Murder on Ynys Môn - The Anglesey Crossbow Killing

“A forensic unravelling of one of the most barbaric and senseless murders in the annals of Welsh crime…” – Ceri Jackson, creator of ‘Shreds’ podcast and author of The Boy from Tiger Bay

In the early hours of Good Friday, April 2019, Gerald Corrigan was shot with a crossbow outside his home on Anglesey. The attack proved fatal.

This is the story of a brutal crime, medieval in its barbarity, that shocked those living in this seemingly idyllic landscape. The murderer was caught and convicted, but there remain many unanswered questions. The most perplexing being: why?

Journalist Siôn Tecwyn covered the case at the time. Working with Meic Parry, producer of ‘The Crossbow Killer’ podcast, he explores the events leading up to the murder and the subsequent investigation. Including unseen content and additional insight from the trial as well as unreported facts about the case which take the story further, Murder on Ynys Môn highlights the complexity of this dark and shocking mystery.

With photographs by Robert Law and Andrew Price, and poetry by Rhys Iorwerth.