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The Bradley Welsh Murder
The Bradley Welsh Murder
Episode Summary
Bradley, boxing gym owner and charity organiser, returned home from his gym, he had a brief chat with a neighbour before walking towards his flat. Just then a man appeared from nowhere and before Bradley could do anything he shot him in the head. But who would want to harm Bradley? Could the reason be rooted in his past?
- Bradley Welsh
- Bradley Welsh with Ewan McGregor
- Scene of shooting
- Forensics at scene of shooting
- CCTV imagine of Ford Kuga
- Bradley Welsh
- Tributes to Bradley
- Bradley Playing Mr Doyle in Trainspotting2
- Bradley Welsh
- Orman caught on CCTV fleeing the scene holding shotgun
- Shotgun used in the shooting
- Irvine Welsh - Trainspotting Author and friend of Bradley
- Bradley Welsh
- Danny Dyer and Bradley Welsh
- Bradley's green coffin
- Bradley's funeral order of service
- Boxing Gloves
- Mark Richardson
- Sean Orman
- CCTV footage of Orman in village where he abandoned the stolen car
- David McMillan Senior
- Bradley in his younger boxing days
- Bradley in the ring as a youngster
- Edinburgh Castle - Museum of The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Bradley Welsh starred as ‘Mr Doyle’ in Trainspotting 2 – YouTube
Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men Season 1 Episode 8 – Bradley Welsh
Bradley Welsh 24 hour pads record attempt www justgiving com pads4charity – Bing video
The best ever renditionof Sunshine on Leith. – Bing video
The Proclaimers – Sunshine On Leith (Official Music Video) – Bing video
Bradley Welsh shooting: Man arrested over ‘murder’ of Trainspotting star in Edinburgh
Bradley Welsh cops probed over actions before Trainspotting star’s murder – Daily Record
Bradley Welsh: Police “warned of murder plot” against T2 Trainspotting actor | HeraldScotland
Bradley Welsh murder trial: Neighbour had shotgun pointed at him – BBC News
Bradley Welsh accused ‘not my attacker’, claims friend – BBC News
Bradley Welsh was murdered for branding mob figures ‘grasses’, T2 Trainspotting star’s pal claims
Bradley Welsh murder: Chilling CCTV shows gangland hitman Sean Orman fleeing scene with shotgun
Bradley Welsh was ‘put on death list’ after getting caught in gangland feud – Edinburgh Live
Bradley Welsh murderer set to appeal conviction for ‘premeditated assassination’ – Edinburgh Live
Bradley Welsh was murdered for branding mob figures ‘grasses’, T2 Trainspotting star’s pal claims
Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh set to return to roots for novel launch party – The Sunday Post
CCTV shows Bradley Welsh killer fleeing murder scene with shotgun | Edinburgh News
Bradley Welsh chillingly revealed he was haunted by ‘ghetto’ past before death – Mirror Online
Bradley Welsh murder: Actor Danny Dyer joins list of famous names to pay tribute | Edinburgh News
Danny Dyer pays tribute to ‘good soul’ Bradley Welsh after Trainspotting 2 star was shot dead
Gangs of Edinburgh: Feared Hibs casuals who moved up to the big league – Daily Record
Record attempt to raise funds for children’s charity | The Edinburgh Reporter
6 years ago tonight, Brad Welsh set the… – Holyrood Boxing Gym | Facebook
Bradley Welsh – Biography – IMDb
mark richardson gangster in prison – Bing images
Gangster jailed over high-speed chase through Glasgow – BBC News
Chester St, Edinburgh to Duddingston Road West, Edinburgh EH16 4AP – Google Maps
Man goes on trial accused of shotgun murder of T2 Trainspotting star Bradley Welsh – Daily Record
Sean Orman jailed for 28 years for ‘cowardly and wicked’ murder of Bradley Welsh – Edinburgh Live
Man accused of Trainspotting actor’s murder acquitted of 13 other charges | Evening Standard
Bradley Welsh funeral – Cryptic poem penned by slain Trainspotting star read to his mourners
Bradley Welsh murder: Trainspotting 2 star ‘caught in crossfire’ of brutal gangland turf war
Interview: Bradley Welsh – his mother’s son | Edinburgh News
Hitman convicted of murdering T2 Trainspotting actor Bradley Welsh – BBC News
‘I’ve done some horrible, horrible things’: Bradley Welsh tells of regret | Daily Mail Online
Notorious Edinburgh gangster hit with ‘super-Asbo’ crackdown – Edinburgh Live
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn and Cole
Researched and Written by Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
The Scottish Witch Trials
The Scottish Witch Trials
Episode Summary
TRIGGER WARNING – Contains adult themes and some strong language
Witches may seem to be just part of Hallowe’en but there’s more to witches than you might expect from somewhere like bonnie Scotland.
