Miscarriages of Justice Organisation

Miscarriages of Justice Organisation (Scotland) is based in Glasgow and was founded in 2001 by Paddy Joe Hill, who is one of the Birmingham six, who were innocent men wrongfully convicted in 1975.


July's Theme!

The theme for the month of July is Miscarriages of Justice! There will be one episode released each week, which will focus on victims of miscarriages of justice in Scotland. Included will be an update from Euan from the Miscarriage of Justice Organisation regarding Elaine Doyle's (an episode we covered in January 2022) convicted killer, John Docherty, as John Docherty is one of MOJO's clients who may have suffered a miscarriage of justice.


Linked or Not Linked?

Linked Or Not Linked?

Episode Summary

Part One – The story of eight horrific murders that happened in 1977 and 1978 in Glasgow and Edinburgh, but were they linked?

Please Be Advised – This episode may contain content that some may find distressing. As always, we advise listener discretion. This episode it not suitable for anyone under the age of 13.

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Episode Summary

Part Two – The investigation into finding the murderer or murderers of the eight innocent women killed in Glasgow and Edinburgh in 1977 and 1978. But would all the murders be linked?

Please Be Advised – This episode may contain content that some may find distressing. As always, we advise listener discretion. This episode it not suitable for anyone under the age of 13.

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Episode Summary

Part Three The Eleanor Morton Chat – Dawn and Eleanor have a chat about the darker side of Bonnie Scotland, amongst other random things.

Please Be Advised – This episode may contain content that some may find distressing. As always, we advise listener discretion. This episode it not suitable for anyone under the age of 13.

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Templeton Woods: Did Angus Sinclair’s brother-in-law murder two Dundee women? (thecourier.co.uk)

Angus Sinclair: A lifetime of abuse, rape and murder – BBC News

World’s End murders: Sinclair convicted after change in double jeopardy rule – BBC News

How World’s End murderer Angus Sinclair was finally brought to justice – Edinburgh Live

Angus Sinclair: How far did his killing spree go? | Edinburgh News (scotsman.com)

When the Yorkshire Ripper was quizzed on two unsolved Dundee murders (thecourier.co.uk)

Angus Sinclair dead: World’s End serial killer dies in prison aged 73 – Mirror Online

Angus Sinclair jailed for life for 1977 World’s End Murders | Daily Mail Online

World’s End murder trial: Police never gave up in 37-year hunt to track down monster Sinclair – Daily Record

When was Frances Barker’s death, who was her murderer Thomas Ross Young and was Angus Sinclair involved? | The Sun

World’s End murders: Angus Sinclair jailed for 37 years – BBC News

Who were Anna Kenny, Agnes Cooney and Hilda McAuley, when were they murdered in Glasgow and were they linked to Angus Sinclair? | The Sun

Angus Sinclair | Photos | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

World’s End beast Angus Sinclair wailed for dead mum on prison deathbed | The Scottish Sun

Evil sex killer Thomas Young dies behind bars aged 79 and still showing no remorse – Daily Record

Angus Sinclair – Serial killer/Serial child abuser | UK Database (uk-database.org)

The World’s End – Outlander Locations

World’s End: Angus Sinclair found guilty of teenagers’ 1977 murders – In The Loop (in-the-loop.net.au)

Angus Sinclair: A lifetime of abuse, rape and murder – BBC NewsHow law change jailed serial killer Angus Sinclair – BBC NewsWorld’s End murders: How DNA caught Angus Sinclair – BBC NewsWorld’s End murders: Angus Sinclair jailed for 37 years – BBC NewsWorld’s End murders: Father’s promise to dying wife he would pursue justice – BBC NewsWorld’s End serial killer Angus Sinclair dies – BBC NewsBBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh and East | Murder accused appears in courtBBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Judge throws out World’s End caseBBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | World’s End row law chiefs meetBBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Top judge enters World’s End rowBBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Judge in second opinion case hintBBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | World’s End father ‘devastated’The World’s End | Outlander Locations

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Lack of evidence at trial blamed

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | World’s End father gives evidence

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Victim ‘strangled with stocking’

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | World’s End pub suspect DNA hunt

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Murder accused’s car was scrapped

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Murder victims’ last night alive

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Loner accused in death of women

Angus Sinclair: Scotland’s worst serial killer? – BBC News

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Forces probe unsolved murders

World’s End murders: Sinclair convicted after change in double jeopardy rule – BBC News

