Scotland's Murder Mysteries
These engrossing tales of wealth and class, brutality and cruelty, could only happen in mysterious Scotland.
Oscar Slater
Oscar Leschinzer fled Germany in the late 1890s. After drifting around Europe and America, he set up home in Glasgow with a Parisian woman.
Madeleine Smith
A crime of passion? Maybe. It certainly caused a scandal, and prompted David Lean to make the film "Madeleine.
Jessie McClachlan
The McLachlan story revolves around the brutal murder of a townhouse servant.
Dr Edward Pritchard
On 28th July 1865, nearly ten thousand people gathered in what was then known as “Jail Square” in Glasgow, to witness the last public execution in Britain.
Donald Merrit
Smuggling, theft, gun-running, forgery – and triple murder. For almost thirty years, Donald Merrett operated as a career criminal of remarkable daring. And most incredible of all, he got away with it.
Eugene Chantrelle
Poisoning, an explosive trial – an element of the unsolved - and the ultimate penalty.
Jessie King
On 18th February 1889 at the High Court in Edinburgh, a shocking trial opened.
Deacon Brodie
For the millions of tourists who flock to Edinburgh each year, The Royal Mile is a big draw.
