Emma Caldwell let down by policing, force admits after killer finally convicted
She was murdered by Iain Packer in 2005, and he has also been found guilty of raping a string of other women.
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She was murdered by Iain Packer in 2005, and he has also been found guilty of raping a string of other women.
Police Scotland have apologised to Emma Caldwell and her family after her killer, Ian Packer, was found guilty at Glasgow's High Court today.
A fresh set of detectives re-examined the case in 2015 and began to close in on Packer, who has now been found guilty of Emma Caldwell's murder. But it's emerged that other sex workers at the time raised concerns he was violent years before Emma was killed.
A serial rapist has been found guilty of killing Emma Caldwell, a Glasgow sex worker, as part of a “ruthless” campaign of sexual violence that spanned more than a quarter of a century.
Family of Emma Caldwell have said police failed their daughter due to 'toxic culture'.