Joseph Maloney’s Escape Becomes a Six-Decade Manhunt
Joseph Maloney’s alleged murder, escape and reinvention give this true-crime story unusual reach. Pavel Barter follows the case across borders and decades, keeping the moral tension alive through uncertainty, identity and the possibility of hidden lives. The unanswered questions keep pulling.
Online Price
Runaway Joe
Collect 53 Reward Points
- Guaranteed Delivery on
- Free Delivery from
- Order by 6pm for Same Day Dispatch
Joseph Maloney’s Escape Becomes a Six-Decade Manhunt
Joseph Maloney’s alleged murder, escape and reinvention give this true-crime story unusual reach. Pavel Barter follows the case across borders and decades, keeping the moral tension alive through uncertainty, identity and the possibility of hidden lives. The unanswered questions keep pulling.
- Book Synopsis
-
AN INVESTIGATION INTO ONE OF THE OLDEST UNSOLVED CASES ON THE FBI'S BOOKS, SPANNING SIX DECADES AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
1967. ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.
At his son's fifth birthday party, Joseph Maloney was alleged to have poisoned his wife. While awaiting trial in the psychiatric wing of a Rochester hospital, he escaped and vanished.
Years later, a charming stranger calling himself Michael O'Shea surfaced in Dublin.
Claiming roots in the west of Ireland, he married a local woman and sold his garage business to buy a grand country estate.
For years he lived as a country gentleman and worked at the pinnacle of Ireland's film industry - until a US extradition treaty exposed his true identity.
Arrested in 1985, Maloney escaped justice again when his trial collapsed on a technicality. He fled Ireland, leaving US and Irish investigators clueless as to his whereabouts - until an RTÉ Documentary on One podcast picked up his trail decades later.
Runaway Joe is the story of a man who reinvented himself with chilling ease - a portrait of a remorseless manipulator whose acts left devastation across continents.
Ideal for readers who:
- Read true crime investigations that span decades, aliases and borders.
- Are fascinated by Joseph Maloney’s alleged murder, escape and reinvention.
- Follow cases linking Rochester, Dublin, Irish life and FBI pursuit.
- Respond to unresolved stories with moral tension and investigative momentum.
- About The Author
- Pavel Barter is a reporter for The Sunday Times newspaper in Ireland who has produced and presented award-winning radio documentaries for RTE in Ireland and other broadcasters. These include Grief of a Nation, the story of an Irish photographer who captured the events surrounding JFK's assassination, which won Gold at the New York Festivals in 2021.
- Product Details
-
- ISBN
- 9781804442579
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Eriu, (02 April 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 288
- Weight
- 414 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 153 x 26 mm
- Categories: