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Renee MacRae murder trial: Accused man will not give evidence, court told

A man accused of murdering his lover and their young child will not give evidence in his defence, a court has heard. William MacDowell, 80, denies murdering 36-year-old Renee MacRae and their son, Andrew MacRae, three, at a layby south of Inverness ...

27 Sept 2022 at 13:43

Man would have to be ‘callous psychopath’ to kill lover and son, court told

The man accused of murdering his lover and young son would have to be a “cold-hearted, callous psychopath” to have killed the pair, yet his lover told her best friend he had never been violent towards her, a court has heard. Murray Macara KC, ...

28 Sept 2022 at 16:06

Murder accused told handyman: ‘I did and I didn’t’ kill Renee MacRae, court told

A pensioner accused of murdering his lover and son more than four decades ago told his handyman he “did and didn’t” kill her, a court has been told. William MacDowell, 80, denies murdering 36-year-old Renee MacRae and their son Andrew MacRae,...

26 Sept 2022 at 17:39

Renee MacRae murder trial: Driver saw man with stare caused by ‘fear or panic’

A driver who passed the scene where the burned out car of a woman thought to have been murdered with her son more than 45 years ago told police how a man there had a stare caused by “fear or panic”. Jean Wallace told detectives that on the ...

22 Sept 2022 at 15:56

Accused William MacDowell admitted lying to Renee MacRae, murder trial hears

A married man accused of murdering his lover and their child told police officers he lied to her but never harmed her, a court has heard. William MacDowell, 80, has denied murdering Renee MacRae, 36, and Andrew MacRae, three, at the ...

22 Sept 2022 at 18:51

Man accused of Renee MacRae murder is ‘walking dead man’, wife tells court

Defendant accused of Renee MacRae murder is ‘walking dead man’, wife tells court

The wife of a man accused of murder has said her husband’s poor health means he is a “walking dead man” and that he has set up a do not resuscitate order, a court heard. Rosemary MacDowell was giving evidence into the trial of her ...

21 Sept 2022 at 15:52

Witness saw two people in layby where Renee MacRae’s car was found, court told

Two people were seen in a layby where the burnt-out car owned by a woman who vanished along with her three-year-old son was found, a court has heard. At the High Court in Inverness, William MacDowell, of Penrith in Cumbria, ...

20 Sept 2022 at 15:38

Woman who vanished with young son in 1976 was devoted mother, murder trial told

A woman who vanished more than 45 years ago was a devoted mother who would never have left her son behind, her sister has told a murder trial. William MacDowell, of Penrith in Cumbria, is accused of murdering Renee MacRae, ...

15 Sept 2022 at 15:18

Jury considers verdicts in Renee MacRae murder trial

The jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering his lover and young son in the 1970s has been sent out to consider its verdicts. The eight women and seven men will now consider if William MacDowell is guilty of ...

29 Sept 2022 at 11:52

Renee MacRae murder: Worker was asked if he was willing to kill, court told

A man who worked at the same firm as the man accused of murdering Renee MacRae and her three-year-old son Andrew told detectives he was approached by someone who asked him if he would be willing to kill. Mrs ...

23 Sept 2022 at 16:10

Man accused of 1976 murder seen scrubbing out car, trial told

A man accused of murdering a woman and their three-year-old son was “scrubbing” his company car when a worker went to his house to retrieve it, a court has heard. William MacDowell, of Penrith in Cumbria, ...

16 Sept 2022 at 13:51

Murder accused ‘didn’t say a word’ when asked to help police, court told

The estranged husband of a woman who vanished more than 45 years ago has told a court the man accused of her murder “didn’t say a word” when he was asked if he could help in the search for her and her ...

14 Sept 2022 at 15:01

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