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Ever since the publication of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose, a murder mystery set in the Middle Ages, the medieval detective story has grown in

An exclusive report on how murderous husband John Lizanec ended his wife Michelle's new-found happiness in the most brutal way.

We examine how Perthshire killer Lizanec’s web of lies and attempts to cover tracks were exposed in evidence during nine-day murder trial.

John Lizanec, 49, stepped into the witness box on day seven of his murder trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.

PC Tony Abbott told the High Court in Edinburgh he was tasked with carrying out “constant observation” of John Lizanec following his arrest

Officers descended on a bungalow in Dundee, hours after John Lizanec’s wife Michelle was found dead at her former marital home in Inchture.

Tradesman David Barnes was convicted of murder following a week-long trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.

The partly mummified remains of alleged murder victim Ean Coutts were analysed in an effort to determine a date and cause of death.

David Barnes is on trial accused of murdering Ean Coutts - and then posing as him to obtain Viagra on prescription.

The alleged victim, now aged 19, has slammed Judge Lord Lake after his error robbed her of justice days after Sean Hogg was seen smirking when his rape conviction was quashed.