BBC NEWS | Scotland | The seven unsolved murders

Angus Sinclair: How far did his killing spree go? | Edinburgh News

BBC News – ‘Scotland’s secret serial killer’

Did Angus Sinclair kill Edinburgh mum Helen Kane? | The Scotsman

World’s End serial killer Angus Sinclair died alone in his cell – BBC News

World’s End jury shown ‘disturbing’ images | Edinburgh News

The World’s End Murders: A night that haunts Scotland’s capital to this day | Edinburgh News

Victim of World’s End murder struggled as killer tied her up | HeraldScotland

Angus Sinclair v. Her Majesty’s Advocate

World’s End Murders – Scottish Review of Books

World’s End murder jury shown ‘distressing’ photos | The Scotsman

World’s End murderer Angus Sinclair is ‘Scotland’s worst serial killer’ who may have claimed up to 10 victims, says ex-top cop – Daily Record

Angus Sinclair dead: World’s End serial killer dies in prison aged 73 – Mirror Online

Angus Sinclair was ‘Scotland’s luckiest serial killer’ – STV News

The World’s End Murders: Amazon.co.uk: Tom Wood, David Johnston: 9781841587493: Books

The World’s End Murders: A Thirty-Year Quest for Justice by Tom Wood

World’s End murder trial: Police never gave up in 37-year hunt to track down monster Sinclair – Daily Record

World’s End murder trial: Evidence against Angus Sinclair is ‘frankly overwhelming’ Lord Advocate tells jury – Daily Record

World’s End murder trial: Angus Sinclair denies rape as teenage victims ‘did not say no’, he claims – Daily Record

Aunt of murder victim Anna Kenny backs new DNA bid to convict killer 38 years on from brutal slaying – Daily Record

World’s End Suspect Faces Nine Murder Charges – Daily Record

Childhood friends' pub crawl ended in murders | Glasgow Times

‘Let him rot’ World’s End victims’ families demand that evil killer dies in jail – Daily Record

Glasgow serial killer Angus Sinclair and the gruesome murder spree that led to World’s End murders – Glasgow Live

World’s End Murder Trial – Finding the Balance in Double Jeopardy | ScotsLawBlog

World’s End beast Angus Sinclair wailed for dead mum on prison deathbed

How World’s End murderer Angus Sinclair was finally brought to justice – Edinburgh Live

Angus Sinclair | Crime+Investigation UK

Angus Sinclair | Photos | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

World’s End: Angus Sinclair found guilty of teenagers’ 1977 murders – In The Loop

Angus Sinclair – The World’s End Murders By Scotland’s Worst Serial Killer

World’s End murderer Angus Sinclair started killing spree at just 16 by luring seven-year-old girl to his home before raping and strangling her

Angus Sinclair jailed for life for 1977 World’s End Murders | Daily Mail Online

Angus Sinclair – Serial killer/Serial child abuser | UK Database – Sex offenders register

World’s End murder trial: Former police officer tells court he saw accused killer Angus Sinclair with the victims outside the pub – Daily Record

Who were Anna Kenny, Agnes Cooney and Hilda McAuley, when were they murdered in Glasgow and were they linked to Angus Sinclair?

I knew my cousin’s killer Angus Sinclair would strike again – STV News

The twisted life of savage sociopath | HeraldScotland

Gone Fishing: The Unsolved Crimes of Angus Sinclair eBook : Lloyd, Adam, Clark, Chris: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

Appeal against sentence by Angus Sinclair against her majesty’s Advocate

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | A life of abuse, rape and murder

Paedophile convicted of girl’s rape and murder 22 years on | The Independent | The Independent

World’s End killer Angus Sinclair cremated in secret ceremony ‘with no family’ – Mirror Online

Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2011 – Wikipedia

Double Jeopardy in Scots Law – Why was Angus Sinclair tried twice? – Criminal Defence Lawyers Edinburgh

Evil sex killer Thomas Young dies behind bars aged 79 and still showing no remorse – Daily Record

Bullied schoolboy with a lust for rape and murder | HeraldScotlandProsecutors ‘blocking’ appeal in murder case | UK news | The GuardianThe Investigator’s Mark Williams-Thomas claims World’s End murderer Angus Sinclair teamed up with Thomas Ross Young to kill Frances BarkerAppeal bid by dead murderer Thomas Young rejected – BBC NewsMurder case sent to appeal after 30 years | UK news | The GuardianLorry driver serving life for 1977 murder fails to convince judges to hear new evidence – Daily RecordNiece of serial killer Angus Sinclair victim devastated to discover wrong man was jailed for her murder – Daily RecordWhen did Thomas Ross Young murder Frances Barker in Glasgow, why did he appeal the conviction and when was his death?When was Frances Barker’s death, who was her murderer Thomas Ross Young and was Angus Sinclair involved?Man jailed for 1978 murder | UK news | The Guardian

