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It is appreciated that this dc!"ent in this #r"at is $ery di##ic!%t t #%%& bein' $er 1(0 pa'esinc%!din' cpy crrespndence)

A#ter s"e #!rther crrectins this te*t &as +t!ted+ ar!nd p!b%ishers a chan'e # tit%e t that &hichI s!''ested # D!nb%ane Unb!ried and "y intrd!ctin # Sandra t ,ie .e%%s # the Sprts"an+s

Assciatin 'a$e rise t a certain a"!nt # #ir" #!ndin' and a "aretab%e c""dity #r" &hichit &as accepted by +B /!b%ishin' .r%d+ and &as

e$ent!a%%y p!b%ished &ith the ISBN 1-0(((-0(-6

The #acts are here b!t %ie The Dead Sea Scr%%s it &i%% tae a %itt%e ti"e #r "e t +!nra$e%+ the data

and p!t it be#re y! in a "re pa%atab%e #r"at3

The #acts are here #r the i"patient 4-5

DUNBLANE

UNBURIED

by Sandra Utt%ey

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INTRD!"TIN

.rds &hen D!nb%ane ass #r si%ence space t "!rn t ra'e

t try t !nderstand the inc"prehensib%e)

.e asse"b%e #acts na"es %ists n!"bers)

.e % #r character traits ana%'ies cnse7!ences)B!t h& "!ch # that &i%% enab%e !s t s%$e the sa"e i"pssib%e p!88%e that assai%s the natin

they &ere chi%dren #i$e-and si*-year-%ds in a 'y" c%ass din' &hat #i$e- and 9si*-year-%ds d

%a!'hin' p%ayin' sh!tin' hpin' drea"in')

:hi%dren in a 'y" c%ass)

;& c!%d it bea$in de Becer The i#t # Cear5It &as a bitter%y c%d and icy "rnin' as /: rant ,c:!tchen r!shed his t& y!n' chi%dren

d&n the dri$e and int his red a!*ha%% Astra) A#ter p!ttin' the chi%dren int the bac # his carand sec!rin' the" in their seats he scraped ice ## the &indscreen be#re hasti%y dri$in' t

D!nb%ane /ri"ary Sch%) ;is da!'hter &as t attend the n!rsery c%ass &hich started at )0a" and

he &as r!nnin' %ate);e dr$e a%n' the %d D!ne Rad and entered the sch% yard $ia the "ain 'ates) A#ter dri$in'

!p the "ain dri$e he had di##ic!%ty 'ettin' a parin' space as there &ere %ts # ther $ehic%espared there) ;e arri$ed at )2 a" and &as a #e& "in!tes %ate #r the start # n!rsery) A#ter tain'

his chi%dren #r" the car he &a%ed the" int the sch% $ia the "ain entrance) ;e entered the "ain

receptin area t!rned %e#t and &a%ed d&n a set # stairs) A#ter t!rnin' %e#t a'ain he entered thecrridr # the n!rsery &in' and entered the #irst c%assr" n the ri'ht) ;e %e#t his da!'hter at the

n!rsery c%ass and &a%ed ## d&n the crridr &ith his sn)

At anther entrance t the sch% %ca% h!se&i#e A!drey ,c,i%%an &as arri$in' t drp ## herda!'hter at the sa"e n!rsery c%ass) She sa& a &hite $an dri$in' $ery s%&%y bet&een the t&

entrances t the sch% at ab!t )2 a") It &as "$in' at appr*i"ate%y 10 "i%es per h!r) A#terpassin' the hte% the dri$er p!t n his indicatr ab!t 20 yards be#re the sch% 'ates and dr$e

int the sch% sti%% dri$in' $ery s%&%y) ;e appeared t be %st and !ns!re as t &here he &as'in' b!t then t!rned int the access rad %eadin' int the N!rsery p%ay'r!nd &here the /ri"ary 1

and 2 in#ants &ere) The diese% $an en'ine &as nticeab%ey %!d) The $an appeared t be $ery ne&

and &as $ery c%ean) It &as a pane% $an and had n%y t& drs &ith n "arin's n it) It a%s had 2bac drs)

,rs ,c,i%%an &as tain' her da!'hter t N!rsery c%ass &hich started at )0a") As she &a%ed herda!'hter int the p%ay'r!nd she c!%d sti%% see the $an "$in' s%&%y b!t it &as n& tra$e%%in'

adFacent t the &a%%) It re$ersed hard a'ainst the &a%% r pssib%y a'ainst a te%e'raph p%e r %a"p

pst) There &as nthin' e%se pared nearby) ,rs ,c,i%%an@s da!'hter said G.hat is that "andin' there< ;e is nt a%%&ed t par thereH) The dri$er &as by n& !t # the $an and he %ed

acrss at the") They &ere F!st (0 yards #r" hi") ,rs ,c,i%%an described hi" as "idd%e a'ed%ar'e b!i%d i# nt #at and &as ab!t ( #eet 10 inches in hei'ht) ;e &as &earin' dar #ra"ed '%asses

and the %enses &ere c%ear %ie readin' '%asses) ;e &as &earin' a bi' hea$y &%%en hat %e$e% &ith

his eyebr&s 9 it &as an e*tre"e%y c%d "rnin' 9 s she c!%dn@t see his #ace) ;e &as &earin'$ery dar c%thin' and the tp &as 8ipped F!st ab!t t his "!th c$erin' his nec) ;is tr!sers

&ere dar c%!red and he &re b%ac stee% tecap bts %ie Dc ,artens) They &ere $ery c%!"py&ith hea$y s%es)

;e &a%ed ar!nd the side # the $an and t the dri$ers side and pened bth rear drs) ;e then&ent int the $an b!t reappeared a#ter a n!"ber # secnds t!rned ar!nd and %ay a si%$er 'reyp%astic sheet n the 'r!nd &hich he !n#%ded) It appeared t be a t% rac and had bFects in it b!t

,rs ,c,i%%an &as !nab%e t see &hat they &ere) A#ter drppin' ## her chi%d at n!rsery she didn@tsee the "an r the $an b!t she &asn@t %in' #r either) ,rs ,c,i%%an then dr$e ##)

,ean&hi%e in the crridr # the n!rsery &in' rant ,c:!tchen stpped s that his sn c!%d

p%ay &ith s"e tys and a .endy ;!se) A#ter ab!t three "in!tes he sa& a 'r!p # chi%drena'ed ab!t se$en r ei'ht bein' shed a%n' the crridr by their teacher) The teacher &as "idd%e

a'ed &ith 'rey hair and &earin' a shi#t) The chi%dren and teacher a%% passed hi" and entered the

third r" n the ri'ht the / r")The crridr &as then e"pty e*cept #r rant and his sn and a y!n' &"an # ab!t 0) She

&as 7!ite ta%% ab!t ( #eet inches "edi!" b!i%d &ith %n' dar hair &earin' '%asses b%ac

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%e''in's and a dar c%!red tp) As he std &atchin' his sn p%ay in the .endy ;!se the

Dep!ty ;ead # the sch% apprached hi") ,rs A&%sn ca%"%y said Gthere is a "an in the sch%

9 in the 'y"nasi!" 9 and he is shtin'H) ;is #irst th!'ht &as that she "eant s"ene &ith an airpist% beca!se he hadn@t heard any '!n shts) B!t then he rea%ised that &hat she &as te%%in' hi" &as

s"ethin' t be rea%%y cncerned ab!t) The "an said GI a" a p%ice"an) :an I he%pJhn :!rrie5 &h &as standin' t the %e#t side # a b%ac #i'!re %yin' n the #%r) I ne& he

&as the '!n"an) I #r"ed this pinin as he had sht hi"se%# in the head and t'ether &ith ther#actrs in "y "ind I t hi" t be as s!ch) As I t a%% this in and #r"ed "y pinins I sa& t&

pist%s there) I sa& that his head had been b%&n a&ay and the cntents &ere behind hi") I &as#c!sed n this i"a'e) I then sa& the Fanitr bend d&n at the '!n"an@s %e#t side and sa& hi"retrie$e a pist%) It &as dar c%!red and &as nt a re$%$er) I cannt describe it #!rther) I a%s sa&

a #!rther pist% %yin' t the %e#t side # the '!n"an@s bdy) That &as dar c%!red as &e%% and&asn@t a re$%$er) I a%s said t the Fanitr as he std !p t p!t the pist% d&n n the #%r) I sa&

hi" p%ace it as his #eet) ;e &as standin' s"e (-6 #eet at the side # the '!n"an@s #eet) ;e t%d "e

he F!st &anted t 'et the '!n a&ay #r" hi")I a%s sa& at the sa"e ti"e as a%% this that the '!n"an &as '!r'%in' and breathin' hea$i%y) I