13 of the most chilling witch trials in Scottish history | The Scotsman
Five of Scotland’s infamous witchcraft trials | The Scotsman
The Life and Death of Bessie Dunlop, The Witch of Lynn – Wee White Hoose
Bessie Dunlop, The Witch of Dalry – Mysterious Britain & Ireland
Everything You Need to Know About Scotland’s Historic Witch Hunts
Scottish Witchcraft trials | Green Witch
Heresy, they say? James VI and the witch trials – Scotland Magazine
The Life and Death of Bessie Dunlop, The Witch of Lynn – Wee White Hoose
North Berwick Visitor Guide – Accommodation, Things To Do & More | VisitScotland
Witch trials in early modern Scotland – Wikipedia
Great Scottish witch hunt of 1649–50 – Wikipedia
Survey of Scottish Witchcraft – Introduction to Scottish Witchcraft
Escape of Charles II – Wikipedia
North Berwick witch trials – Wikipedia
The Scottish Witchcraft Act – University of Edinburgh
The Scottish Witchcraft Act on JSTOR
Witch Pricking Needle – Wikimedia Commons
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn.
Guest: Kathryn Herron
Researched and Written by Peter Bull and Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
The Lynda Spence Murder
The Lynda Spence Murder
Episode Summary
27 year old Lynda Spence liked to live the high life; fast cars, expensive champagne, but in April 2011 her high life came to an abrupt and brutal end.
Lynda Spence trial: Family heartache over ‘terrible ordeal’ – BBC News
Welcome To Naz-tra-demus Magazine: Lynda Spence: Two Jailed For Torture Murder
‘Unimaginable’ suffering and death of Lynda Spence – BBC News
Lynda Spence trial: Coats and Wade guilty of torture case murder – BBC News
Lynda Spence guard in tears at murder trial | Glasgow Times
Men get life for ‘monstrous’ murder – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
Pair lose Lynda Spence murder appeals | Glasgow Times
Lynda Spence: Former accused breaks down in court | The Scotsman
Lynda Spence’s ‘monstrous’ killers jailed for 63 years | UK | News | Express.co.uk
Cross-dressing killer found with homemade shank down his trousers in prison – Daily Star
Lynda Spence trial: Murder accused pair DNA found | Edinburgh News
Murder is Everywhere: The Tragic Tale Of Lynda Spence
Calls for review into Lynda Spence’s role as police mole before her murder | HeraldScotland
Lynda Spence’s killers jailed for 33 and 30 years | HeraldScotland
Lynda Spence trial: Missing woman’s blood ‘in flat’ – BBC News
Lynda Spence murder accused ‘confessed’, court told | The Scotsman
Lynda Spence murder trial hears of victim’s crime gang links – The Sun
Glasgow torture killer kicked off uni course after being caught with blade in Shotts prison
Lynda Spence so tense before she vanished, mum tells court | Scotland | News | Express.co.uk
‘Tell parents where Lynda remains are’ | Glasgow Times
Lynda Spence trial: Murder accused ‘made threat’ to parents – BBC News
‘Warning to Lynda Spence parents’ – The Sun
Ulster Defence Association – Wikipedia
Jury to resume deliberations in Lynda Spence murder trial – Daily Record
Lynda Spence trial: Missing woman was ‘police mole’ – BBC News
Lynda Spence murder Victim had thumb chopped off – YouTube
Lynda Spence – The Free Library
Hunt for missing Glasgow woman Lynda Zejaf stepped up – BBC News
Lynda Spence detectives look for wheelie bin witnesses – BBC News
Murder is Everywhere: The Tragic Tale Of Lynda Spence
