Hopes of finding mystery shooter who killed dad on doorstep as new murder evidence emerges

New grounds successful the execution of Alistair Wilson has seen ex-Met serviceman Peter Bleksley suggest the accusation could beryllium beneficial to the investigation, which has been ongoing for astir 20 years

Fresh grounds successful the doorstep murder of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson has been revealed conscionable days earlier the 20th day of his death.

A distressed antheral had been seen sitting connected a seat successful the seaside municipality and could clasp the cardinal to bringing Alistair's slayer to justice. The caller grounds comes conscionable 2 months aft a caller probe into the execution was confirmed by Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain. Fresh investigations are underway into 1 of Scotland's past unsolved acold cases pursuing a bid of constabulary failings.

Former Metropolitan Police detective Peter Bleksley claims helium has accusation which could beryllium beneficial to the investigation, saying a tearful aged antheral was spoken to by a acrophobic passer-by aft the murder.

It is believed the teary antheral was asked what was incorrect by the stranger, who besides asked if helium could help. The cardinal witnesser is past heard to person said: "I cannot judge that I person raised a lad who would bash specified a thing." Former Met serviceman Bleksley is calling for the acrophobic passer-by to interaction the constabulary oregon talk to him.

Dad of 2 Alistair, 30, was gunned down connected the doorstep of his location successful the town’s Crescent Road connected November 28 2004 aft bathing his sons earlier bed. He went downstairs to talk to the visitant and was handed a bluish day card-style envelope with the sanction ‘Paul’ connected it.

Alistair showed it to his woman revealing it was bare and past returned to the doorway and the gunman opened fire. On proceeding the 3 shots, Veronica rushed to the beforehand doorway to find her hubby successful a excavation of humor and dialled 999. An ambulance rushed Alistair to Raigmore Hospital successful Inverness but helium would dice an hr later.

Bleksley said: "I was told that the begetter was sitting connected a seat and was precise distressed and a idiosyncratic approached him and said: 'What is wrong, tin I help, wherefore are you truthful upset?' It was past helium said to this person: 'I cannot judge that I person raised a lad who would bash specified a thing.'"

The erstwhile Met serviceman is present calling connected the constabulary to analyse the caller pb arsenic sources suggest different radical surviving successful the municipality whitethorn beryllium alert of the incident, the Daily Record reported. Bleksley has antecedently claimed to cognize the individuality of Alistair's slayer and said the antheral connected the seat my person died respective years ago.

The son, present thought to beryllium successful his aboriginal 40s, was precocious released from situation aft serving an unrelated condemnation for cause offences. A regular of the Havelock House Hotel astatine the clip of Alastair's murder, it is believed helium besides had entree to firearms. Bleksley is acceptable to instrumentality to the seaside municipality adjacent week truthful "he tin find me" to sermon the murder.

Blecksley said: “He tin find maine astatine the Havelock oregon helium tin interaction maine connected societal media. I volition spell wherever helium wants maine to spell to conscionable him. I would similar to perceive this communicative straight from him alternatively than 2nd hand. I americium not giving up. I volition not remainder and radical cognize that. I americium lone trying to observe the truth."

Detective Chief Superintendent Suzanne Chow who works with Police Scotland’s Homicide Governance and Review squad present leads the caller inquiry. She replaced DCS Paul Livingstone whose relation successful the 20 twelvemonth probe was publically criticised by the Wilson family. The unit has since apologised to the Wilson household aft a bid of complaints were made astir the probe and the behaviour of DCS Livingstone.