Free Stock photo of George Square in Glasgow at night | Photoeverywhere

File:Edinburgh Night castle and Balmoral Clock Tower.jpg – Wikimedia Commons

Prosecutors ‘blocking’ appeal in murder case | UK news | The Guardian

The Investigator’s Mark Williams-Thomas claims World’s End murderer Angus Sinclair teamed up with Thomas Ross Young to kill Frances Barker | The Scottish Sun

Appeal bid by dead murderer Thomas Young rejected – BBC News

Murder case sent to appeal after 30 years | UK news | The Guardian

Lorry driver serving life for 1977 murder fails to convince judges to hear new evidence – Daily Record

Niece of serial killer Angus Sinclair victim devastated to discover wrong man was jailed for her murder – Daily Record

When did Thomas Ross Young murder Frances Barker in Glasgow, why did he appeal the conviction and when was his death? | The Sun

When was Frances Barker’s death, who was her murderer Thomas Ross Young and was Angus Sinclair involved? | The Sun

The World’s End

by Tom Wood and David Johnston

Synopsis

This is an account of the murder of two young women, Helen Scott and Christine Eadie, who died in October 1977. It is the story of these crimes and of the thirty year investigation that followed. This is not a gruesome tale of murder; the families of these young girls have suffered enough. Nor is this account devoted to the controversy in which the trial of Angus Sinclair was brought to an end in the Autumn of 2007.This is a story of heroes, of the families of Helen and Christine who, with a quiet dignity, have carried an unimaginable burden down the years, and the police officers, the support staff and the scientists who over the generations have persisted in their investigations, never gave up and though they suffered many a setback never forgot Helen and Christine. “The World’s End Murders” is an intelligent, compassionate and insightful account of a time and place in Scottish criminal history which both carefully examines the World’s End murders and sensitively restores afresh the memory of two innocent young women, as well as the others who fell victim in 1977 and 1978.

Gone Fishing: The Unsolved Crimes of Angus Sinclair

by Adam Lloyd and Chris Clark

Synopsis

Angus Robertson Sinclair, one of the worst killers the UK has ever seen, was convicted of four murders. His first took place in his home city of Glasgow in 1961, when he raped and murdered his seven-year-old neighbour Catherine Reehill when he was just sixteen. But after spending a mere six years in prison, he was released in his early twenties to kill again. Teenagers Helen Scott and Christine Eadie were last seen at the World’s End pub on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile in October 1977. The next morning both were found murdered; not together, but a few miles apart on the East Lothian coast. The largest investigation in Scottish police history didn’t find their killer. Several years later, in 1982, Sinclair was jailed for life after he was charged with and admitted eleven charges of rape and indecent assault. However, twenty years after this, as Sinclair was beginning to be hopeful about being released on parole, a cold case review showed that Sinclair’s DNA had been found on the body of 17-year-old Mary Gallagher, a 1978 Glasgow murder that had been previously unsolved. These discoveries lead detectives to examine the link between Sinclair and several other unsolved cases. Scientific advances put him and his brother-in law Gordon Hamilton − who died in 1996 − firmly in the frame for the World’s End murders. In 2007 Sinclair stood trial for these murders, but a lack of evidence saw the case collapse. But following the change in Scotland’s double jeopardy law, Sinclair again faced trial for the World’s End murders in 2014, and this time was found guilty and sentenced to a minimum of 37 years in prison. This is the longest sentence issued to anyone in a Scottish court, and ensured that Sinclair would die in jail. But there were more victims. Many more. And in this book we tell their stories.

Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn

Hosted by Dawn

Special Guest is Eleanor Morton

Researched and Written by Dawn Young

Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull

Production Company Name by Granny Robertson

Voice Talent by Eleanor Morton

Music:

Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter

Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter


June's Theme!

The theme for the month of June is Linked or Not Linked? The episodes will focus around many murders that may or may not have been committed by the same person. It is for the listener to decide. It will be a two part story, followed by a wee chat between Dawn and Eleanor Morton., Scottish Comedian Actor and Writer, where we not only talk about some of the murders that are covered in the previous two episodes, but also just have a general chit-chat. We hope you enjoy this three partner.