#r"ed the pinin that he &as sti%% a%i$e b!t b$i!s%y nearin' death) ;e &as &earin' a b%ac

bi%er s!it and he had a tan c%!red %eather h%ster ar!nd his &aist n the %e#t side) ;e appeared tbe &earin' a dar c%!red anra &hich had #a%%en pen) I didn@t ntice his #t&ear) I sa&

"a'a8ines b%ac c%!red %yin' ab!t hi") I didn@t n& &hat n!"ber) I sa& spent cases #

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a""!nitin %yin' ab!t his bdy a%s) I c!%dn@t p!t a n!"ber n the") I didn@t see ear de#enders

n the '!n"an at a%%)

I sa& the Fanitr &a% t&ards "e at that pint) I a%s sa& the head"aster >Rn Tay%r5 standin' inthe centre # the ha%% %in' in the directin # the '!n"an) I sa& that he appeared t be st!nned

and "tin%ess) ;e then %ed at "e and ased "e &h I &as) I t%d hi" I &as a p%ice"an) ;eran !p t "e and started sh!tin' at "e G.hat can &e d< .hat can &e d


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"#$%T&R 1 ' T#($S #$(I)TN

Th"as .att ;a"i%tn &as brn n 10 ,ay 1(2 t A'nes and Th"as .att) The c!p%e had

"arried in Dece"ber 1(0 at Brid'etn :h!rch in %as'&) A'nes herse%# &as brn i%%e'iti"ate%y

in 11 t the &id& Rache% ;a"i%tn and &as adpted by her a!nt and !nc%e Rache%@s sister ateand her h!sband Ja"es)

Th"as ;a"i%tn@s nat!ra% #ather b!s dri$er Th"as .att %e#t A'nes #r anther &"an b!scnd!ctress ,ar'aret ,ci%% be#re ;a"i%tn &as brn) .e%% that is ne stry) Anther $ersin

says that Th"as .att stayed &ith A'nes ti%% Th"as &as 1 "nths %d and by then they had a

secnd chi%d a da!'hter na"ed Sharn) Sharn has "ana'ed t cntin!e %i$in' in bsc!rity despitethe atrcity c""itted by her brther) Th"as ;a"i%tn a%s had 2 ha%# sisters and 2 ha%# brthers

#r" his #ather@s secnd "arria'e t ,ar'aret) ;e ne$er ne& the")

Brn in %as'&@s Rttenr& ,aternity ;spita% ;a"i%tn spent his ear%y years %i$in' in %as'&).hen Th"as .att %e#t his &i#e A'nes #r ,ar'aret A'nes "$ed bac t the h"e # her

adpti$e parents in Stir%in') She &as F!st 21 distra!'ht at her bren "arria'e and !nab%e t cpe)In the sprin' # 1(6 &hen Th"as &as #!r the 'randparents adped bth chi%dren Th"as and

Sharn) Th"as .att beca"e Th"as .att ;a"i%tn and his %i#e started a'ain &ith his'randparents "as7!eradin' as his "ther and #ather) A'nes &as rein$ented as her sn@s %der sister

depri$ed # a%% respnsibi%ity #r ;a"i%tn@s &e%%-bein') Cr"er nei'hb!rs say she &as treated

%itt%e better than a si$$y) And there see"ed t be #e& #riends) The #a"i%y %i$ed in part # an %d spaci!s e%e'ant "anse in Upper Brid'e Street Stir%in') It &as

%et t ;a"i%tn@s 'randparents at a n"ina% rent) There &as a %ar'e &e%%-tended 'arden and this#!rther estran'ed hi" #r" %ca% bys) ne #e%%& p!pi% n%y identi#ied as .i%%ia" said G/ep%e

!sed t thin he &as a bit # a snb beca!se he %i$ed in a #ancy h!se &hen &e a%% %i$ed in c!nci%

h!ses) ;e &as di##erent #r" !s a "!""y@s by r s &e th!'htH);a"i%tn &ent t Stir%in'@s Territria% Sch%) In 16( at the a'e # 1 ;a"i%tn "$ed t the

600-p!pi% Ri$erside Secndary Sch% n the bans # the Crth) A #r"er c%ass"ate at this sch%/a!% :a"ern re"ared GN ne %ied hi" at sch% beca!se he &!%d tae a de%i'ht in

#ri'htenin' the") ;e &as n%y ab!t 12 &hen I re"e"ber hi" threatenin' s"e # the y!n'er

'ir%s !n%ess they p%ayed &ith hi"H) S ha$in' #e& 9 i# any 9 #riends he &as a%ready the !tsider) Inact!a% #act T""y ;a"i%tn@s best #riend &as a 'hst) ;e t%d #e%%& p!pi%s at Ri$erside

Secndary Sch% that he c!%d hear sps in the attic at ni'ht) B!t he &asn@t scared) hsts &ereF!st dead pep%e &h &anted t ta%) Shrt%y be#re c""ittin' the atrcity at D!nb%ane he ta%ed

t his nei'hb!r race 'i%$ie ab!t these 'hsts) They b$i!s%y sti%% p%ayed n his "ind)Nbdy &anted t be T""y@s #riend) At sch% he &as si"p%y i'nred r b!%%ied) There &asnthin' y! "i'ht ca%% #riendship) T""y ;a"i%tn end!red it a%%) ;e &asn@t a cry-baby b!t

s"e&hat irnica%%y he &as cnsidered a G"!""y@s byH) Th"as ;a"i%tn had a s#t &e%%-spen $ice) ;e &as stracised #r nt bein' ne # the %ads) ;e &as %abe%%ed a snb and a p#

and he &as prbab%y bth)

S"e reprts s!''est that ;a"i%tn &as a hard &rin' and dedicated p!pi% &h e*ce%%ed attechnica% dra&in') ;is &r &as #re7!ent%y pinned !p #r the s!ppsed bene#it # thers) The ther

chi%dren &ere "re than %ie%y irritated by this h&e$er) ;a"i%tn &as a%s 'd at "aths and

appeared t enFy the cha%%en'e # s%$in' c"p%icated s!"s) Understandin' the "echanics #thin's appea%ed t ;a"i%tn &hether it &as a desi'n # a h!se dra&n t sca%e a &den Fist #r a

c!pbard r the &rin's # a '!n) n the &h%e th!'h ;a"i%tn paid %itt%e attentin in c%ass and


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#re7!ent%y spent his ti"e dra&in' n his bs &hi%st he &as s!ppsed t be &ritin' essays) ;e did

h&e$er #r" a c%se rapprt &ith the sch%@s technica% teacher er'e ,rrisn)

In 16 at the a'e # 1( Th"as ;a"i%tn %e#t sch% &ith #e& 7!a%i#icatins) ne thin' &e nr certain is that he had pr %iteracy si%%s) Ina ,ac a depart"enta% secretary at Stir%in'

Uni$ersity &as e"p%yed by ;a"i%tn t d typin') In her .itness State"ent 'i$en t :entra%Sct%and /%ice she states that G;is %etters &ere nt # a 'd cnstr!ctin) I #e%t he ne& &hat he

&anted t say in the %etters b!t he &as !nab%e t e*press this prper%y in a %itera% sense) ;is 'enera%

cnstr!ctin &as pr &ith spe%%in' "istaes p!nct!atin "istaes and they 'enera%%y re7!iredtidyin' !p &ith re'ard t the 'ra""ar) I typed his %etters and &ith!t chan'in' the cntent

cnstr!cted the" and %aid the" !t int a "re acceptab%e 'ra""atica% %itera% standard # En'%ish) Ia%&ays ret!rned t hi" his ri'ina% %etters a%n' &ith the %etter I had typed #r hi" and he &as $ery

appreciati$e # the he%p I had 'i$en hi" in this respectH) .hen ;a"i%tn &rte t ;er ,aFesty The

