html

tara73

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123515885#Comment_123515885

people ask about the house before: I think 100% it will be torn down. Nobody wants to live in that thing, it's a kip anyway. Someone, or even town Youghal will buy the site and might build something new on it.

And, open to correction, but I think if a person in jail gets money, it goes to paying off the trial costs?