Dan Barker
UK
Winnie Ewing memorial service to take place next month
Winnie Ewing’s family said everyone is welcome to attend the event at Inverness Cathedral on July 15.
By Dan Barker
25 Jun 2023
UK
Charles hailed as ‘people’s King’ at first official visit as monarch
The King and the Queen Consort met around 300 members of the British south-east Asian community at a reception in Edinburgh
By Dan Barker
3 Oct 2022
Crime
William MacDowell guilty of murdering Renee MacRae and son Andrew in 1976
MacDowell, 80, will spend the rest of his life in prison after being ordered to serve a minimum of 30 years.
By Dan Barker
29 Sept 2022
Crime
Sister of victim makes plea to killer MacDowell: Tell us where the bodies are
Morag Govans has urged William MacDowell to confess what he did with the remains of her sister and nephew after murdering them more than 45 years ago.
By Dan Barker
29 Sept 2022
Crime
Renee MacRae murder: Police optimistic of finding bodies of mum and her son
DCI Brian Geddes said officers would attempt to speak to killer William MacDowell in a bid to find the bodies of the mother and son killed in 1976.
By Dan Barker
29 Sept 2022
Crime
Jury considers verdicts in Renee MacRae murder trial
William MacDowell is accused of killing his lover and their three-year-old son Andrew near Inverness on November 12, 1976.
By Dan Barker
29 Sept 2022
Crime
Man would have to be ‘callous psychopath’ to kill lover and son, court told
Murray Macara KC said his client William MacDowell is innocent of murdering the pair in 1976.
By Dan Barker
28 Sept 2022
Crime
Accused the only man with motive to kill pair, court told
William MacDowell denies all charges against him.
By Dan Barker
27 Sept 2022
Crime
Renee MacRae murder trial: Accused man will not give evidence, court told
William MacDowell is on trial at the High Court in Inverness, accused of murdering Mrs MacRae and their three-year-old son Andrew in 1976.
By Dan Barker
27 Sept 2022
Crime
Murder accused told handyman: ‘I did and I didn’t’ kill Renee MacRae, court told
William MacDowell, 80, is on trial accused of killing Renee MacRae and her toddler son Andrew in November 1976.
By Dan Barker
26 Sept 2022
Crime
Renee MacRae murder: Worker was asked if he was willing to kill, court told
William MacDowell, 80, is on trial at the High Court in Inverness accused of killing Renee MacRae and her son Andrew in November 1976.
By Dan Barker
23 Sept 2022
Crime
Accused William MacDowell admitted lying to Renee MacRae, murder trial hears
MacDowell, 80, has denied murdering Renee 36, and their son Andrew, three, in November 1976.
By Dan Barker
22 Sept 2022
Crime
Renee MacRae murder trial: Driver saw man with stare caused by ‘fear or panic’
William MacDowell is accused of murdering his son, Andrew MacRae, three, and the boy’s mother, Renee MacRae, in November 1976.
By Dan Barker
22 Sept 2022
Crime
Renee MacRae murder: Accused told garage he had burned car’s boot, court told
William MacDowell, 80, denies murdering Andrew MacRae, three, and the child’s 36-year-old mother, Renee MacRae, in November 1976.
By Dan Barker
21 Sept 2022
Crime
Defendant accused of Renee MacRae murder is ‘walking dead man’, wife tells court
Rosemary MacDowell told the High Court in Inverness that her husband, William, was suffering from very poor health.
By Dan Barker
21 Sept 2022
Crime
Wife of Renee MacRae accused told police: ‘I never stabbed her’, court told
William MacDowell, of Penrith in Cumbria, denies killing his son Andrew MacRae and the child’s 36-year-old mother Renee MacRae in November 1976.
By Dan Barker
20 Sept 2022
Crime
Witness saw two people in layby where Renee MacRae’s car was found, court told
William MacDowell, of Penrith in Cumbria, denies killing his son Andrew MacRae and the child’s 36-year-old mother Renee MacRae in November 1976.
By Dan Barker
20 Sept 2022
UK
Scotland falls silent to honour Queen as lanterns lit to celebrate her life
A service at The Kelpies saw hundreds turn out to reflect on the Queen’s reign.
By Dan Barker
18 Sept 2022
Crime
Woman was deeply in love with man accused of her murder in 1976, trial told
William MacDowell denies killing Renee MacRae, 36, and their three-year-old son Andrew MacRae.
By Dan Barker
16 Sept 2022
Crime
Man accused of 1976 murder seen scrubbing out car, trial told
William MacDowell denies killing Renee MacRae, 36, and their three-year-old son Andrew MacRae near Inverness.
By Dan Barker
16 Sept 2022
Crime
Woman who vanished with young son in 1976 was devoted mother, murder trial told
William MacDowell denies killing Renee MacRae, 36, and their three-year-old son Andrew MacRae.
By Dan Barker
15 Sept 2022