M!een shrt%y be#re 1 ,arch 16 he sent a %etter thr!'h the pst t Ina ,ac #r typin') Shesays # this %etter GI did nt chan'e the cntent # this %etter #r" &hat he had &ritten b!t crrected

the 'ra""ar errrs and the %ay!t int better a%% r!nd cnstr!ctin) There is n%y ne "issin

&hich I can rec%%ect in that &here I ha$e added t the %etter G#r #ear # e"barrassin' ridic!%eH;a"i%tn had &ritten G#r pep%e sh!tin' p# p# p# at "eH)

n %ea$in' sch% ;a"i%tn cnsidered 'in' int the Ar"y b!t chse instead t &r in the %dStir%in' B!r'h :!nci%@s architect!re depart"ent) ;ere he &as &e%%-%ied and hi'h%y re'arded)

:%%ea'!es #!nd hi" &e%%-"annered and een t &r de"nstratin' a b!r'enin' ta%ent #rdesi'n) At the sa"e ti"e ;a"i%tn per#ected ne # his ther 'reat hbbies &d&r) Tain' !p

an e$enin' Fb at a DIY stre in :&ane Street near t his h"e he s%d &d t the p!b%ic and

de$e%ped his &n si%%s in car$in') Ab!t this ti"e his enth!sias" #r y!n' bys &as bec"in'increasin'%y apparent)

G;e !sed t recr!it bys # ab!t 12 r 1 #r the shpH his #e%%& p!pi% .i%%ia" said) G;e !sed t'et s"e srt # satis#actin #r" rderin' y!n' pep%e ab!tH) ;a"i%tn Fined the ent!re

Sc!ts #r %der teena'ers and pestered the District Sc!t :""issiner :"rie De!chars t

a%%& hi" t %ead a trp) At the a'e # 21 he &as in$ited t %ead the Stir%in' ?6 'r!p a ne&branch that had F!st pened in Banncb!rn) De!chars said G;e &as $ery een) There didn@t see"

any reasn t d!bt his enth!sias"H) ;&e$er De!chars re'!%ar%y $isited the ne& trp t see h&they &ere 'ettin' n and he &as nt happy) ;a"i%tn see"ed t be "re interested in 'ettin' the

bys chan'ed int their /E 'ear t p%ay #tba%% r handba%% than din' bad'e &r s!ch as "ap

readin' and bird-&atchin' &hich did nt in$%$e 'ettin' chan'ed) Crensic psych%'ist /a!%Brittn re"ared a#ter the "assacre GS"e&here in his bac'r!nd I e*pect he &as dra&n int a

re%atinship &ith anther by r s"ene s%i'ht%y %der) As he "at!red the i"pact # thise*perience &i%% ha$e re"ainedH)

In 10 he pened his &n .dcra#t DIY Shp at the re%ati$e%y y!n' a'e # 1) Cr" the $erybe'innin' he ##ered disc!nts t p%ice ##icers &ith :entra% Sct%and /%ice)In 1? he &as dis"issed #r" The Sc!t Assciatin) ;is Sc!t &arrant &as &ithdra&n and and

he %st his a!thrity t act as a Sc!t Leader >see Ntes 15) In 1 he perated a bys c%!b #r"Territria% Ar"y pre"ises in D!nb%ane) Acti$ities inc%!ded pist% and ri#%e shtin') ;a"i%tn

trained bys t i%% !sin' %i$e a""!nitin at a secret bt ca"p) Ten handpiced y!n'sters 9

n&n as his Sea R$ers /atr% 9 &ere ta!'ht t !se ri#%es and hand'!ns by day) At ni'ht Th"as;a"i%tn &hipped the" &ith a stee% rd then r!bbed %tin int their &!nds) At the end # the

&eeends n Inch"an Is%and he paid the bys O( each t eep 7!iet) eith ,c&an &as

recr!ited #r the 'r!p &hen he &as F!st 11) ;e re#erred t ;a"i%tn as Gbi' T""yH) ;e said that;a"i%tn had a L!'er pist% at %east 6 ri#%es and a c!p%e # hand'!ns) Days &ere spent cr!isin'

the %ch n ;a"i%tn@s bat Trpica% Linda) Then the bys &earin' n%y s&i""in' tr!ns and


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ar"ed &ith ri#%es &!%d be drpped nt the is%and in a "i%itary-sty%e peratin)

eith said G.e &!%d h!nt rabbit #r dinner) B!t T""y enc!ra'ed !s t sht any ani"a% r bird

&e sa&H) In the e$enin' Th"as ;a"i%tn &!%d pic !t t& bys at a ti"e and tae the" t hisp!nish"ent tent) There they &!%d be "ade t #ree8e in the press-!p psitin and &hipped &ith a

stee% rd) G;e said it &as part # the pr'ra""e t "ae !s as #it as &e c!%d pssib%y be) It &as%ie he &as trainin' !s t be his persna% ar"y) It "aes !s sic t thin h& he &hipped !s #r

h!rs then r!bbed %tin n !r &!nds) That@s the n%y ti"e he t!ched !s b!t he &!%d r!b the

%tin n !s rea%%y hard) It &asn@t !nti% I 're& !p that I rea%ised he &as a per$ertH)In 11 ;a"i%tn started !p the D!nb%ane R$er r!p) It "et at D!nb%ane ;i'h Sch% and is

be%ie$ed t be the #irst 'r!p perated &ithin ed!catina% pre"ises >accrdin' t In7!irydc!"ents5 a%th!'h se$era% &itnesses at the D!nb%ane In7!iry re#er t ;a"i%tn ha$in' a bys

c%!b at Stir%in' ;i'h Sch% in the %ate 10s)) The #irst c"p%aints &ere "ade t :entra% Re'ina%

:!nci% and in$esti'ated by the Y!th P :""!nity Sectin) En7!iries &ere "ade &ith the Sc!tAssciatin &h indicated that Th"as ;a"i%tn had been dis"issed #r h"se*!a% tendencies) A

"e" &as sent t the Directr # Ed!catin !t%inin' their cncerns) n 1( A!'!st 1 :entra%

Re'ina% :!nci% disc!ssed their pre$i!s cncerns #r" 11) A rec""endatin &as "ade tter"inate ;a"i%tn@s %ets) This %ed t a %ar'e $%!"e # crrespndence by ;a"i%tn t the

a!thrities >see Ntes 25) ;a"i%tn had sh&n an interest in '!ns #r" the a'e # 16) ;e &as a "e"ber # a Ri#%e :%!b that

"et in /rinces Street ;a%% in Stir%in') ;is "e"bership # the :%!b ended &hen the ;a%% &as p!%%edd&n) By the ti"e he &as 20 ;a"i%tn &as #re7!entin' the Sc!t ;a%% in M!een Street in Stir%in')

Ar!nd this ti"e he started !p a !n :%!b) This &as attended by ab!t 12 bys &h &ere a%%&ed

t sht &eapns) D!rin' this ti"e he cas!a%%y e"p%yed s"e # the teena'e bys #r" the M!eenStreet Sc!t r!p inc%!din' Th"as ;!'hes and Crancis :!%%en) ;a"i%tn practised #irin' a

crssb& and air ri#%es at tar'ets at the bac # his shp) D!rin' the "id 10s ;a"i%tn started ha$in' Is%and :a"ps n Lch L"nd) ;!'hes attended

these ca"ps a%n' &ith ther bys a'ed 1? and 1() Beer and spirits &ere pr$ided by ;a"i%tn

&hich the bys &ere a%%&ed t cns!"e at ni'ht) Acti$ities inc%!ded !se # air &eapns andcrssb&s) The &eapns &ere "is!sed by ;a"i%tn &h enc!ra'ed the bys t d the sa"e)

;!'hes &as paid "ney t strip t the &aist and s!##er )22 air '!n pe%%ets #ired at his bare bac at adistance # $er r!'h%y (0 yards) This &!%d s"eti"es ca!se inF!ry b!t pay"ent &!%d be

&ithe%d i# he ye%%ed !t) n the ther hand pay"ent &as increased dependin' n h& c%se

;a"i%tn &as a%%&ed t stand) ne sht str!c his spine ca!sin' 'reat pain) Therea#ter thepractice &as nt a'reed t) At anther ca"p ;a"i%tn tried t 'et a by t s&a%%& a b!%%et)

At ne partic!%ar ca"p in 1( #%%&in' an e$enin' "ea% and s"e a%ch% ;!'hes retired t bed&ith ;a"i%tn and iern ,cen8ie) ;!'hes &e d!rin' the ni'ht t #ind the %i'ht n and

