This episode takes us back to the chilling night of December 21, 1908, in Glasgow, where 83-year-old Marion Gilchrist was found brutally murdered in her upscale home. The investigation quickly led to Oscar Slater, a man with a dubious past, but the evidence was flimsy and the conviction controversial. Join me as we delve into the murder of Marion Gilchrist, the

Source Materials:

https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/features/the-case-of-oscar-slater

https://www.policemuseum.org.uk/crime-casebook/interesting-cases/murder-of-marion-gilchrist-1908/

https://defrostingcoldcases.com/mary-emsley-and-marion-gilchrist/

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/77306-the-time-arthur-conan-doyle-helped-solve-a-real-murder-case.html

https://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/28th-september-1912/8/the-case-of-oscar-slater

https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/lit-life-three-true-crime-stories-that-are-stranger-than-fiction/