Murder of Alistair Wilson

Alistair Wilson was a banker aged 30 living in Nairn, Scotland who was shot to death on his doorstep on 28 November 2004.[1] The ensuing murder inquiry was one of the largest ever carried out in Scotland[2] and the crime remains unsolved. The apparent lack of motive and other unexplained elements of the murder have led to it being described as 'Scotland's most mysterious unsolved crime' and 'one of the most baffling cases of modern times', and it has attracted ongoing press coverage ever since.[3][4]

Background

Wilson lived in Crescent Road in Nairn along with his wife Veronica and two young children. Veronica's father also lived in the building, in a flat at the top of the house.[5] At the time of the murder, Alistair was the business manager at the local Bank of Scotland branch.[3]

Crime

At around 7pm on the 28th of November 2004, the doorbell of the Wilsons' house was rung and Veronica answered the door. An unidentified man wearing a baseball cap, dark blue jacket and dark jeans stood on the doorstep.[6] He asked for Alistair Wilson by name and Wilson went to speak to him. A few minutes later he returned to his wife carrying an empty blue envelope with the name Paul on the front.[4] Confused, he went back to the door, at which point Veronica Wilson heard three gunshots and, on going to the door, discovered her husband had been shot.[7] He died in hospital later that evening.[4]

In October 2020 The Guardian reported that Alastair's son Andrew was appealing for information about his father's murder. The police had revealed the type of firearm used, a 0.25 calibre Haenel Suhl pocket pistol from the 1930s and wanted help in identifying any user of such a pistol.[8]

References
  1. Silvester, Norman (4 November 2018). "Murder cops on trail of expat who was former neighbour of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson". Daily Record. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. Wade, Mike (2 December 2017). "Mystery of 'weird' hitman who killed Nairn banker Alistair Wilson". The Times. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. Hughes, Mark (12 September 2009). "Getting away with murder: Britain's most notorious unsolved crimes". The Independent. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. McAlinden, Mona (27 November 2017). "The mysterious envelope and the death of Alistair Wilson". BBC. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. McAlinden, Mona. "The Doorstep Murder - The Wilsons". BBC. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. McAlinden, Mona. "The Doorstep Murder - The Crime". BBC. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. White, Gregor (28 November 2019). "On 15th anniversary of the murder of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson detectives repeat appeal for information". Inverness Courier. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  8. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/12/son-of-banker-shot-dead-16-years-ago-says-his-family-deserves-answers?
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