;a"i%tn seated n a b*) ;a"i%tn pinted a sht'!n t&ards hi") At that sta'e ;a"i%tn did ntha$e a #irear"s %icence and n ##icia% &nership # this &eapn is n&n # accrdin' t :entra%Sct%and /%ice) .hen he tried t sit !p ;!'hes sa& that he and ,cen8ie had been chained

t'ether) ,cen8ie denies any n&%ed'e # this yet ;!'hes says that &hen he ased ;a"i%tn #ran e*p%anatin the #%%&in' "rnin' he &as t%d Gd y! n& h& easy it &!%d be t i%%s

y!sH) ;!'hes re%ates anther incident &hen ;a"i%tn %it a #ire &ithin s"e srt # depressin in

ne # the Lch L"nd Is%ands then p%aced 1)( i%'ra""e 'as canisters n t the #ire and sai%ed## in his bat t a&ait an e*p%sin)

Ab!t this ti"e parents apprached :entra% Sct%and /%ice reprtin' stran'e r chan'ed

beha$i!r in their chi%dren #%%&in' an attendance at ne # ;a"i%tn@s c%!bs) Cr"er Detecti$eSer'eant indness reca%%s inter$ie&in' ;a"i%tn d!rin' the "id t %ate 10s) In e$idence at the

D!nb%ane In7!iry he stated that c"p%aints ca"e #r" parents &hse bys attended the Crth


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a%%ey R$er Sc!ts a c%!b perated by ;a"i%tn at Stir%in' ;i'h Sch%) The c"p%aints re%ated

t pssib%e indecency h&e$er n e$idence &as #!nd t pr$e this) The parents cncerns re%ated

t a chan'e # beha$i!r pattern in the bys that the parents c!%dn@t e*p%ain) The bys hadpre$i!s%y been stab%e b!t there &as a s!dden transitin a#ter ha$in' attended ;a"i%tn@s c%!b)

indness s!''ests that &hat ca"e thr!'h #r" the inter$ie&s # the bys &as Ga #r" #s!b$ersin by ;a"i%tn in ter"s # parenta% a!thrity) There had been a 'rss disp%ay #r e*a"p%e

# a##%!ence by ;a"i%tn) There had been "ney 9 I thin 'i#ts # "ney %endin' bicyc%es cane

trips 9 this srt # thin') There &as a%s e$idence I be%ie$e # a%%&in' tr!ants t #re7!ent his shpin :&ane StreetH)

At the a'e # 2( ;a"i%tn beca"e #riends &ith Rbert %i$er :a"pbe%%) :a"pbe%% &red &ithinthe $icinity # the hard&are shp &ned by ;a"i%tn) This &as in the sprin' # 1 and thr!'h

the pr*i"ity # their &r they beca"e #riend%y &ith ne anther) :a"pbe%% &as in$%$ed in %ca%

p%itics &hich ;a"i%tn had n interest in his s%e interest bein' bys c%!bs and ca"pin')Accrdin' t :a"pbe%% ;a"i%tn had bys at his shp at the &eeends t &ash his $an r be#re

they &ent a&ay n ca"ps) ;e %ied the bys t ca%% hi" QSir@) At this sta'e apparent%y the bys did

anythin' ;a"i%tn ased &i%%in'%y and d!ti#!%%y) ;a"i%tn appeared t enFy the c"pany # thebys) :a"pbe%% $isited ne # ;a"i%tn@s ca"ps &here he sa& three r #!r bys a'ed ab!t ten r

e%e$en) The bys had n shirts n) :a"pbe%% c%ai"s that at n ti"e did he see anythin' i"prper inre%atin t ;a"i%tn r the bys and n%y #!nd !t %ater that ne by had been !nhappy at the

ca"p and that the bys parents had c"p%ained ab!t ;a"i%tn) This c"p%aint had 'ne t :entra%Re'ina% :!nci% and ;a"i%tn &as banned #r" !sin' the :!nci% pre"ises) Based n &hat

;a"i%tn t%d hi" he assessed the sit!atin as the by nt bein' the type &h &as s!ited t

$erni'ht ca"pin') .hen ;a"i%tn said he intended t appea% a'ainst the :!nci%@s decisin t banhi" #r" the pre"ises :a"pbe%% t%d hi" he needed a prper c""ittee &ith &"en a prper

cnstit!tin ne &hich &as pen t scr!tiny) ;a"i%tn %ater sh&ed hi" a %ist # c""ittee"e"bers and s"e # the na"es n the %ist &ere &"en) :a"pbe%% &as a%s %ed t be%ie$e that

s"e "e"bers # the c""ittee &ere p%ice ##icers a%th!'h he says he "ade n atte"pts t

scr!tinise these %ists) A%th!'h :a"pbe%% ne& ab!t ;a"i%tn@s #i'ht &ith :entra% Re'ina% :!nci% thr!'h the

"b!ds"an he did nt 'et e"bri%ed in this disp!te) .hi%st he &as a District :!nci%%r he didGnt &ant t hear anythin' !nt&ard ab!t ;a"i%tnH)

:a"pbe%% ne& ab!t ;a"i%tn@s interest in shtin' and that he &as a "e"ber # the D!nb%ane

!n :%!b a%th!'h he ne$er sa& his '!ns and he hi"se%# had n interest in shtin'):a"pbe%% &as 9 at the ti"e # the D!nb%ane "assacre 9 a J!stice # the /eace #r the br!'h #

Stir%in') A#ter three years # ser$in' n the :!nci% he beca"e a bai%i## and sat in the District :!rt)n %ca% '$ern"ent rer'anisatin in 12 he beca"e a J!stice # the /eace #r %i#e #r &hich he

recei$ed t& r three %ect!res at Stir%in' Uni$ersity n his r%e as a J/) These %ect!res %asted ab!tsi* h!rs and &ere ab!t si'nin' passprt pht'raphs '!n %icences and ther #r"s that y!&!%d be a &itness #r t si'n Search .arrants !nder ath and ther #r"s that &ere p!t be#re

y!) Apparent%y he &as ne$er 'i$en speci#ic instr!ctins ab!t si'nin' #irear" rene&a%s &ith re'ardt a persn@s s!itabi%ity)

In ear%y 12 ;a"i%tn &ent t :a"pbe%%@s h"e and ased hi" t c!ntersi'n a #r" #r his

#irear"s rene&a% and t si'n his pht'raph) A%th!'h he hadn@t seen "!ch # ;a"i%tn since hisshp c%sed in 1? :a"pbe%% b%i'ed) ;e had n&n ;a"i%tn since 1 a #!%% #i#teen years

and he says he ne$er heard anythin' !nt&ard ab!t hi" nr had he read anythin' in the

ne&spapers ab!t hi") $er the ne*t #e& years he says he n%y sa& ;a"i%tn in passin') ;&e$erin Jan!ary 1( ;a"i%tn a'ain t!rned !p at his h!se and ased hi" t c!ntersi'n his #irear"s

rene&a%) ;a"i%tn ass!red hi" that he had "ade the necessary sec!rity #r the '!ns and seein' n

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reasn nt t si'n his #r"s :a"pbe%% a'ain b%i'ed)

A%th!'h he #!nd ;a"i%tn Ga bit !n!s!a%H :a"pbe%% states that ;a"i%tn appeared n di##erent

"enta%%y than be#re) ;a"i%tn Ghad a%&ays see"ed a bit ddH and as he had a%&ays &ned '!ns as%n' as he had n&n hi" seein' n chan'e in his "anner in Jan!ary 1( he cnc%!ded that

;a"i%tn &as a #it and prper persn t ha$e a '!n %icence) That &as the %ast ti"e :a"pbe%% says hesa& ;a"i%tn)