Lynda Spence trial: Ex-accused ‘did not see murder’ – BBC News
Lynda Spence so tense before she vanished, mum tells court | Scotland | News | Express.co.uk
Birthday appeal for missing Lynda Spence – BBC News
Lynda Spence case: Ex-accused admits part in ‘plan’ – BBC News
APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION AND SENTENCE BY PHILIP WADE AND COLIN COATS AGAINST HER MAJESTY’S ADVOCATE
Crime spy Lynda Spence was left to her fate by elite squad – The Sun
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn and Cole
Researched and Written by Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
The Arlene Fraser Disappearance
The Arlene Fraser Disappearance
Episode Summary
A violent husband, a hit man or a pig farm owner; who kidnapped and murdered Arlene Fraser?
Death in a cold town: The Arlene Fraser case
by Steve MacGregor
Synopsis
There is a common misconception that, if a body can’t be found then no-one can be brought to trial for murder. That isn’t true, as one Scottish man discovered. Twice!
Arlene Fraser was an attractive, vivacious mother of two young children who lived in the peaceful town of Elgin in the north-east of Scotland. On the morning of April 28th, 1998, she was seen waving to her children as they left for school. One hour later, she called the school to check about a trip. It was a very ordinary day in an ordinary Scottish town. Yet, that was the last time that anyone saw or heard from Arlene Fraser.
Police found no signs of a struggle or foul play in the house and Arlene’s spectacles, contact lenses, medication, keys and passport were all still where she had left them. A vacuum cleaner was found in her daughter’s bedroom, plugged in but switched off, as if Arlene had been interrupted during housework and had stepped outside for a moment. However, despite one of the biggest police operations ever mounted in Scotland and a massive search involving the RAF, police dogs and members of the public, no trace of Arlene or her body were ever found.
Despite having a cast-iron alibi for the relevant time, Nat Fraser, Arlene’s husband, was eventually charged with her murder. However, many people felt that his trial was unfair, with the police accused of withholding vital evidence and questions being raised about the motivations and honesty of one of the main witnesses for the prosecution. Nat Fraser appealed, his sentence was eventually quashed and he was freed. Then he was tried again using essentially the same evidence and the same witnesses. The original verdict was repeated. He appealed, again…
This case raises a number of questions which still remain the subject of heated debate in Scotland. What happened to Arlene Fraser in April 1998? Did her husband really arrange for her abduction and murder? Were any of the trials and appeals fair? Were the verdicts correct? Who was the murderer?
Find out the answers to all these questions in this detailed and unbiased look at this extraordinary case.
Our Review
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn and Cole
Researched and Written by Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
The Janet Rogers Murder
The Janet Rogers Murder
Episode Summary
In March 1866, Janet Rogers had gone to her brother’s farm to help him out for a while. Two days after her arrival, Janet was found savagely and brutally murdered.
