Emma Caldwell let down by policing, force admits after killer finally convicted
2024-03-01
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Police Scotland apologized for failures in handling the case of murdered sex worker Emma Caldwell and other victims of her killer, Iain Packer, in 2005. Packer, aged 51, was found guilty of Caldwell's murder and 11 charges of rape against nine women, among other offenses. The police acknowledged shortcomings in their investigation. Caldwell, 27, disappeared in Glasgow in April 2005, and her b .....
Trial of Iain Packer for the murder of Emma Caldwell
2024-01-18
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Nearly two decades after the tragic murder of Emma Caldwell, the accused, Iain Packer, is now on trial for the heinous crime. Packer is charged with strangling Ms. Caldwell, with the alleged intent to rape her, leading to her murder in Limefield Woods, Biggar, on April 5, 2005.
Iain Packer, aged 50, is confronting a total of 46 charges related to 27 women and four males, spanning from 1990 t .....
Man accused of murdering Emma Caldwell to appear in court
2023-11-06
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Iain Packer, the accused in the case involving the tragic demise of 27-year-old Emma Caldwell in 2005, is scheduled to undergo an additional preliminary hearing within the precincts of the High Court in Glasgow.
Mr. Packer, aged 50, stands charged with the grievous offense of assaulting Ms. Caldwell with the intent to commit rape, subsequently culminating in her murder within the bounds of L .....