At the a'e # 2( ;a"i%tn &ned a ?0 #t "tr cr!iser) ;& he ca"e t &n this bat is

!nc%ear b!t it &!%d appear that he p!rchased it #r the pa%try s!" # O(000) A strn' r!"!rpersists that it &as Q'i#ted@ t ;a"i%tn by a #riend in :entra% Sct%and /%ice) n three r #!r

ccasins :a"pbe%% he%ped ;a"i%tn t $arnish the bat) And accrdin' t :a"pbe%% &ithin threeyears # ;a"i%tn &nin' the bat the bat &as destryed as a res!%t # a 'as cy%inder e*p%din'

n bard >&as ;a"i%tn rehearsin' #r this &ith his 'as canister e*p%sins n Lch L"nd


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p%ice ##icers) Is it a #air s!""ary # the psitin that ;a"i%tn n a n!"ber # ccasins tried t

p%ead &ith y! t say s"ethin' I s!ppse in his #a$!r in the c!rse # this in$esti'atin< 9 I

dn@t n& i# he &as p%eadin' &ith "e t say s"ethin' in his #a$!r he certain%y initia%%y ca"e tsee "e in re%atin t the prced!ra% side # it therea#ter it then beca"e a bit "re than that)

Did he $isit y! re'!%ar%y< 9 Yes he did).as he p%eadin' his case< 9 Yes he &as)

Did y! 'et the i"pressin he hped it &!%d #i%ter thr!'h #r" y! int ther p%ice ##icers@

ears< 9 Yes)In 1 &ere y! in$%$ed at a%% direct%y in the in$esti'atins #r e*a"p%e 'in' t the ca"p site

and seein' the state # the ca"p< 9 N in $ie& # ;a"i%tn@s %etters t the :hie# :nstab%e I &asdirected t d a pre%i"inary in$esti'atin F!st int e$ents b!t nt t ' t the ca"p)

.as that in cnnectin &ith c"p%aints a'ainst !nn and D!ncan< 9 Yes it &as)

Did y! spea t ;a"i%tn in that cnnectin< 9 Yes I did)N& #%%&in' that partic!%ar ca"p did y! in %ater years at a%% ' t the site t see &hat the ca"p

&as %ie< 9 Yes I did)

.hen did y! #irst d that< 9 A#ter the 1 ca"p he "ade a pint # c"in' t see "e t in#r""e # &here he &as ha$in' the ca"p and in$itin' p%ice ##icers i# they &anted t $isit his ca"p4 I

&ent I thin t the 10 ca"p at ,i%arrchy Bay &hich &as n the site # the cara$an c%!b at LchL"nd)

Is that the #irst ti"e y! had act!a%%y 'ne n t ne # the ca"p sites< 9 Yes).hat did y! "ae # the ca"p in 10< 9 As #ar as I &as a&are it &as 7!ite &e%% r!n the bys

&ere a%% happy4 I spe t 7!ite a #e& bys I spe t the &arden at the site and I spe t

;a"i%tn4 he sh&ed "e the %ay!t # the site and a%s the #d that &as a$ai%ab%e #r the bys)Did he ha$e any ad!%t assistance< 9 Yes he did)

;& "any pep%e &ere there< 9 As #ar as I &as a&are there &as ne "a%e persn);& "any bys &ere there< 9 I a" nt s!re 9 pssib%y ab!t a d8en)

Did y! $isit any ther ca"p< 9 N I didn@t)

.as the $isit y! ha$e F!st described the s!bFect # any p%ice inte%%i'ence inp!t int the syste"< 9Nt that I a" a&are #4 I prbab%y &!%d ha$e spen &ith "y :hie# S!perintendent b!t n an

in#r"a% basis)In a dc!"ent prepared #r the D!nb%ane In7!iry it states GLitt%e is n&n ab!t this S!""er

:a"p since n%y ne piece # dc!"entatin e*ists) n 1th J!%y 10 a parenta% c"p%aint &as

recei$ed by Ci#e Re'ina% :!nci% c"p%ainin' ab!t the D!n#er"%ine Bys :%!b in a recent ca"p&here an year %d by had c"e h"e &ith a chest in#ectin) It &as a%s a%%e'ed that there &as

inade7!ate s!per$isin):rss-e*a"ined by ,r Tay%r >#r :entra% Sct%and /%ice5 .hen y! "et &ith ;a"i%tn as y!

ha$e described &ere y! ab%e t #r" a $ie& # hi"< 9 In the ear%y years


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And did y! bec"e a&are that he &as !nhappy &ith the treat"ent that he had recei$ed at the

hands # :entra% Sct%and /%ice< 9 Yes he &as)

;& did y! c"e t ha$e n&%ed'e # his dissatis#actin< 9 ;e $isited "e at D!nb%ane /%ice##ice ab!t the "idd%e # A!'!st &hen the ca"p had #inished and "ade re#erences t the ##icers

&h had $isited his ca"p at Inch"an)Did y! bec"e a&are that he had taen "atters !p &ith the Dep!ty :hie# :nstab%e< 9 Nt at that

partic!%ar ti"e) That &as the ear%y sta'es) At that partic!%ar ti"e I didn@t thin he had spen &ith

the Dep!ty :hie# :nstab%e r the :hie# :nstab%e)And can y! te%% !s F!st a %itt%e bit "re # y!r dia%'!e &ith hi" at this ear%y sta'e< 9 I &as n

%ea$e and ca"e bac at the be'innin' # A!'!st and beca!se I &as respnsib%e #r that partic!%ararea I &as brie#ed by the ##icers and "y ser'eants and they in#r"ed "e that there had been a

c"p%aint a'ainst ;a"i%tn by bys at the ca"p) The c"p%aint &as 'enera%%y F!st the %i$in'

cnditins at the ca"p and there &as nthin' # a physica% nat!re a'ainst ;a"i%tn) ;e ca"e t "y##ice prbab%y the &ee a#ter that and ased "e i# I ne& # the incident and at that ti"e I &as

n%y a&are # F!st 'enera%isatins and I said n I didn@t n& # it and I &!%d #ind !t &hich I

then "ade "re en7!iry int)And y! e$ent!a%%y beca"e a&are # s"e c""!nicatin #r" ;a"i%tn t the Dep!ty :hie#

:nstab%e4 is that ri'ht< 9 Yes I did) ;e started sh&in' a %t # cncern ab!t the &ay the p%ice##icers had hand%ed their $isit t the is%and) ;e started ## and then sent %etters t "e indicatin'

the type # thin's that he &as din' at the ca"p) ;e sent receipts t "e t sh& the type # #dthat he &as b!yin') In the initia% ti"es he said he &as "ain' n c"p%aint at a%% ther than the #act

that he didn@t #ee% the p%ice ##icers &ere 7!a%i#ied t "ae a F!d'e"ent) At that ti"e I &as a&are

a%s it &as Strathc%yde /%ice area and the Strathc%yde /%ice &ere dea%in' &ith the "atter)Did y! ha$e cntact &ith anybdy in Strathc%yde /%ice< 9 Yes I did) I spe &ith the persn &h

&as in char'e # the in$esti'atin) It &as a Detecti$e :hie# Inspectr ;ay):an y! te%% the In7!iry the nat!re # any disc!ssin y! had &ith hi"< 9 I ased hi" i# there &as

anythin' ther than &hat I had heard in re%atin t the c"p%aint # the cnditins the cnditins #

the c%thin' that the bys &ere &earin' and he in#r"ed "e that there &as nthin' #!rther therthan that ther than the %i$in' cnditins there &as n c"p%aints # ab!se # any nat!re)

E$ent!a%%y the Cisca% at D!"bartn "ared the papers &ith the c""ent GN /rceedin'sH) Cr"y!r &n in#r"atin did that s!rprise y! r nt< 9 N it didn@t s!rprise "e at a%%) I thin the

Detecti$e :hie# Inspectr prir t it 'in' #e%t that there &!%d be n prceedin's taen)

.ere y! e$ent!a%%y ased by the Dep!ty :hie# :nstab%e t per#r" any #r" # en7!iry inre%atin t ,r ;a"i%tn< 9 Yes I &as)

:an y! te%% !s ab!t that p%ease< 9 ;e had &ritten a %etter t the :hie# :nstab%e "ain'c"p%aints a'ainst the t& ##icers) The %etter in itse%# indicated that he &as nt "ain' a c"p%aint

a'ainst the p%ice ##icers b!t the Dep!ty :hie# :nstab%e then directed "e t "ae a pre%i"inaryin$esti'atin int the ##icers &h had $isited the is%and)And did y! ha$e #!rther ca!se t inter$ie& ;a"i%tn in the c!rse # that en7!iry< 9 I spe &ith

the ##icers I spe &ith :hie# Inspectr ;ay) I then spe &ith ;a"i%tn &h &as $isitin' "ea%"st n a dai%y basis and sendin' %etters)

