UK Marion Hodge, 34, a 78 yr old man served with an indictment in connection with Marion’s murder. Lockerbie, Scotland summer of 1984

[StillDiggin]

A 78-year-old man has been served with an indictment in connection with the death of a woman who disappeared nearly 40 years ago.
Marion Hodge, from Lockerbie, was last reported to have been seen in Dumfries in the summer of 1984.

Marion Hodge: Man given indictment over death of woman last seen in 1984

The 78-year-old was served with an indictment in connection with the death of Lockerbie woman Marion Hodge.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[ctaylor]

This case didn't get anywhere near as much press coverage in Scotland as the comparable Renee MacRae case which often popped up down the years. I found a Daily Record article from 2 October 1991 and it's clear Marion's family firmly suspected the husband killed her. This was from when he tried to have her declared legally dead as 7 years had passed. It says here he accused her of an affair and left her at a train station with a suitcase and £1000 and 3 days later a man called the bank where she worked to say she was fine but not coming back.

The article states William Hodge was 44 in October 1991 which would make him 76/77 in December 2023 when the papers were filed and the BBC article said it was a 78 year old man. Still think it must be him and the article from 1991 was possibly slightly out with his age.

 

[Bluebear15]

I hope they get a wriggle on with starting the trial. He's not getting any younger!!

BBC News - Murder case hearing over woman last seen 40 years ago

Court hearing for man accused of murdering Marion Hodge

Marion Hodge was 34 years old when she disappeared from Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway in 1984.

www.bbc.com

 

[Eyes-on]

I hope they get a wriggle on with starting the trial. He's not getting any younger!!

BBC News - Murder case hearing over woman last seen 40 years ago

Court hearing for man accused of murdering Marion Hodge

Marion Hodge was 34 years old when she disappeared from Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway in 1984.

www.bbc.com

Aye, I fear age and dementia may result in her final resting place never being found, unless they dig up every motorway bridge between Gretna and Moffat

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Court papers state William Hodge caused the 34-year-old an injury by “means unknown to the prosecutor”.

Hodge faces a separate charge of attempting to defeat the ends of justice by disposing of Marion’s body and personal effects.

A second virtual hearing for the case took place at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday.

Judge Lord Mulholland was allocated the matter as the trial judge.

No plea was entered by defence counsel Michael Anderson KC while his client, who lives in a care home in Bristol, is awaiting a second psychological report.

Prosecutor Alex Prentice KC said: “The background is that Mr Hodge has never appeared on petition and is not on bail.

“The decision was taken due to his medical condition.

“It is a large case with 484 witnesses being interviewed which produced 769 witness statements.”

Trial date set for pensioner accused of murdering woman who disappeared in 1984

William Hodge is alleged to have killed Marion Hodge on the day of her son's 15th birthday

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

 

[StillDiggin]

Man accused of murdering wife who disappeared in 1984 'unfit' to stand trial

William Hodge, 79, is alleged to have killed Marion Hodge, then 34, in Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway.

news.stv.tv

 

[Bluebear15]

Man accused of murdering wife who disappeared in 1984 'unfit' to stand trial

William Hodge, 79, is alleged to have killed Marion Hodge, then 34, in Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway.

news.stv.tv

Grrrr... and lots of sweary words!!