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Nairn is a small Highland town situated on the North East coast of Scotland. In 2004 it was the home of Alistair and Veronica Wilson and their two young boys. At the end of November that year, 30 year old Alistair was about to begin his last week working for the Bank of Scotland before starting a new job. It was a Sunday evening, the Wilson children had just been bathed and Alistair was reading them a bedtime story when the front doorbell rang. Veronica went downstairs and opened the door. The unidentified visitor asked for her husband by name, presenting him with a mysterious envelope. Minutes later Alistair was slouched at the entrance to the house, suffering from three fatal gunshot wounds. His assassin walked away into the night.

Almost two decades on The Doorstep Murder continues to draw speculation regarding numerous possible theories and potential suspects. Why would anyone want to harm this quiet, clever and devoted family man?

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• https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-54500357.amp
• https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-doorstep-murder-cops-take-25177579.amp
• https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/12/son-of-banker-shot-dead-16-years-ago-says-his-family-deserves-answers
• https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/2559112/alistair-wilson-timeline/
• https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7043907/amp/Could-20bn-scandal-assassination-banker-doorstep.html
• https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/1899112/15-years-of-twists-and-turns-but-no-arrest-motive-or-suspect-in-the-alistair-wilson-murder-case/
• https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.scotsman.com/news/crime/scottish-football-club-linked-murder-nairn-banker-215122%3famp
• https://www.google.co.u

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On a Saturday afternoon in September 1956 Jean Chalinder took advantage of her day off from work and headed out on her bicycle. She had decided to make her way to some farmland just a half-hours ride away from her home in the Penylan area of Cardiff.
It should have been a pleasant time picking blackberries in the beautiful Welsh countryside and enjoying the autumnal sights and fresh air. What actually transpired was one of the most brutal murders the Welsh capital had ever witnessed and a hunt for a killer that continues to this day.

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Resources for this episode:

The Western mail archive at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (Subscription is required)

http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/60-years-ago-week-newlywed-11931176

“Manuel. Portrait of a Serial Killer” by A.M Nicol. Black and White Publishing 2008. Buy it here https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00AQXC720/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_b00aqxc720

https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/search-for-relatives-of-a-derry-woman-who-was-killed-in-1954-40337592.html

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The murder of Father Alexander Men was one of the defining moments of the last years of the Soviet Union. One Sunday morning in September 1990 on his journey to lead Mass the 55 year old priest was struck down with an axe by unidentified assailants. Father Men was a much-loved parish priest, an influential theologian and somewhat of of a celebrity, but he had many detractors. The KGB, Russian Nationalists and conservative elements within the Orthodox Church have all come under suspicion for the murder. Despite fifteen confessions, one trial and numerous theories and conspiracies, the crime remains unsolved.

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• https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/struck-down-orthodox-priest-alexander-men-also-struck-chord
• https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/peoplepill.com/amp/people/alexander-men
• http://www.alexandermen.com/Assasination_of_Father_Men
• http://www.alexandrmen.ru/biogr/english.html
• http://www.passportmagazine.ru/article/1701/

Translated from Russian

• https://m-lenta-ru.translate.goog/articles/2020/09/09/meny/amp/?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
• https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/266547?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
• https://www-miloserdie-ru.translate.goog/article/otets-aleksandr-men-30-let-so-dnya-ubijstva/?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
• https://www-svoboda-org.translate.goog/amp/28978316.html?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
• https://24smi-org.translate.goog/celebrity/42160-aleksandr-men.html?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
• https://ria-ru.translate.goog/20100909/273252837.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

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A crowd quickly gathered outside the Private Shop on Dilwyn Street, Swansea, following news of the horrific and shocking events of the morning. The body of 38 year old shop manager Sandra Phillips had been found inside in a pool of blood. The mother of four had been sexually assaulted, bludgeoned and strangled. Two homeless brothers, Wayne and Paul Darvell were among the onlookers in the crowd and were quickly arrested for the crime. This was the beginning of a dark tale of lies and injustice that continues to haunt South Wales to this day.
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• theguardian.com/uk/2005/jun/14/ukcrime.stevenmorris
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8299042.stm
• www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/detectives-lied-to-murder-trial-court-told-brothers-convictions-for-sex-shop-killing-relied-on-forged-entries-in-police-interview-notebooks-1422873.html%3famp
• www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/police-made-up-statement-in-murder-inquiry-1533077.html%3famp
• www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/swansea-sex-shop-murder-latest-2075370.amp
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/4087890.stm
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/detectives-lied-to-murder-trial-court-told-brothers-convictions-for-sex-shop-killing-relied-on-forged-entries-in-police-interview-notebooks-1422873.html?amp
• https://southwalesmedia.com/the-swansea-murder-with-a-south-wales-police-apology
• https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/family-backs-sex-murder-review-2460001http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/4087890.stm
• https://alchetron.com/Rough-Justice-%28TV-series%29

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April chatted with some friends as she fussed over Judy the Donkey in a field in the hamlet of Metton, Norfolk. It was a couple of days after Easter 1969 and the 13 year old had stopped at “Donkey Field” on her way to her eldest sister’s house in the neighbouring village of Roughton. After a short time April was back on her bicycle and on her way. April never made it to her sister’s house and she has not been seen or heard from since that day.

Sources

• British newspaper archive (subscription required)

Coventry Evening Telegraph 10/04/69
Sunday Mirror 13/04/69
Newcastle Journal 16/04/69
Daily Mirror 10/06/69
Birmingham Post -5/01/79
Daily Mirror 02/04/80
Sandwell Evening Mail 20/05/94
Newcastle Journal 20/05/94
Newcastle Journal 11/06/94
Newcastle Journal 17/06/94
Dundee Courier 16/04/97
Aberdeen press and Journal 20/05/94

• https://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/news/photograph-could-be-key-to-solving-case-of-missing-april-1620788
• https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/new-calls-after-april-fabb-s-50th-anniversary-appeal-1383474
• https://www.truecrimelibrary.com/crimearticle/april-fabb/
• https://www.norfolk.police.uk/news/cold-cases/april-fabb
• http://davidhardy.bravesites.com/aprilfabb
• https://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/last-chance-to-find-boy-who-disappeared-40-years-ago-276596
• https://www.norfolk.police.uk/news/cold-cases/steven-newing
• https://www.norfolk.police.uk/news/cold-cases/susan-long
• https://genettetate.devonlive.co.uk
• www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/robert-black-child-killer-whose-19820140.amp
• www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-15464440.amp
• www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/serial-killer-peter-tobin-brags-23611118.amp
• https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/peter-tobin
• www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/6894267/peter-tobin-serial-killer-confession-another-victim/amp/
• www.mirro

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