And I &nder i# y! c!%d ha$e be#re y! dc!"ent D11 &hich is ther&ise n&n as D:D11)

I thin this is a reprt dated 11 ctber 1 and it appears t be #r" y!rse%# t the :hie#S!perintendent # QA@ Di$isin is that ri'ht< 9 Yes it &as)

And I thin y! cnc%!ded that there &as nthin' a"iss in the "anner in &hich :nstab%es !nn

and D!ncan had 'ne ab!t their en7!iries< 9 That is crrect)N& I dn@t thin the e*p%anatin and y!r in#r"a% reprt &ere acceptab%e t ,r ;a"i%tn and

he s!bse7!ent%y &ent n t "ae a #r"a% c"p%aint4 isn@t that crrect< 9 The day be#re I p!t the

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reprt in I spe t ;a"i%tn a'ain ab!t the ca"p the actins # the p%ice ##icers in$%$ed and

he at that partic!%ar ti"e a'ain sti%% &ished t "ae n #r"a% c"p%aint and I reprted that as &e%%

in "y reprt)I thin a%s at s"e pint y! &ere sh&n s"e pht'raphs by ;a"i%tn4 isn@t that crrect< 9 Yes)

:an y! reca%% &hen that &as< 9 /rbab%y t& r three years %ater prbab%y ab!t 12)D y! n& &hat pr"pted hi" t send these t y!< 9 Since this partic!%ar ca"p in 1

;a"i%tn started sendin' %etters and then there &ere cpies # %etters) ;e sent t "e any partic!%ar

%etter he sent t any persn &hether it &as a :hie# :nstab%e r a ,e"ber # /ar%ia"ent he &!%dsend "e a cpy # it) /ri"ari%y they &ere in#r"ati$e %etters) ;e a%s 'a$e "e pht'raphs that he

had taen # the ca"ps)I thin y! a%s beca"e a&are # an incident in 12 at D!nb%ane ;i'h Sch% is that ri'ht


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S!perintendent< 9 Yes it is)

That re%ates t &hat is headed !p Gariatin # #irear"s certi#icate ?(H) It &as act!a%%y a rene&a%

&ith a $ariatin b!i%t int it< 9 That is crrect)I# y! % at the app%icatin #r" y! &i%% see that< 9 That is crrect)

And it re%ates t Th"as ;a"i%tn< 9 Yes).e ha$e heard a %itt%e e$idence # y!r in$%$e"ent be#re in the In7!iry &hen y! dea%t &ith s"e

# ;a"i%tn@s c"p%aints ab!t the p%ice in$esti'atin at Inch"an Is%and< 9 That is crrect)

And &e heard that y! &ere the persn he did #r" ti"e t ti"e c"e t try t p%ead his case as it&ere< 9 Yes)

Y! beca"e in$%$ed s"eh& r ther in this partic!%ar rene&a% $ariatin app%icatin) :an y!e*p%ain t !s h& that ca"e t be< 9 Yes) In Jan!ary 16 I &as Inspectr at Stir%in' and :hie#

Inspectr Reid &as "y i""ediate s!per$isin' ##icer) ;e initia%%y prcessed this RLa #r" and he

&ent ## i%% and in that interi" I t $er #r" hi" at that partic!%ar sta'e # the $ariatin andrene&a%)

Are y! in the chain # c""and &hich &!%d nr"a%%y as a res!%t # that 9 that &!%d nr"a%%y

dea% &ith app%icatins< 9 Yes);ad y! c"e in n%y beca!se a 7!ery is raised< 9 .ith the prcessin' # the app%icatin the

#irear"s app%icatin the rene&a% app%icatin as Inspectr I &!%d chec the ##icer &h is act!a%%ydea%in' &ith the app%icatin the"se%$es) It &!%d ' thr!'h the chain # c""and thr!'h the

##icer &h act!a%%y is din' the app%icatin ' thr!'h the Ser'eant thr!'h the Inspectr andthen the :hie# Inspectr r S!b-Di$isina% ##icer &!%d then p!t his re"ar &ith Gn bFectinH

and it &!%d then ' t the S!perintendent)

I# y! % at the RLa the Inspectr has initia%%ed it !nder the &rd GStatinH) Y! see that< 9 Yes)I dn@t thin that is y!r initia%s< 9 N) Yes that &!%d be Inspectr ,arsha%%) ;e &!%d be the

Inspectr &h initia%%ed the rene&a%)Y! &!%d c"e in beca!se y! &ere dep!tisin' #r the S!b-Di$isina% ##icer


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an Actin' :hie# Inspectr) n Day 11 # the In7!iry ,i%% &as re"inded by Lrd :!%%en that he &as

sti%% n ath) ,r Bn"y then ased ,r ,i%% G.!%d y! re"ind "e # y!r present psitin in

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,i%% is ased i# #%%&in' that ca"p >in 15 he &ent in %ater years t see &hat the ca"p &as %ie)

;e rep%ies yes) ;&e$er ;a"i%tn ne$er 't the !se # Inch"an Is%and a'ain a#ter 1) ,i%%

states that he &ent t the ,i%arrchy Bay ca"p in 10 and that this &as the #irst ti"e he had 'nen t ne # the sites) ;is ans&er is cn#!sin') The 7!estin had been ased ab!t hi" $isitin' the

Inch"an ca"p) ,i%% is ased i# the $isit he "ade t the ca"p &as the s!bFect # any p%iceinte%%i'ence inp!t int the syste") ;e rep%ies GNt that I a" a&are #4 I prbab%y &!%d ha$e

spen &ith "y :hie# S!perintendent b!t n an in#r"a% basisH) .hy &as he at the ca"p thenBa%#rn5 had recei$ed a c"p%aint # assa!%t n 1 J!%y 1) ;e

$isited the is%and n 20 J!%y &ith Dnna D!ncan) The ne*t he heard &as &hen his inspectr t%dhi" an in#r"a% c"p%aint had been "ade a'ainst hi") ;e is ased G.h &as y!r Inspectr


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&as d!rin' ;a"i%tn@s ca"p accrdin' t ,i%%) Enter Ja"es eenan &h &as ca%%ed in t

in$esti'ate an in#r"a% c"p%aint that had a%ready been in$esti'ated #r the Dep!ty :hie# :nstab%e

and the :hie# :nstab%e by ,i%%) The res!%t # eenan@s in$esti'atin &as that there &ere n'r!nds estab%ished #r discip%inin' either # the t& ##icers) This decisin &as taen by D::

,c,!rd) Yet D:: ,c,!rd had a%ready "ade that F!d'e"ent n ,i%%@s reprt s &hy bther&ith anther in$esti'atin< I# ;a"i%tn ri'ina%%y sent %etters t the :hie# :nstab%e n this "atter

s!re%y that s!''ests he "ade a G#r"a%H c"p%aint #r" the !tset< .e are t%d that ;a"i%tn n%y

"ade his c"p%aint G#r"a%H in the #irst &ee # Dece"ber) The in#r"a% in$esti'atin by the :hie#:nstab%e >carried !t by ,i%% in J!%y5 and the in#r"a% in$esti'atin carried !t by ,i%% in A!'!st

&ere then s!perceded by a #r"a% in$esti'atin carried !t by eenan);a"i%tn $isited ,i%% the &ee a#ter the ca"p #inished >any&here bet&een 1( and 21 A!'!st5) ;e

"ade re#erences ab!t the ##icers &h &ent t his ca"p) These &ere ,i%%@s ##icers) ;e &as their

Inspectr) ,i%% spe t ;ay be#re ,cBain@s reprt &as sent t the prc!ratr #isca% at D!"bartn),cBain sent s!""nses and #!%% state"ents t the /)C >a s!""ns speci#ica%%y "eans Gan ##icia%

rder t appear in c!rtH5) The c"p%aints speci#ica%%y inc%!ded a%%e'atins # physica% assa!%t)

;&e$er ,i%% in his e$idence at the In7!iry states that ;ay t%d hi" there &as n reprt # ab!se #any nat!re) B!t !nn said there &ere c"p%aints) .h is te%%in' the tr!ththis

