Where is Joe O’Reilly now?

EVIL killer Joe O'Reilly was sentenced for his wife's shocking murder in 2004.

He is currently serving life in prison for the killing, which sent shockwaves through Ireland.

Who is Joe O’Reilly?

Joe O'Reilly, 45, was convicted for the murder of his wife Rachel O'Reilly (previously Callaly) in 2007, after one of the best-known criminal investigations in Ireland.

The 6ft5in brute bludgeoned Rachel to death with a dumbbell at their home in Naul, Co Dublin on October 4, 2004.

In July 2007 a jury found O’Reilly guilty of murder after hearing extensive phone evidence placing him at the crime scene despite his claim that he was working at a depot several miles away.

He famously appeared on The Late Late Show with Rachel's mother Rose, a few weeks after the murder.

Rose said that she knew he killed her daughter after the appearance, where he showed no grief for his murdered wife.

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Where is Joe O’Reilly now?

O'Reilly is now serving a life sentence in Wheatfield Prison.

He is said to have made a dramatic transformation, enjoying a vegan lifestyle and growing plants.

But in July 2021 he was caught with a USB stick full of movies, losing his 'model prisoner' status.

On December 12, 2021, he submitted a request to authorities for temporary release from prison for the festive period, which was denied.

Rachel's distraught father Jim Callaly told the Sunday World: "I don’t think he should ever be let out of prison. He’s a dangerous psychopath.

"He gets his kicks out of seeing people suffering.”

O’Reilly continues to deny he is responsible for his wife’s death to this day, refusing to show any remorse.

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

Joe O'Reilly had an argument with his wife Rachel the night before the brutal murder.

He had a nine-month affair with advertising executive Nikki Pelley, 42, and was planning to leave Rachel and request custody of their two children.

Days after beating his wife to death, he went back to the scene with Rachel's family and showed them how the murder played out.

Rachel Callaly's father Jim said: "When we arrived he was saying 'Come on and I'll show you how this happened' and he brought us to the bedroom and he was literally going through it blow by blow.

"He was telling us to look at blood stains on the wall and everything. I felt sick. I had to leave the house."

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