Not suggesting that a hitman killed AW, just demonstrating the line of thinking that might explain getting rid of a weapon quickly by dumping it in a nearby drain, imo.Mafia hitmen? I would bet my life a hit man did not kill Alistair.
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Not suggesting that a hitman killed AW, just demonstrating the line of thinking that might explain getting rid of a weapon quickly by dumping it in a nearby drain, imo.Mafia hitmen? I would bet my life a hit man did not kill Alistair.
I've no doubt that he was shot for returning the empty envelope still empty and that it was mistaken identity for a drug debt. Not a professional hit but an amateur from out of town acting for a third party. Get the money or shoot him. Wrong target, wrong street. MOONot suggesting that a hitman killed AW, just demonstrating the line of thinking that might explain getting rid of a weapon quickly by dumping it in a nearby drain, imo.
Mafia hitmen? I would bet my life a hit man did not kill Alistair.
2014Experts have stated that only a true master of guns could have used this murder weapon so effectively.
Meanwhile, the police have said they are not looking for a hitman-<modsnip>Experts have stated that only a true master of guns could have used this murder weapon so effectively.
Hoping you stick around, diverse opinions are welcomed and needed!Meanwhile, the police have said they are not looking for a hitman-<modsnip>
This was a very small gun with a .25 calibre-you compare that calibre to the 9 mm ammunition from today. This is not the type of gun that assassins, gangsters or law-enforcement officers use. It’s tiny! Alastair lived for an hour after a close-up shooting. Gangsters and paid assassins don’t allow this!
There are far riskier ways to kill someone if you were a hitman. Besides, assassinations are reserved for world leaders gang kingpins, heads of state the royal family.Etc…
It’s bizarre to me how people are trying to turn an already tragic death into a gangster movie.
When it comes to giving stories to the media for a pay packet, retired experts, criminologists ( who are not detectives) will turn it into a murder mystery because that’s what the media want. It pays the bills.
These alleged experts also claim that Tommy Hogg must have seen the killer on the bus- despite DCI McPhee saying very clearly in a 2005 interview that the man had been traced and ruled out!
Ask yourself why the people who are doing this who know this information continue to do so? I’ll tell you. It’s because it’s safe. Pin it on the dead guy.. pin it on the guy who’s already been ruled out. It’s what they do! It is also what they are advised to do by the PR teams so that they’re not facing liable.
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Have a good day.
Meanwhile, the police have said they are not looking for a hitman-<modsnip>
This was a very small gun with a .25 calibre-you compare that calibre to the 9 mm ammunition from today. This is not the type of gun that assassins, gangsters or law-enforcement officers use. It’s tiny! Alastair lived for an hour after a close-up shooting. Gangsters and paid assassins don’t allow this!
There are far riskier ways to kill someone if you were a hitman. Besides, assassinations are reserved for world leaders gang kingpins, heads of state the royal family.Etc…
It’s bizarre to me how people are trying to turn an already tragic death into a gangster movie.
When it comes to giving stories to the media for a pay packet, retired experts, criminologists ( who are not detectives) will turn it into a murder mystery because that’s what the media want. It pays the bills.
These alleged experts also claim that Tommy Hogg must have seen the killer on the bus- despite DCI McPhee saying very clearly in a 2005 interview that the man had been traced and ruled out!
Ask yourself why the people who are doing this who know this information continue to do so? I’ll tell you. It’s because it’s safe. Pin it on the dead guy.. pin it on the guy who’s already been ruled out. It’s what they do! It is also what they are advised to do by the PR teams so that they’re not facing liable.
<modsnip>
Have a good day.
Meanwhile, the police have said they are not looking for a hitman-<modsnip>
This was a very small gun with a .25 calibre-you compare that calibre to the 9 mm ammunition from today. This is not the type of gun that assassins, gangsters or law-enforcement officers use. It’s tiny! Alastair lived for an hour after a close-up shooting. Gangsters and paid assassins don’t allow this!
There are far riskier ways to kill someone if you were a hitman. Besides, assassinations are reserved for world leaders gang kingpins, heads of state the royal family.Etc…
It’s bizarre to me how people are trying to turn an already tragic death into a gangster movie.
When it comes to giving stories to the media for a pay packet, retired experts, criminologists ( who are not detectives) will turn it into a murder mystery because that’s what the media want. It pays the bills.
These alleged experts also claim that Tommy Hogg must have seen the killer on the bus- despite DCI McPhee saying very clearly in a 2005 interview that the man had been traced and ruled out!
Ask yourself why the people who are doing this who know this information continue to do so? I’ll tell you. It’s because it’s safe. Pin it on the dead guy.. pin it on the guy who’s already been ruled out. It’s what they do! It is also what they are advised to do by the PR teams so that they’re not facing liable.