&as ne$er de#inite%y ascertained at the In7!iry b!t :!%%en &rites it as a certainty) I ha$e since&ritten t the Creed" # In#r"atin ##icer at :entra% Sct%and /%ice asin' i# #in'erprint

sa"p%es &ere taen #r" the drs &here ;a"i%tn "i'ht ha$e entered the sch%) A"a8in'%y they&ere nt5) ;ad he !sed the "ain entrance t the sch% it &as "re %ie%y that he &!%d ha$e been

seen as there &ere "any persns in the $icinity # the entrance at that ti"e) The "ain sch%b!i%din' has si* entrances and t& drs cntr%%ed by p!sh bars #r e"er'ency e*it) In additin t

the "ain sch% b!i%din' there &ere si* h!tted c%assr"s in the p%ay'r!nd) ,st # the h!ts had

t& drs nt inc%!din' #ire e*its)The sch% day had started at a" #r a%% pri"ary c%asses) ,rnin' asse"b%ies &ere he%d in the

sch%@s Asse"b%y ;a%% &hich &as sit!ated bet&een the dinin' area and the 'y"nasi!") The sch%had 6?0 p!pi%s "ain' it ne # the %ar'est pri"ary sch%s in Sct%and) The Asse"b%y ;a%% &as

nt %ar'e en!'h t acc""date the &h%e sch% at ne ti"e &ith the cnse7!ence that

asse"b%ies &ere %i"ited t certain year 'r!ps in rtatin) n 1 ,arch a%% pri"ary 1 2 and c%asses had attended asse"b%y #r" )10 a" t )0 a") They cnsisted # a tta% # ab!t 2(0

p!pi%s t'ether &ith their teachers and the sch% chap%ain) They inc%!ded /ri"ary 11 &hich &asa c%ass # 2 p!pi%s a%n' &ith their teacher &en ,ayr) This c%ass had a%ready chan'ed #r their

'y" %essn be#re attendin' asse"b%y) 2( "e"bers # the c%ass &ere ( years # a'e and &ere 6

years # a'e) ,rs ,ayr &as ? years # a'e)At the cnc%!sin # asse"b%y a%% thse present had dispersed t their respecti$e c%assr"s &ith

the e*ceptin # /ri"ary 11 &h &ith ,rs ,ayr had "ade their &ay t the 'y"nasi!" passin'the entrance &hich >it is ass!"ed5 Th"as ;a"i%tn !sed t 'ain access t the sch% and enterin'

the 'y"nasi!" by the dr&ay at its nrth end) A physica% ed!catin teacher ,rs Ei%een ;arri%dhad a%ready arri$ed there a%n' &ith ,rs ,ary B%ae a s!per$isry assistant &h &as t re%ie$e,rs ,ayr in rder t enab%e her t attend a "eetin') The chi%dren had been instr!cted t ' t the

centre and a&ay #r" the e7!ip"ent &hich &as at the s!th end) ,rs ;arri%d had been ta%in' t,rs ,ayr #r a #e& "in!tes) As she &as ab!t t attend t the &aitin' c%ass she heard a nise

behind her that ca!sed her t t!rn r!nd) This &as prbab%y the s!nd # Th"as ;a"i%tn #irin'

t& >he n%y #ired ne5 shts int the sta'e # the Asse"b%y ;a%% and the 'ir%s ti%et !tside the'y") ;e then entered the 'y") ;e &as &earin' a dar Facet b%ac crd!ry tr!sers >the ##-d!ty

p%ice ##icer &h &as #irst n the scene said ;a"i%tn &as &earin' a b%ac bi%ers!it5 and a

&%%y hat &ith ear de#enders >the sa"e ##-d!ty p%ice ##icer said ;a"i%tn did NT ha$e earde#enders n5) ;e had a pist% in his hand) ;e ad$anced a c!p%e # steps int the 'y" and #ired

indiscri"inate%y and in rapid s!ccessin) ,rs ;arri%d &as hit in bth #rear"s the ri'ht hand and

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%e#t breast) She st!"b%ed int the pen-p%an stre area &hich adFined the 'y" #%%&ed by a

n!"ber # the chi%dren) ,rs ,ayr &as a%s sht se$era% ti"es and died instant%y) ,rs B%ae &as

then sht b!t a%s "ana'ed t reach the stre !sherin' s"e chi%dren in ahead # her)Cr" his psitin near the entrance dr&ay # the 'y" ;a"i%tn #ired a tta% # 2 shts in rapid

s!ccessin) Cr" that psitin he i%%ed ne chi%d and inF!red thers) D!rin' this shtin' #!rinF!red chi%dren "ade their &ay t the stre) In the stre ,rs B%ae and ,rs ;arri%d tried t cns%e

and ca%" the terri#ied chi%dren &h had taen re#!'e there) The chi%dren c&ered n the #%r %yin'

he%p%ess%y in p%s # b%d hearin' the screa"s and "ans # their c%ass"ates in the 'y" and&aitin' #r the end r #r he%p) Th"as ;a"i%tn &a%ed !p the east side # the 'y" #irin' si*

shts) At a pint "id&ay a%n' it he dischar'ed shts in the directin # the ppsite side # the'y") ;e then ad$anced t the "idd%e # the 'y" and &a%ed in a se"i-circ%e syste"atica%%y #irin'

16 shts at a 'r!p # chi%dren &h had either been disab%ed by the #irin' r &h had been thr&n

t the #%r) ;e std $er the" and #ired at pint-b%an ran'e),ean&hi%e a chi%d #r" /ri"ary c%ass &h had been sent n an errand by his teacher and &as

&a%in' a%n' the &est side # the 'y" heard %!d ban'in' and screa"in') ;e %ed in and sa&

Th"as ;a"i%tn shtin') Th"as ;a"i%tn sht at hi") The chi%d &as str!c by #%yin' '%ass andran ##) It appears that Th"as ;a"i%tn then ad$anced t the s!th end # the 'y") Cr" that

psitin he #ired 2? r!nds in $ari!s directins) ;e sht thr!'ht the &ind& adFacent t the #ireescape dr at the s!th-east end # the 'y") Th"as ;a"i%tn pened the #ire escape dr and

dischar'ed ? shts in the sa"e directin #r" &ithin the 'y") Ste$en /tter a'ed 11 &as n%yyards #r" the 'y"nasi!" in a cn$erted h!t &hen the "assacre be'an) Ste$en said GI %ed $er

and sa& the '!n"an) ;e see"ed t c"e !t # the 'y"nasi!" and &as F!st #irin' at s"ethin')

;e &as c"in' t&ards "e s I di$ed !nder "y des &hen he t!rned and #ired at !s) It &as $ery#ast %ie s"ene hittin' a ha""er 7!ic%y) It &as pretty scary &hen he started shtin' at !r

&ind& beca!se a%% the '%ass s"ashed in and I 't hit by a pieceH);a"i%tn "ay ha$e been shtin' at a &"an &h &as &a%in' acrss the p%ay'r!nd) In her

.itness State"ent she says GI &a%ed acrss the p%ay'r!nd then thinin' that the nise I heard

&as in #act a '!n) As I &as ab!t t enter the a%c$e &hich a%%&s entry t the sch% at the %ibraryI &as n%y a #e& steps a&ay I beca"e a&are # a "an n the raised $erandah at the #ire e*it dr t

the 'y") I th!'ht it !n!s!a% that this dr &as pened beca!se I n%y e$er reca%% it bein' pened#r #etes he%d at the sch%) I thin this "an &as c"in' !t # the 'y" he &as dressed in b%ac

c%thin'= This "an &as standin' !pri'ht in a #!nny &ay a%th!'h I can@t re"e"ber seein' his

hands r a '!n r anythin'=) At the sa"e ti"e I heard and #e%t s"ethin' &hi88ed past "y %e#tar" and ri'ht side # "y #ace) I rea%ised he &as a '!n"an and he &as shtin' at "e) I thin he

#ired at "e "re than t&ice nt "re than #i$e a%th!'h at that ti"e I didn@t hear any '!nshtsH)Accrdin' t the st!dent teacher Da$id Sctt ;a"i%tn &ent in and !t # the #ire e*it dr n t&

separate ccasins and &as h%din' the '!n in his %e#t hand &hen he &asn@t !sin' bth hands);a"i%tn #ired ? "re shts t&ards the %ibrary c%ar" striin' ,rs race T&edd%e a "e"ber# the sta## a '%ancin' b%& n the head) This &as direct%y !tside the Fanitr@s ##ice) Accrdin' t

the &"an in the p%ay'r!nd n #%eein' int the sch% #r her sa#ety she sa& the Fanitr standin'in the "idd%e # the steps F!st !tside his ##ice %in' da8ed) She ased i# the p%ice had been

ca%%ed and &as t%d yes)

