On the morning of the 7th of July, 1993, 62-year-old Helen Torbet set off to continue her walking holiday in the Western Highlands of Scotland…SupportThank you to everyone who listens to Skinwalker and helps make this podcast as popular as it is. We really do appreciate your support. Skinwalker is a totally independent production, which comprises of two people and relies on the generosity of its listeners and its partner sponsors to survive. If you wish to help financially contribute to the...

On the morning of the 7th of July, 1993, 62-year-old Helen Torbet set off to continue her walking holiday in the Western Highlands of Scotland…SupportThank you to everyone who listens to Skinwalker and helps make this podcast as popular as it is. We really do appreciate your support. Skinwalker is a totally independent production, which comprises of two people and relies on the generosity of its listeners and its partner sponsors to survive. If you wish to help financially contribute to the...

On the 6 December 1999, Police divers on a training course in Loch Lomond, just north of Glasgow, made a grisly discovery. They found what looked like discarded human limbs...CreditsPrimary Audio, Research, Scripting and Editing - JSSoundtracking and Production - Matt KSponsorsThank you to the sponsors of today's episode, June's Journey and Podcorn. Download June's Journey for free here: http://onelink.to/ykz5f2 Head on over to www.podcorn.com today and see how they can take your podcast or...

 At 2pm on Monday the 3rd of April, Dean Jamieson was dropped off at the Criterion Bar in Aberdeen by his wife Carol...CreditsResearch/Scripting - Matt KVocals and Editing - J SProduction - Matt KSponsorsThank you to the sponsor of today's episode, June's Journey. Download it for free here: http://onelink.to/ykz5f2 SupportThank you all for listening every week and supporting the podcast. If you would like to help support us further in the creation of these episodes, please consider joining up...

On the 10th of May, feared gangland figure Frank McPhie went to his vegetable allotment near his home in Maryhill, Glasgow. As he worked, a vehicle pulled into the carpark with four male occupants…CreditsMr Gangland – Research and ScriptingVocals and Editing – J SProduction & Soundtracking – Matt KTracks used under license from Epidemic Sound. Full tracklist upon request.SponsorsThank you to the sponsors of today's episode, Best Fiends and Podcorn.For Best Fiends you can find their 5 star...

On the 29th of September 1935, Susan Johnson and her mother decided to take a leisurely stroll around the Scottish town of Moffat. When passing by the Linn River on the edge of town, Susan seem something protruding from the bed of the stream...CreditsVocals and Editing - J SScripting, Soundtracking and Production - Matt KResearch - Tom Wood, former DCC of West Lothian PoliceThank you also to the amazing Sian at Ringwood Publishing who made this all possible in the first place!SponsorsThank...

On the 5th of June 1994, Stuart and Nawal Nicol went out to a local nightclub in their hometown of Ellon, near Aberdeen, with their friends Jason Simpson and Muir Middler. At closing time, early the following morning, they returned home with the pair for a nightcap…----Writing and Scripting – Astrid McClymontVocals & Editing – JSProduction – Matt KSoundtracking - Matt KMusic under license from epidemicsound and Marc VanDerMeulen. Tracklist upon request.----SponsorsThank you to the...

On Friday, July 14, 1978, Dr Brenda Page - a well known and respected scientist –  was not responding to frantic knocking on the door of her flat in Aberdeen’s West End...----Writing and Scripting – JSVocals & Editing – JSProduction – Matt KSoundtracking - Matt KMusic under license from epidemicsound. Tracklist upon request.----Sources----Many thanks to the sponsor of today's episode "June's Journey". Download their app here at http://onelink.to/ykz5f2 ----If you think you know anything...

On December 21, 1908, Marion Gilchrist knocked firmly three times on the floor of her West Princes St apartment. This was a warning signal she had informed her neighbours she would only use in the event that her life was in grave danger….----CreditsWriting and Scripting – Matt KVocals & Editing – JSProduction – Matt KSoundtracking - Matt KMusic under license from epidemicsound. Tracklist upon request.----SourcesConan Doyle for the Defence: A Sensational Murder, the Quest for Justice and...

What happens if the entire system that should check on someone’s welfare fails to notice that anything is wrong?On October 28, 2016, a call was made by Edward Cairney & Avril Jones to the local police station to report a lady in their care, Margaret Fleming, missing.----Writing and Scripting – JSVocals – JSProduction and Editing– JSSoundtracking - Matt KMusic under license from epidemicsound. Tracklist upon request.----Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode, Peebles for the People....

Vikki McGrand messaged Gavin Boyd on the 26th of August 2008 to arrange a lend of some money to help see her through the next couple of weeks. They agreed to meet at the Wetherspoon’s Pub in Ayr that same evening…….  CreditsWriting and Scripting – Matt KVocals – JSProduction – Matt KMusic under license from epidemicsound. Tracklist upon request. SourcesReport on killer kept secret... to safeguard his rights [Scot Region] Grant, Graham. Daily Mail; London (UK) [London (UK)]28 Jan 2011:...

When her grandmother had mentioned that there was no butter to cook the supper on the evening of Feb 23, 1953, doting granddaughter Moira Anderson noted that she was happy to make the short journey to from her Muiryhall Street home to Coatbridge town centre to help her family out….CreditsWriting and Scripting – Astrid McClymont (https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/~014b9c709d4be73aaa/)Vocals – JSProduction – Matt KMusic under license from epidemicsound and from Kevin MacLeod, under...