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Have a good day.
Aberdeen man had almost £100,000 of cannabis stashed in city centre flat
The potential suspect in this case In court recently
This article is behind a pay wall. Would be interested to read a transcript or quotes from some relevant sections.Aberdeen man had almost £100,000 of cannabis stashed in city centre flat
The potential suspect in this case In court recently
Strangely Alistair was also originally from Ayrshire (Beith)Same person in this 2009 article? The ages would fit, but this is the other side of Scotland:
Ayr man jailed after assaulting partner
A SICK who has clocked up a string of domestic abuse convictions has been jailed for 10 months.www.dailyrecord.co.uk
Link/Page CitationSHOT BANKER HAD PLANNED NEW LIFE; Dad-of-two was set to quit his job. - Free Online Library
Free Online Library: SHOT BANKER HAD PLANNED NEW LIFE; Dad-of-two was set to quit his job.(News) by "The Mirror (London, England)"; General interestwww.thefreelibrary.com
Byline: MAGGIE BARRY rbbm.
''As police hunted for the killer last night, it was revealed that Alistair was planning to quit his high-flying job at the Bank of Scotland.
Friends said he was planning to set up a new business in his adopted home town.
The gunman asked for him by name - removing any doubt that his killing was a case of mistaken identity.
Last night a pal said: "Alistair was ready to quit the bank and set up on his own in a new business.''
''Cops cordoned off large areas of the town as they combed gardens and outhouses leading to the beach using sniffer dogs and metal detectors.
A post mortem was carried out yesterday to retrieve bullets from Alistair's body so cops can identify the type of weapon used.
Police are conducting house-to-house inquiries and studying CCTV footage from the nearby Braevale Hotel, known as the Shambles.''
Since it is established that Alistair Wilson was the target of the killer, why not take an interest in his work at the Bank of Scotland? He was working as a business manager.
We know that this bank was suspected in money laundering cases.And " Ian Stephen the Edinburgh-based expert who was an adviser on the Cracker and Prime Suspect television shows, says : " (...)
the crime exhibited "unusual features", such as the caller coming to the door. "If he had been a professional hitman, I do not think he would have been as obvious as that. And I don't think it was mistaken identity, because he asked for Alistair Wilson by name."
He believes that similar crimes were usually related to drugs or money laundering, where someone had a particular problem or grievance. "In such cases though, whoever is behind it is normally traced within a few days as the reason for the killing emerges pretty quickly. In this case, though, there is no one in town that knows anything about it. It is one of the great unsolved mysteries - it is baffling." One year on, who killed Alistair Wilson?
I add this Heraldscotland article from 2021.
Royal Bank of Scotland group faces criminal proceedings over money laundering
RBS group faces criminal proceedings over money laundering
By GRAHAM GRANT, 18 May 2019Was £20bn scandal behind assassination of banker on his doorstep?
Alistair Wilson, 30, a Bank of Scotland business banking manager, was shot dead at his home in Nairn in November 2004, weeks after Paul Moore lost his job as HBoS head of risk management.www.dailymail.co.uk
''A whistleblower who lifted the lid on a financial scandal has told of his fear banker Alistair Wilson was murdered as a result of the controversy.
Paul Moore was sacked in 2004 after raising the alarm over a loans strategy that would finally overwhelm bank giant HBoS, leading to a £20.5billion taxpayer bailout''
''Last night, police sources said it could not be 'ruled out' that Mr Moore was the Paul in question, but refused to discuss whether or not efforts had been made to interview him.
Former detective Peter Bleksley, 59 – who wrote a book on the shooting, To Catch A Killer: My Hunt for the Truth Behind the Doorstep Murder – said it was possible Mr Moore was the 'Paul' mentioned on the envelope that was handed to Mr Wilson before he was killed.
Mr Bleksley believes it is 'possible' that someone who worked at the bank knew Mr Wilson may have been about to raise the alarm about some form of financial wrongdoing, by contacting Mr Moore.''
Mr Bleksley said: 'I am convinced the reason for Alistair's murder lies within his work.'
''HBoS was acquired by Lloyds in 2009 and subsequently needed a £20.5billion cash injection from British taxpayers to prevent its collapse.
Mr Moore has previously said 'sales and marketing had got out of control' at HBoS by 2004.''
Does anyone really believe the decking theory which was known about very early on in the investigation?
Surely all the evidence points to the motive lying within Alistair Wilson's working life.
MOO
What do you mean, his marriage?Or that whole layer of his personal life between ‘dad’ and ‘banker’ which is missing from all reporting of the case.
What do you mean?Or that whole layer of his personal life between ‘dad’ and ‘banker’ which is missing from all reporting of the case.