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From helping the recovery of the Stone of Destiny to seeing through justice after a crime spree described as 'heatwave madness', the career of this…
Glasgow's darkest tales of its criminal past are housed in a small independent museum in the city centre that many walk by.
HE WAS nicknamed the "Quiet Man" but nothing could be further from the truth when describing Gilbert McIlwrick's impact on policing in…
Angus Sinclair It was 1982 and an evil sex predator had been stalking the streets of Glasgow for the last four years. He would lure girls as young as six into tenement closes then rape and sexually assault them. The mystery attacker would always grab his victims from behind so they would never see his face. Sometimes the fiend would strike twice on the same day. Since his reign of terror began in 1978 he'd claimed at least ten victims but more were to follow. That year every cop in the city was on the lookout for the monster who showed no mercy or pity for his victims.
The affluent residents include some of the biggest names in academia, sport, and entertainment. The area boasts a range of gourmet restaurants, trendy bars, and chic boutiques and three private schools Glasgow High, Kelvinside Academy, and Glasgow Academy all within a short radius. Not surprisingly its elegant townhouses and red sandstone tenements are also among the most expensive in the country to buy. However, almost 70 years ago it was the scene of one of the city's most brutal murders when a local Sunday school teacher inexplicably shot dead a police officer then turned the gun o...