#3 The death of veteran lawyer Willie McRae

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01/24/22 • 18 min

It was Good Friday, April 5, 1985, and veteran lawyer Willie McRae was heading to his Highland holiday cottage in the Ross-Shire village of Dornie near Skye. However, he never arrived and what happened that night still causes controversy and debate more than 36 years later.

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Narrated by Alex Norton. Words by Norman Silvester, produced by Ema Sabljak for the Glasgow Times.

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Narrated by Alex Norton. Words by Norman Silvester, produced by Ema Sabljak for the Glasgow Times.

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Narrated by Alex Norton. Words by Norman Silvester, produced by Ema Sabljak for the Glasgow Times.

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Narrated by Alex Norton. Words by Norman Silvester, produced by Ema Sabljak for the Glasgow Times.

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