Problem with this is that there was no expectation of AW coming back out of the house. We're told he only did so on the spur of the moment.
UK UK - Alistair Wilson, 30, murdered at home, Nairn, Scotland, 28 Nov 2004
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That we know of. Perhaps he did know the man or at least what the man wanted and what the envelope meant.
Yes, if he hid it from Veronica. She says Alastair was confused and didn't know the caller or what the envelope was all about. Have often wondered if AW was completely honest with Veronica about this.
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Unless the killer knew that whatever else was written on the envelope, if anything, or in it, would mean he was almost certain to return,
Indeed, looking confused or looking concerned. He may have known exactly what this man wanted and was scared, but brushed it off by saying he didn't know what was going on. He then went back to the door because he knew the gunman would still be there waiting for his answer. When the gunman didn't get what was expected he shot him.
It makes much more sense than the "official " version. Which tends to be the problem in this case. What often seems the most sensible and obvious answers contradict the currently received narrative of events that night.
Yep, all we have is his wife's version of events. AW probably knew what was going on but didn't disclose that in the final minutes of his life.
He had clearly done something that someone felt warranted him dead.
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Indeed not only do we have only one (edited) version of events, and almost all of it is second hand. Other than originally answering the door Veronica didn't actually witness anything. She only knows whatever Alastair told her.
So you have to decide if you think Veronica has to the best of her ability given a full, accurate and honest account of everything she knows. Similarly you have to decide if Alastair gave a full, accurate and honest account to Veronica or indeed if both of them could have hid anything. There's next to nothing to corroborate anything, even down to the existence of the envelope. No independent witnesses of note.
I see Peter Bleksley is making new claims again
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
New Alistair Wilson murder evidence emerges days before 20th anniversary
The Sunday Mail can reveal a distressed man seen sitting on a bench in the seaside town could hold the key to finally bringing Alistair’s killer to justice.
Police officer in Alistair Wilson Nairn murder investigation found guilty of misconduct
A police officer involved in the investigation into the murder of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson has been found guilty of misconduct after lying to the family of the victim, it has been reported.
An article published by The Times on Monday, itself citing a piece in the Mail on Sunday, reported that the family of Mr Wilson, who was shot dead on his doorstep in Nairn in 2004, had been told that a suspect in the case would be arrested on May 15 last year as part of the ongoing investigation.
www.inverness-courier.co.uk
A police officer involved in the investigation into the murder of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson has been found guilty of misconduct after lying to the family of the victim, it has been reported.
An article published by The Times on Monday, itself citing a piece in the Mail on Sunday, reported that the family of Mr Wilson, who was shot dead on his doorstep in Nairn in 2004, had been told that a suspect in the case would be arrested on May 15 last year as part of the ongoing investigation.
Police officer in Nairn murder investigation found guilty of misconduct
A police officer involved in the investigation into the murder of banker Alistair Wilson has been found guilty of misconduct, it has been reported.
New evidence links prime suspect to the gun murder of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson
The prime suspect in the 20-year unsolved murder of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson can be linked to a person whose name matches that on the envelope used to lure the victim to his death.
Mr Wilson, a dad-of-two, was shot on his doorstep in the Highland town on November 28, 2004, in a crime which shocked Scotland and has gone unsolved for two decades.
The assassin handed a small blue envelope with the name ‘Paul’ written on it to Mr Wilson’s wife, Veronica, and asked her to pass it to her husband.
www.dailymail.co.uk
The prime suspect in the 20-year unsolved murder of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson can be linked to a person whose name matches that on the envelope used to lure the victim to his death.
Mr Wilson, a dad-of-two, was shot on his doorstep in the Highland town on November 28, 2004, in a crime which shocked Scotland and has gone unsolved for two decades.
The assassin handed a small blue envelope with the name ‘Paul’ written on it to Mr Wilson’s wife, Veronica, and asked her to pass it to her husband.
New evidence links suspect to the gun murder of banker Alistair Wilson
The prime suspect in the 20-year unsolved murder of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson can be linked to a person whose name matches that on the envelope used to lure the victim to his death.
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This claim has been made elsewhere - the son, who has some mental health issues, has a close female relative with an unusual name that could be seen as similar to the name on the envelope passed to AW.
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The Daily Mail article without the paywall
Lots of people have close relationships with people called Paul, it is a very common name...
Lots of people have close relationships with people called Paul, it is a very common name...
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Where did you get that his son has some mental health issues, has this been reported somewhere? I can't recall hearing about this before.
Does anybody know if the investigation into the people who were angry at the planning permission issue went any further?
Does anybody know if the investigation into the people who were angry at the planning permission issue went any further?
Alistair Wilson: 20th anniversary of banker's doorstep murder as police reject 'callous' handling of unsolved shooting
The 2004 murder of Alistair Wilson, 30, in the Scottish Highlands remains unsolved. A new team of Crown Office prosecutors and Police Scotland officers are working on the reinvestigation.
'Twenty years ago, banker Alistair Wilson was shot dead at his front door while his wife and two children read a story in bed. It is one of Scotland's longest unsolved murders - and despite multiple investigations, police are no closer to catching the killer. Now, another witness has come forward claiming he saw the gunman on a bus that night. Could it prove to be a crucial breakthrough in the case? '
Thought the man on the bus had been traced and eliminated? Seems to keep popping back up that story.
Online portal launched as police reinvestigate Alistair Wilson's murder
The father-of-two died after being shot on the doorstep of his home in Nairn 20 years ago today
If you have access to Sky News they are running a feature on this today. Includes an interview with Alastair's son.
news.sky.com
The doorstep murder that remains one of Britain's longest-running unsolved cases
Even the brightest and most seasoned detectives have been baffled by the fact a gunman carried out such a brutal execution in a sleepy Highland town before vanishing into the night, never to be caught.