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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, three, ...

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 night in ...

22 Sept 2022 at 15:56

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 husband, William ...

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, denies killing his son ...

20 Sept 2022 at 15:38

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 murdering Renee MacRae and ...

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 MacRae, 36, and Andrew went ...

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, is accused of killing his son ...

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 three-year-old son. William ...

14 Sept 2022 at 15:01

Renee MacRae murder: Police optimistic of finding bodies of mum and her son

A married man who murdered his lover and young son in the 1970s has been urged to reveal where their bodies are to give them the dignity they deserve. And detectives have pledged to not give up while there is hope of knowing ...

29 Sept 2022 at 18:19

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Hunt for bodies of 1976 murder victims to focus on places linked to killer

The search for the bodies of a mother and her son is set to focus on buildings linked to the man convicted of their murders and places they met during their relationship, police have said. William MacDowell was last year ...

30 Aug 2023 at 12:35

Renee MacRae murder: Accused told garage he had burned car’s boot, court told

The trial of a man accused of murdering a woman and her son more than four decades ago has heard he told a car dealership that he had burned part of his car’s boot. William MacDowell, 80, denies murdering his son, ...

21 Sept 2022 at 18:57

Accused the only man with motive to kill pair, court told

A pensioner accused of murdering his lover and young son was the only man with the motive to kill the pair, a court has heard. Alex Prentice KC, prosecuting, told a jury at the High Court in Inverness that ...

27 Sept 2022 at 21:35

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