Murder most foul: 1866 Perthshire murder axe slaying remains unsolved – The Courier
Solving a murder in the family – BBC News
New examination of 150-year-old unsolved Perthshire murder – BBC News
PressReader.com – Your favorite newspapers and magazines.
rinderpest virus in 19th century – Bing
Scotland’s Inventions | Scotland.org
Forgandenny, a Place in History | Home
Murder most foul: 1866 Perthshire murder axe slaying remains unsolved – Evening Exp
The Mount Stewart Murder
by Chris Paton
Synopsis
In March 1866, Janet Rogers travelled to the Perthshire-based farm of her brother, William Henderson, to help with chores while he looked for a new domestic servant. Three days later she was found dead in the farm kitchen, killed by multiple blows from an axe. Ploughman James Crichton was suspected of the atrocity, and after a lengthy investigation was arrested and tried in Perth, with the case duly found non-proven.
Was Crichton the guilty party? If not, why did William Henderson try to frame him? Why was the previous servant on the farm sacked, and why did she wait eight months to accuse Crichton of being responsible? And what led to Henderson being driven insane, ultimately to end his days in a Perthshire lunatic asylum?
The murder investigation remains the UK’s oldest unsolved murder case. Just who was the killer at Mount Stewart Farm?
Our Review
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn and Cole
Researched and Written by Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
A Murder, a Shooting Spree, and a Royal Pardon
A Murder, a Shooting Spree, and a Royal Pardon
Episode Summary
TRIGGER WARNING – This episode contains strong language, so listener discretion is advised.
A murder, a shooting spree and a royal pardon. Nobody could have predicted the shocking events that took place in Glasgow, that all started with a murder in a town almost 40 miles away.
Meehan v. Beltrami in case of Deadly Innocence | HeraldScotland
James Griffiths | Glesga Keelies Message Board
1960s Nutters in Glasgow – James Griffiths – General West End Chat – Pat’s Guide to Glasgow West End
Patrick Meehan – Peterman.org.uk
A madman on the rampage – Daily Record
WolfieWiseGuy: James Griffiths – Demented Gunman
The Griffiths Incident – 15 July 1969 – Glasgow Police Museum
Famed defence lawyer Joe Beltrami dies at 83 – Law Society of Scotland
The Ferris Conspiracy: Amazon.co.uk: Ferris, Paul, McKay, Reg: 9781840183887: Books
Deadly Innocence: Amazon.co.uk: Beltrami, Joseph: 9781851582976: Books
The Ferris Conspiracy
Paul Ferris with Reg McKay
Synopsis
On Glasgow’s meanest streets life started well for the young Paul Ferris. How did he become Glasgow’s most feared gangster, deemed a risk to national security?
Arthur Thompson, Godfather of the crime world and senior partner of the Krays, recruited young Ferris as a bagman, debt collector and equaliser. Feared for his capacity for extreme violence, respected for his intelligence, Ferris was the Godfather’s heir apparent. But when gang warfare broke, underworld leaders traded in flesh, colluding with their partners – the police. Disgusted, Ferris left the Godfather and stood alone.
They gave him weeks to live.
While Ferris was caged in Barlinnie Prison’s segregation unit accused of murdering Thompson’s son, Fatboy, his two friends were shot dead the night before the funeral and grotesquely displayed in a car on the cortége’s route. Acquitted against all the odds, Ferris moved on, determined to make an honest living.
They would not let him.
The National Crime Squad, MI5, the police and two of the country’s most powerful gangsters saw to that. A maximum-security prisoner, Ferris is known as ‘Lucky’ because he is still alive.
This is one man’s unique insight into Britain’s crime world and the inextricable web of corruption – a revealing story of official corruption and unholy alliances.
Our Review
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn and Cole
Researched and Written by Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Left Behind
Left Behind
Episode Summary
Marion Hodge and Helen Wilkie’s tragic stories may be ten years apart, but the outcome for their children was the same, they were left behind to grow up without their mothers after they suddenly disappeared from their lives.
