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When the West End Blew Up: The Untold Rise of Paddy Conroy
When the West End Blew Up: The Untold Rise of Paddy Conroy
A childhood window smashed open, a drunk father pulled from his home, and a seven-year-old who learned that in Newcastle's West End the police did not need to explain themselves. That boy grew into Paddy Conroy, accused of kidnapping, torture and multiple murders while at least twenty-two shootings were officially recorded in the two-decade war that followed - but he was never convicted. How did a neighborhood’s unwritten code turn into a sustained street war?
In this episode, we follow the life and times of Paddy Conroy and the…
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