Alistair Wilson murder claims made by former Metropolitan Police officer on eve of 20th anniversary of Nairn crime
A former Metropolitan Police detective has claimed that an old man was spotted weeping on a bench shortly after Nairn man Alistair Wilson was gunned down on his doorstep 20 years ago.
Peter Bleksley, a former London detective who is carrying out his own investigation into Mr WIlson’s murder and who hosts CBS Reality Show ‘New Scotland Yard Files’, made the claim in an interview to the Sunday Mail.
In the interview he said the man on the park bench had told a passer-by: “I can’t believe that I have raised a son who would do such a thing.”
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The former Met officer added: “I was told that the father was sitting on a bench and was very distressed and a person approached him and said: ‘What is wrong, can I help, why are you so upset?’
“It was then he said to this person: ‘I cannot believe that I have raised a son who would do such a thing’.”
Mr Bleksley has now urged the old man, or anyone who overheard his remarks or may know him, to get in touch with police investigating the case.
In a tweet on Monday morning he said: “If you were that passer-by… please speak to Police Scotland. Alternatively, I'm only too happy to meet... I will not rest.”
His claims come as the 20th anniversary of Mr Wilson’s murder approaches. He was murdered on his doorstep in Crescent Road, Nairn on November 28, 2004.
He answered the door to an unknown man, described as being between 20 and 40, who then gave him an empty blue envelope. On it was the name ‘Paul’. After going inside and showing the empty envelope to his wife, Mr Wilson returned to the door, where he was shot. He died in hospital later that evening.
Council workers clearing gullies later found the gun down a drain in Seabank Road on December 8.
But despite the various clues and descriptions no suspect has ever been caught and Mr Wilson’s case remains unsolved.
The infamous unsolved murder was in the headlines again recently after Scotland’s chief prosecutor ordered that a new cold case investigation be carried out. Shortly afterwards Mr Wilson’s family said they had “lost confidence” in Police Scotland’s investigations. Indeed, earlier this month a police officer involved in the investigation into the murder was found guilty of misconduct after the family were told a suspect would be arrested on May 15, only for the arrest not to happen and the officer then deny “being aware that a date had been identified for the arrest”.
The imminent anniversary is also likely to bring further attention.
I'm returning to Nairn tomorrow. If you were that passer-by mentioned in this article, please speak to @PoliceScotland. Alternatively, I'm only too happy to meet...
— Peter Bleksley (@PeterBleksley) November 25, 2024
I will not rest. https://t.co/gVORVEuXgg
Does this piece @ByCraigMcDonald, who clearly knows more than he can print, finally solve the 20 year mystery of the blue envelope? I arrive in Nairn on Tuesday. I will not rest, how about you @PoliceScotland? https://t.co/7cQSCMRvtn
— Peter Bleksley (@PeterBleksley) November 24, 2024