Marion Hodge
Helen Wilkie
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Murder move in missing woman case
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Missing person case is re-opened
1984 Hodge, Marion Pagan – (07/06/1984) – PorchlightEurope
Hodge, Marion Pagan – (07/06/1984) – Porchlight International for the Missing & Unidentified
Appeal over woman missing for 25 years | HeraldScotland
Appeal focuses on missing Marion – Daily Record
MUM MURDER ARREST; Cops hold man 22 years after Marion killing. – Free Online Library
Gala days: researching a Scottish tradition | National Museums Scotland Blog
Remembering Pan Am Flight 103 — FBI
If you have any information relating to this case, contact;
Crimestoppers UK anonymously on 0800 555 111 or crimestoppers-uk.org
Galloway Police Dedicated Phone Line on 01387 242355 (UK)
Refuge – 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 2000 247 (UK) or nationaldahelpline.org.uk
The Law Killers
by Alexander McGregor
Synopsis
True crime from Dundee, covering the most fascinating and shocking cases from the last century. Having reported on many of them first-hand, journalist Alexander McGregor has unique insight into the cases and his stories are as chilling as they are compelling. In The Law Killers Alexander examines some of the country’s most fascinating and chilling cases and peels back the civilised layers of our society to reveal what lies beneath.
Our Review
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn and Cole
Researched and Written by Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Assumptions Made
Assumptions Made

Episode Summary
Most of us have made assumptions about things sometimes, but when it comes to police making assumptions, it’s a whole different ball game.
Sandy Drummond
Nick Randall
Oversteer | Morris Marina Owners Club & Ital Register | INFORM – PRESERVE – DRIVE – ENJOY
New leads in Sandy Drummond murder case – The Courier
Sandy Drummond Has Scotland Perplexed • Enormous Crime
The Death of Sandy Drummond : UnresolvedMysteries
Unsolved Murder of Sandy Drummond : UnresolvedMysteries
Unsolved: Sandy Drummond – Murdered by Jujitsu – YouTube
PressReader.com – Your favorite newspapers and magazines.
Breakthrough claimed in Sandy Drummond murder case – The Courier
Guardbridge, Main Street, Paper Mill | Canmore
Crimewatch axed: Tayside and Fife cases that featured on hit BBC show – The Courier
Fatal accident inquiry – Wikipedia
Contact Police Scotland – Police Scotland
Who we work with | Crimestoppers
Boarhills Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
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101 (UK)
Crimestoppers UK anonymously on 0800 555 111 or crimestoppers-uk.org
Nicholas Randall – Strange deaths in the Scottish Highlands — StrangeOutdoors.com
Police chiefs probing claims hiker Nicholas Randall was murdered and case hushed up
Nicholas Randall – Strange deaths in the Scottish Highlands — StrangeOutdoors.com
Top law officer probes Angus whistleblower’s cover-up claims over hiker’s deatrh – The Courier
West Highland Way body identified | Walkhighlands
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Missing man’s body found in tent
Skeleton in tent is body of city climber | The Scotsman
PressReader.com – Your favorite newspapers and magazines.
The Bridge of Orchy | And how do you cross over a river? Why… | Flickr
If you have any information relating to this case, contact;
Police at Dumbarton on 101 (UK)
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn and Cole
Researched and Written by Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
The Helen Priestly Murder
Helen Priestly
Episode Summary
TRIGGER WARNING – This episode contains child sexual abuse references, so listener discretion is advised.
When eight year old Helen Priestly went missing, the answer to what happened to her was more unexpected than anyone could ever have thought.
Bad blood and the vile death of little Helen – Daily Record
Name of girl murdered around 60 years ago.. — Digital Spy
Aberdeen memorial for girl, 8, killed by neighbour in 1934 is restored
Recalling the murder of an Aberdeen child which shocked Scotland
City of blood – The Scottish Sun
Crime scene photos of murder that shocked Aberdeen go public | The Scotsman
Blood and Granite: True crime from Aberdeen eBook: Adams, Norman: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
In Pictures: Old Aberdeen – 1930 to 1990 – Evening Express
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn and Cole
Researched and Written by Dawn Young
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter