Ireland Named in reporting
John McGowan
Born between December 1963 and November 1964, from the ages reported. 24 reports across 1 case, 14 Nov 2024 to 26 Feb 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between December 1963 and November 1964, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- American, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder (fatal assault)
- Where
- Co. Laois
- Reporting
- 24 reports, 14 Nov 2024 to 26 Feb 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, rte.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, offalyexpress.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man committed to Central Mental Hospital after Laois murder insanity verdict Murder (fatal assault) · Co. Laois
Henry McGowan, 31, an American man from Brooklyn, New York, strangled his father John McGowan, 66, with his bare hands in a changing cubicle off the swimming pool at Ballyfin Demesne hotel in Ballyfin, Co Laois, on 12 November 2024. John had travelled from the United States to help his son, who was suffering from mental health difficulties. Henry was arrested that evening, charged with murder, and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. A jury at the Central Criminal Court found him not guilty by reason of insanity on 12 February 2026, and Judge Paul McDermott committed him to the Central Mental Hospital on 26 February 2026.
Acquitted, 1 Feb 2026Victim · 24 reports
Timeline
every report naming John McGowan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 26 Feb2026New Yorker who killed his father at five-star resort committed to Central Mental Hospitalvictim, John McGowan, 66, male, American, non-irishJohn McGowan
- 26 Feb2026Man who killed father being treated at CMH, court hearsvictim, John McGowan, 66, non-irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 18 Feb2026Man accused of murdering father at luxury Laois hotel had lunged at family on flight to Paris, court hearsvictim, John McGowan, 66, male, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 13 Feb2026Laois Garda detective gives evidence in Ballyfin Demense murder trialvictim, John McGowan, 66, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 13 Feb2026Man found not guilty over death of father at luxury Laois hotelvictim, John McGowan, 66, male, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 12 Feb2026Man found not guilty of murdering father at Ballyfin Demesne by reason of insanityvictim, John McGowan, 66, male, non-irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 12 Feb2026Murder accused who strangled father in Laois five star hotel said he earned $4.5 million in his last jobvictim, John McGowan, 66, male, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 12 Feb2026American accused of murdering his dad lunged at family during flightvictim, John McGowan, 66, male, American, non-irishJohn McGowan
- 10 Feb2026US man told father he would ‘always love him’ as he strangled him at Ballyfin Demesne, court hearsvictim, John McGowan, 66, male, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 10 Feb2026Murder accused told father he loved him as he killed himvictim, John McGowan, 66, male, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 9 Feb2026American pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to murder of father in hotelvictim, John McGowan, 66, male, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 9 Feb2026American pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering his fathervictim, John McGowan, 66, male, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 9 Feb2026Court hears plea from American over father's murder in Laois at Ballyfin Demensevictim, John McGowan, 66, male, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 1 Feb2026US man told father he would ‘always love him’ as he killed him in Laois hotel, court hearsvictim, John McGowan, 66, male, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 1 Feb2026US man thought he was 'ordained by God' to kill father, court toldvictim, John McGowan, 66, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 1 Feb2026American man who strangled father at Laois hotel found not guilty of murder by reason of insanityvictim, John McGowan, 66, male, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 3 Dec2024American man in court accused of murdering his father in luxury hotel in the Midlandsvictim, John McGowan, 60, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 3 Dec2024Man in court accused of murdering father in luxury Laois hotelvictim, John McGowan, 60, maleJohn McGowan
- 18 Nov2024American man in court accused of murder at luxury Laois hotelvictim, John McGowan, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 18 Nov2024Man remanded over alleged murder of father at Laois hotelvictim, John McGowan, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 15 Nov2024Family of American man killed in top Irish hotel break silencevictim, John McGowan, 66, male, American, non-irishJohn McGowan
- 15 Nov2024American charged in Portlaoise Court with killing in luxury Laois hotelvictim, John McGowan, 66, male, irish (judged from name)John McGowan
- 14 Nov2024Henry McGowan (30) charged with murder of his father after fatal assault at Ballyfin Demesne hotelvictim, John McGowan, 60, male, American, non-irishJohn McGowan
- 14 Nov2024American charged with murder of his father at plush Irish five-star hotelvictim, John McGowan, 60, male, American, non-irishJohn McGowan
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