Alistair Wilson (Unsolved Murder)

11/29/21 • 43 min

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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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Rose Harsent (Unsolved Murder)

Providence House lay in the picturesque village of Peasenhall in East Suffolk. The large property was owned by Mr and Mrs Crisp and in 1900 Rose Harsent, a young local woman, came to live and work as their domestic servant. Rose was a colourful character with a love of music and she attracted a fair amount of male attention. The night of the 31st May 1902 witnessed a fierce storm, and as the wind howled and thunder roared Rose sat on her bed waiting for a visitor. They had promised to meet her at midnight in an unsigned letter she received earlier that day. The night passed and the people of Peasenhall woke up, completely oblivious to the horror that had occurred when they were tucked up in their cosy beds. That morning Rose’s body was found by her father at the foot of her staircase surrounded by a pool of blood.

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Henley Advertiser
14/06/02
Derby Daily Telegraph
20/06/02
Halesworth Times and East Suffolk advertiser
01/07/02
Western Evening Herald
03/04/02
Gloucestershire Echo
03/09/02
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30/10/02
Pall mall Gazette
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Northampton Mercury
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27/01/03
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Persons Unknown - Alistair Wilson (Unsolved Murder)

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Alistair Wilson

A young man, aged 20, sits on a chair in a tv studio, preparing to speak publicly for the first time about the day his life changed forever. His name is Andrew. He is placed to the right of the camera's frame, illuminated by a bright light as he talks to the interviewer, who is out of shot. The background is black and as Andrew talks with his Scottish lilt he is articulate, serious and sad. The memories he shares are from 16 years previously, when he was only four years