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Criminologist claims legendary Scots detective 'fitted up' innocent man for typist murder
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