George Beattie: Last News

Carluke in Lanarkshire to look into what he describes as “one of the most important” murders in British history and described the book he has written as a “love letter to my sisters”.George Beattie spent 20 years in jail for killing 23-year-old Margaret McLaughlin in Carluke in 1973 and has tried, and failed, to clear his name ever since.The Record told yesterday how Wilson believes Beattie was “fitted up” by police during the investigation and has identified a “more likely” suspect who he confronted during his two-year probe.Wilson said detective William Muncie decided Beattie was guilty and shaped the evidence to fit his assertion.

Scotland’s most legendary detectives “fitted up” an innocent man, which led to him spending 15 years in prison for a murder he “couldn’t” have committed.And Professor David Wilson has made a plea for “true” justice after examining the case against George Beattie, who was 19 when he was jailed for ­stabbing typist Margaret McLaughlin, 23, in Carluke, ­Lanarkshire, in 1973.David believes Detective Chief Superintendent William Muncie, famous for snaring serial killer Peter Manuel, had “tunnel vision” when it came to solving Margaret’s murder because he had a record to live up to.David, who was born and brought up in Carluke, believes he’s identified the person responsible for the horrific murder, which has cast a shadow over the town for the