Where is Joe O’Reilly now?

THE slayer Joe O'Reilly was sentenced for his wife's shocking execution successful 2004, which sent shockwaves crossed Ireland. 

The Channel 5 documentary The Lies: Who Killed Rachel O'Reilly dove into the lawsuit and why Joe murdered his wife. Here’s everything you request to know. 

Who is Joe O’Reilly?

Joe O'Reilly, 45, was convicted for the execution of his woman Rachel O'Reilly (previously Callaly) successful 2007, aft 1 of the astir wide publicised transgression investigations successful Ireland.

The 6ft5in antheral killed Rachel with a dumbbell astatine their location successful Naul, Co Dublin connected October 4, 2004.

He staged the country to look similar a robbery and led Rachel’s mother, Rose, to find the body. 

Joe besides infamously appeared connected The Late Late Show with Rose, a fewer weeks aft the murder.

That was the infinitesimal wherever everything changed for Rachel’s mother.

She said that she knew helium killed her daughter aft the appearance, wherever helium showed nary grief for his murdered wife.

Joe was yet arrested and aboriginal recovered blameworthy of execution successful July 2007.

The assemblage heard extended telephone grounds which placed him astatine the transgression country contempt his assertion that helium was moving astatine a depot respective miles away.

Why did Joe O’Reilly termination Rachel O'Reilly?

Joe O'Reilly had an statement with his woman Rachel the nighttime earlier the brutal murder.

He was besides having a nine-month matter with advertising enforcement Nikki Pelley, 42, and planned to permission Rachel.

Joe besides planned to petition custody of their 2 children.

Days aft beating his woman to death, helium went backmost to the country with Rachel's household and showed them however helium believed the murderer would person killed their daughter. 

Joe was truly acting retired however helium carried retired the murder. 

Rachel Callaly's begetter Jim said: "When we arrived helium was saying 'Come connected and I'll amusement you however this happened' and helium brought america to the chamber and helium was virtually going done it stroke by blow.

"He was telling america to look astatine blood stains connected the wall and everything. I felt sick. I had to permission the house."

Where is Joe O’Reilly now?

O'Reilly is present serving a beingness condemnation successful Wheatfield Prison.

He is said to person made a melodramatic transformation, enjoying a vegan lifestyle and increasing plants.

But successful July 2021 helium was caught with a USB instrumentality afloat of movies, losing his 'model prisoner' status.

On December 12, 2021, helium submitted a petition to authorities for impermanent merchandise from situation for the festive period, which was denied.

Rachel's distraught begetter Jim Callaly told the Sunday World: "I don’t deliberation helium should ever beryllium fto retired of prison. He’s a unsafe psychopath.

"He gets his kicks retired of seeing radical suffering.”

O’Reilly continues to contradict helium is liable for his wife’s decease to this day, refusing to amusement immoderate remorse.