Allegations of a cover-up in the hunt for serial killer Bible John are being investigated. The move comes after a BBC podcast revealed claims from ex-officers, who reinvestigated the murder of third victim Helen Puttock, who was killed in October 1969.
They claimed prime suspect John Irvine McInnes was ignored by police chief Joe Beattie as he was the cousin of his close friend and fellow cop James McInnes. At the time, Beattie was in charge of the Bible John probe at Partick police office in Glasgow, which also looked at the murders of Patricia Docker, 25, and Jemima MacDonald, 32.
Yesterday, Detective Chief Superintendent Laura Thomson from Police Scotland said: “We are assessing the contents of a recent podcast in consultation with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. The murders of Helen Puttock, Jemima McDonald and Patricia Docker remain unresolved. As with all unresolved cases, they are subject to review and any new information about their deaths will be investigated.”