The Orkney Islands are a spot of particular beauty in Scotland’s Highlands and Islands. Life on Mainland, the largest of Orkney’s Islands, is both peaceful and idyllic. In April of 1994, a 26-year-old waiter, Shamsuddin ‘Shamol’ Mahmood, moved up from London to experience life on Mainland and work in the Mumutaz Restaurant in Kirkwall. On June 2, 1994, at 7:15 pm, a man in a balaclava entered the restaurant….CreditsPrimary Audio recorded by JSResearch by Matt KScripting/Production by Matt...

In 1984, gangland violence in Glasgow was reaching a worrying peak. One of the most notorious aspects was the ‘Ice Cream Wars’, in which pitched battles were fought near-nightly between the owners of ice cream vans vying for the city’s foot traffic and their precious cash.Smashed up ice cream vans, stabbed drivers and verbal threats were commonplace in the attempts to oust rival van owners. The ‘frighteners’ as they were called were growing increasingly violent. Sooner or later, it seemed...

Asad Shah was an Ahmadi Muslim shopkeeper living in Shawlands, Glasgow. Since 2013, he had been using his Youtube and Facebook accounts to share the word of the Ahmadi faith to his online friends and fanbase. At 9:10pm on March 24, 2016, an unknown man walked into Asad’s shop…CreditsPrimary Audio recorded by JSResearch by Matt KScripting/Production by Matt KBackground Audio courtesy of Epidemic Sound (epidemicsound.com)PromosThis week we have run two promos for podcasts we absolutely love,...

In the early 1800s, the so-called enlightened classes were in the process of establishing Edinburgh as the “Athens of the North”. The working class, on the other hand, were struggling to make ends meet. Sometimes through desperation, one unearths opportunity, however grim the prospect may be.Credits:Primary Audio recorded by JSResearch by Matt KScripting by Matt KBackground Audio courtesy of Epidemic Sound (epidemicsound.com)Sponsors:Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore...

On June 30th, 2004, Jodi Jones returned home to find out she was no longer grounded for a small argument she had with her mother, Judith. She informed her mother, in that case, that she was going to see her boyfriend Luke Mitchell in the next town over. Jodi was never seen alive by her family again.Credits:Primary Audio recorded by JSResearch by JSScripting by Matt KBackground Audio courtesy of Epidemic Sound (epidemicsound.com)SponsorsHuge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode....

Dancehalls were a highly visible aspect of life in post-War Glasgow. They were beacons of fun, and often the scene of infidelity. However, in 1968, they became a hunting ground for one of Glasgow’s most infamous bogeymen: Bible John.Patreon Thanks:Many thanks to our new patrons, C Ortiz, T Hard & R Barbara. We appreciate you!Credits:Primary Audio recorded by JSResearch and Scripting by Matt KBackground Audio courtesy of Epidemic Sound (epidemicsound.com)Sources:ContemporaryJohn Quinn,...

On July 14, 1990, David Herkes was cutting his front lawn in Stow, Scotland. He had observed his 6-year-old neighbour, Mandy Wilson, bounding down the street enjoying the freedoms of summertime. He had also noticed a transit van parked opposite, with the driver outside cleaning his windscreen by hand. He looked back down at the work to hand. By the time he looked back up, he no longer saw Mandy. He did, however, see the unkempt driver of the van forcing something into the rear of his vehicle,...

Join us as we return to discuss the intracacies case 3: Archibald Hall, the Monster Butler.

On March 15, 2004, Kriss Donald, a 15-year-old boy, was abducted by a hatred-fuelled local gang nearby to his Pollokshields home in relation to a nightclub attack the previous evening. The heinous, race-related murder which took place later that same evening changed Glasgow forever.Join us as we discuss the incident, the gangs behind the slaying, the police investigation and the eventual imprisonment of those responsible. Recording:Primary Audio by JSResearch by Matt KScripting by Matt...

Join us as we do our first ever bonus episode and discuss the intricacies of the first two cases we covered, 'Alistair Wilson' and 'Howard Wilson'.Audio by Audioblocks, all rights reservedPrimary Audio by JS and Matt K, all rights reserved.

The disappearance of Renee and Andrew MacRae in November of 1976, on the A9 near Inverness, was long known for being Scotland’s longest-running unsolved missing persons case. That was, it must be said, until recently….Credits:Background Audio courtesy of Audioblocks, all rights reserved.Primary Audio recorded by JS, all rights reserved.Research by: Matt KScript, Editing and Post-Production: Matt K Sources:

Peter Manuel was Scotland’s first widely known serial killer. Born in the United States to Scottish parents in 1927, he returned to his native homeland soon after. As an adolescent and into his teen years, he took to terrorising the women of neighbouring towns. By his early twenties, Manuel had become a very dangerous man.Manuel quickly progressed from a housebreaker to an assailant, to a murderer. He was sentenced to death by hanging for his murderous spree, comprising of seven confirmed...

On 13 March 1996, a gunman entered Dunblane Primary School. What happened thereafter shook Scotland to its core and the scars of Dunblane remain until this day.-----------Background Audio courtesy of Audioblocks, all rights reserved.Primary Audio recorded by JS, all rights reserved.