Criminal Record

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Welcome to Criminal Record - a new, weekly podcast brought to you by the team at the Daily Record.

Mad, bad and dangerous to know ... tales from the Scottish criminal underworld.

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Criminal Record episodes:

September 10, 2025 Criminal Record 09/09/25 - Colin Sutton on his 30 year career in the Met and bringing Levi Bellfield to justice
Former Met DCI Colin Sutton talks to the Record's crime corrospondent, Norman Silvester.
Colin Sutton was a Senior Investigating Officer in the Metropolitan Police from January 2003 to January 2011, leading more than thirty successful murder investigations, notably the Levi Bellfield case and the successful re-investigation of the seventeen-year reign of terror of the rapist burglar Delroy Grant, known as the Nightstalker.

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September 03, 2025 Criminal Record 03/09/25 - My 37 year fight for justice for murdered Glasgow mum Mary Mclaughlin
Gina McGavin fought for 37-years for justice after her mother Mary Mclaughlin was murdered at her home in Partick, Glasgow in 1984.
In the latest episode of the Daily Record's weekly crime show, Criminal Record, Gina and author and journalist Jane Hamilton, tell the story of Mary's murder and the subsequent conviction in 2021 of Graham McGill.
The pair have recently published a book My Mothers Murder which gives a moving account of the cold case that was only solved due to the advancement of forensic science.

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31min
August 19, 2025 Criminal Record 19/08/25 - Police union chief issues stark warning after spate of murder bids
Scotland’s police union chief has warned officers' lives are in danger after a spate of murder bids on cops in the line of duty.
A summer of violence has seen three attempted murder on serving officers attending call-outs over a matter of weeks. Two police officers were rushed to hospital following a stabbing and a hit-and-run in two separate incidents in July.
Interviewed by Norman Silvester, our seasoned crime reporter, David Kennedy speaks on a number of issues facing police officers in Scotland today.

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37min
August 05, 2025 Criminal Record 05/08/2025 - Historical cases receive arrests | Ross McGill | Multi-million pound drugs raid
The Daily Record's Molly Finlay and crime reporter Norman Silvester pick apart the latest stories from across Scotland.

They delve into Operation Portaledge and the latest on the Lyons-Daniel feud. Two arrests in historical cases have also been made in recent weeks for the murder of a young mother and the assault of men in Glasgow.

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22min
July 29, 2025 Criminal Record 29/7/2025 - Can killer of Ann Heron still be brought to justice 35 years on?
Today our special guest is Ann Marie Cockburn whose mother Ann Heron from Glasgow was murdered on August 3, 1990 while sunbathing in the garden of her home near Darlington, County Durham.

Ann Marie was found around 6pm that evening in a pool of blood by her husband Peter Heron who was a haulage contractor. It remains one of Britain's most baffling unsolved murders and Ann Marie is here to tell us why she hopes the man responsible can still be brought to justice - 35 years later

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23min
July 22, 2025 Criminal Record 22/07/25 - Former cop and Hunted chief Peter Bleksley blasts Police Scotland over Alistair Wilson unsolved murder
Former Metropolitan Police detective Peter Bleksley turned author and TV host has given Criminal Record his explosive views on the unsolved murder of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson in 2004.
Bleksley, who played The Chief in the hit Channel Four series, is critical of the original police investigation and believes the case could and should have been solved by now.
He has also identified a suspect for the murder and says he is willing to meet with the detectives to share his information.
Members of the public will also get the chance to hear his theories on the murder n a nationwide one man show which will tour the UK and Ireland next year.

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28min
July 16, 2025 Criminal Record 16/7/25 - Criminal Record | 23 years for Phoenix's killer | Steven Lyons gets filler | Murder weapon tip off
Phoenix Spencer-Horn's killer has been jailed for 23 years. Criminal record discuss the events which led to Ewan Methven murdering Phoenix, 21, at a flat they shared in South Lanarkshire last November.
Exiled crime boss Steven Lyons has spent thousands of pounds changing his appearance. Norman Silverster brings us the latest on Operation Portaledge.
Detectives investigating the murder of Euan Johnston chase a tip off related to a gun used in the incident - reportedly left near a quarry in Oban nine years after the brutal gangland execution.

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July 10, 2025 Criminal Record 10/7/25 - Detective David Swindle who brought serial killer Peter Tobin to justice thinks Bible John case can still be solved
Norman Silvester is joined by veteran former detective David Swindle, a police officer with Strathclyde Police between 1977 and 2011 and who rose to the senior rank of Detective Supt. During that time he worked on more than 100 murders and was the man who brought serial killer Peter Tobin to justice and through Operation Anagram linked him to the unsolved murders of two missing women Vicky Hamilton and Dinah Nicol.

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42min
July 01, 2025 Criminal Record 1/7/25 | Bible John breakthrough? | Spanish police release bodies of murdered Scots | Former top hood caged again after release
Ryan Carroll and Norman Silvester pick apart the latest crime stories from across Scotland.
The duo explore the latest revelation which could potentially point to the culprit of the infamous 'Bible John' murders in the late 60s in Glasgow, talk to the latest on the shocking double shooting that left two known gang figures dead in Spain and much more.
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29min
June 24, 2025 Criminal Record EXCLUSIVE 24/06/25 - Scots gangland lawyer Jimmy Two Guns on drugs, gangs and organised crime
James McIntyre has been described as the real-life Tom Hagen, the fictional "consigliere" or adviser to the Corleone mafia family in The Godfather movies.
In a 30 year career as a criminal lawyer the man nicknamed "two guns" represented some of Scotland's most notorious villains and gangland figures.
Today on Criminal Record he lifts the lid on a colourful career which included an attempt on his life and a spell behind bars for firearms offences.
He also tells how he has used has used his real-life experiences to become a successful script writer for TV shows like EastEnders and River City.

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39min

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