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Neil Pooran

Emma Caldwell unlikely to have been her killer’s first victim, says ex-detective

Iain Packer was convicted in 2024 of murdering Emma Caldwell in 2005 (Police Scotland/PA) - (PA Media)

The murder of Emma Caldwell was likely not the first killing carried out by Iain Packer, the man convicted 19 years after her death, according to a former detective.

Retired detective constable Stuart Hall, who was involved in the initial investigation into the murder, has told a podcast he believes “there’s going to be more found out in the future” regarding Packer’s offending.

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