A Scots pensioner jailed for all times for murdering girlfriend Renee MacRae and their younger son greater than 45 years in the past intends to enchantment in opposition to his conviction.
William MacDowell, 81, was sentenced to life in jail final week with a advice that he serves a minimal of 30 years for killing Renee and three-year-old Andrew in November 1976.
Following a trial on the Excessive Courtroom in Inverness, he was additionally discovered responsible of trying to defeat the ends of justice by disposing of their our bodies and private results.
Police have by no means discovered the our bodies of the 36-year-old mom or her three-year-old son.
A discover to enchantment in opposition to MacDowell's conviction and sentence has now been lodged on the enchantment courtroom in Edinburgh, a courtroom official confirmed.
Through the trial, the courtroom heard MacDowell, of Penrith, Cumbria, killed or kidnapped Mrs MacRae and their son in a layby on the A9 close to Dalmagarry, south of Inverness, on November 12, 1976.
Their disappearance was one of many longest unsolved homicide instances in Scottish prison historical past.
MacDowell had lodged two particular defences - one in all alibi and the opposite of incrimination.
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