Serial killer John Shaw smirks as he leaves prison for a day out as he sampled what was to be his first taste of freedom in 46 years.
The evil rapist and murderer – who, with Geoffrey Evans, became known as Ireland's first serial killers – has been behind bars since September 1976.
However, the 75-year-old lifer, departed cushy Arbour Hill prison, Dublin, last weekend for a day out in the capital flanked by two plain clothes prison officers.