A teacher ,rs :atherine rdn and her /ri"ary c%ass &h &ere !sin' h!t n!"ber &hich &asthe c%assr" c%sest t the #ire escape dr sa& and heard Th"as ;a"i%tn #irin' #r" that

directin) She i""ediate%y instr!cted her c%ass t 'et d&n n the #%r F!st in ti"e be#re he

dischar'ed shts int her c%assr") ,st beca"e e"bedded in bs and e7!ip"ent) ne passedthr!'h a chair &hich secnds be#re had been !sed by a chi%d)

Th"as ;a"i%tn then re-entered the 'y" &here he sht a'ain) ;e then re%eased the pist% and

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dre& a re$%$er >n &itness said this5) ;e p%aced the "!88%e # the re$%$er in his "!th >nr is

there any &itness &h said this5 pintin' !p&ards and p!%%ed the tri''er) ;is death #%%&ed

7!ic%y >n &itness said this5,rs ,ayr and 1( chi%dren %ay dead in the 'y" and ne #!rther chi%d &as c%se t death) They had

s!stained a tta% # ( '!n sht &!nds) T&enty si* # these &!nds &ere # s!ch a nat!re thatindi$id!a%%y they &!%d ha$e pr$ed #ata%)

Respnse t the incident

,rs A'nes A&%sn the Assistant ;ead"istress &as "ain' her &ay acrss the p%ay'r!nd #r"her c%assr" &hen she heard se$era% sharp "eta%%ic nises and screa"in' c"in' #r" the 'y")

She ran a%n' a crridr and sa& &hat she th!'ht &ere cartrid'es %yin' !tside its dr&ay)Rea%isin' that s"ethin' dread#!% &as happenin' she ran bac t the ##ice # the ;ead"aster ,r

Rna%d Tay%r &h &as "ain' a te%ephne ca%%) The ca%% be'an at )a") ;e &as cnsci!s #

hearin' nises %ie indistinct ban's) This p!88%ed hi" and his reactin &as t thin that there &ereb!i%ders n the pre"ises ab!t &h" he had nt been in#r"ed) ,rs A&%sn entered his ##ice in a

cr!ched psitin sayin' that there &as a "an in the sch% &ith a '!n) ,r Tay%r c!t shrt his ca%%

and "ade an e"er'ency ca%% t the p%ice >&e dn@t n& i# this &as an rdinary ca%% r a ca%%9 at the ti"e # &ritin' a decisin by the Scttish In#r"atn :""issiner is sti%% pendin' d!e 10

,arch 20065 &hich &as recei$ed at )?1 a") ;e then ran a%n' the crridr t the 'y") n the&ay he heard n #!rther nises) A st!dent teacher t%d hi" that he had seen the '!n"an shtin'

hi"se%#) ,r Tay%r@s esti"ate &as that s"e "in!tes had %apsed bet&een his #irst hearin' thenises and bein' t%d this by the st!dent teacher)

,r Tay%r b!rst int the 'y") ;e &as "et by &hat he described in e$idence as Ga scene #

!ni"a'inab%e carna'e ne@s &rst ni'ht"areH) ;e sa& a 'r!p # chi%dren n the ri'ht hand side #the 'y" &h &ere cryin' and b$i!s%y %ess inF!red than the thers) ;e ased the st!dent teacher t

tae the" !t # the 'y" and 'i$e the" c"#rt) ;e then ran bac t his ##ice and instr!cted theDep!ty ;ead"istress ,rs Cina Eadin'tn t te%ephne #r a"b!%ances) That ca%% &as "ade at

)?a") ;e then ran bac t the 'y" ca%%in' #r ad!%ts and in partic!%ar the itchen sta## t c"e

and he%p) ;e "$ed thr!'h the 'y" a%n' &ith the Fanitr ,r Jhn :!rrie) ;e nticed Th"as;a"i%tn %yin' at the s!th end # the 'y") ;e see"ed t be "$in') ;e nticed a '!n n the #%r

beside hi" and t%d ,r :!rrie t ic it a&ay &hich he did) ;e a%s re"$ed the re$%$er >nterant ,c:!tchen says it &as a pist% nt a re$%$er5 #r" Th"as ;a"i%tn@s hand and thre&

that aside) By this ti"e the Assistant ;ead"aster ,r St!art ,c:"bie and "e"bers # the

itchen sta## &ere in the 'y" endea$!rin' t he%p the inF!red chi%dren !nti% the arri$a% # thep%ice) .hen ,r Tay%r &ent t the stre area he disc$ered the inF!red &h &ere there) ther

"e"bers # sta## arri$ed and endea$!red t attend t the inF!red &h &ere taen t the Asse"b%y;a%%)

Anther $ersin # the e$ents # 1 ,arch 16Ar!nd )0 n the "rnin' # 1 ,arch 16 Th"as ;a"i%tn &as standin' !tside his h!sein Stir%in' ta%in' t a "an &h has s #ar re"ained !nidenti#ied) The "an he &as ta%in' t &as

dri$in' a %ar'e 'rey sa%n car and ;a"i%tn &a$ed and s"i%ed at hi" as he dr$e a&ay) In F!st$er an h!r Th"as ;a"i%tn beca"e the "st hrri#ic chi%d i%%er in histry) ;e ca%"%y &a%ed

$er t the &hite $an he had hired the day be#re and started t scrape ice ## the &indscreen) I#

this "an &as p%annin' t c""it s!icide that day he "!st ha$e &ished #r %ess inc%e"ent &eatherin$%$in' #ar %ess e##rt than this) ;&e$er he see"ed cheer#!% accrdin' t his nei'hb!rs)

Crty #i$e "in!tes %ater ha$in' taen an !ne*p%ained det!r $ia the Banncb!rn rad ;a"i%tn

p!%%ed !p at D!nb%ane /ri"ary Sch%) ;e c%ear%y did nt try t "ae hi"se%# incnspic!!sbeca!se he t !t a 'rey ba' #r" the bac # the $an and prceeded t c!t the te%ephne &ires

in #!%% $ie& # a %ca% &"an drppin' ## her chi%d at the sch%)

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It is i"pssib%e t n& &ith any certainty &hat happened ne*t) The $ersin # e$ents p!t #r&ard

at the :!%%en In7!iry is certain%y p%a!sib%e b!t &hen s "any &itnesses %ied and a%tered their

testi"ny it is per#ect%y reasnab%e t ass!"e that any ther scenari is pssib%e t) The ##icia%$ersin # e$ents is that ;a"i%tn entered the sch% at a crridr near the bys ti%ets and &as th!s

nt seen enterin' the b!i%din') ther $ersins s!''est that ;a"i%tn &a%ed in thr!'h the "ainentrance and &as cn#rnted by $ari!s ad!%ts n his &ay t the asse"b%y ha%%) And yet anther

stry 'es that he #irst started #irin' in the p%ay'r!nd=)

In the in$esti'atin #%%&in' the incident /%ice :nstab%e N) ((2 ,ar'aret Dic #r" theTra##ic Depart"ent at Stir%in' /%ice ;ead7!arters did a ti"ed r!n t see h& %n' it &!%d ha$e

taen ;a"i%tn t 'et #r" his h"e t D!nb%ane /ri"ary Sch%) She ti"ed the F!rney #r" ent Rad at )2 "i%es and )1 "i%es) ;er #irst r!n c""enced at 0?? h!rs and cnc%!ded at

000 h!rs tain' e*act%y 16 "in!tes) The tta% distance # the r!n &as )2 "i%es) ;er secnd r!n

c""enced at 016 h!rs and cnc%!ded at 0 h!rs tain' e*act%y 1 "in!tes) The tta%distance # the r!n &as )1 "i%es) D: :apes &h 'a$e e$idence at the In7!iry &as e*tre"e%y

$a'!e ab!t this "atter=

In his ri'ina% .itness State"ent Actin' Detecti$e :nstab%e raha" :apes said ::T ca"eraspiced !p ;a"i%tn+s $an %ea$in' Stir%in' n the "rnin' # ,arch 1 16 at 0)?? and 0)?6)

The F!rney t D!nb%ane /ri"ary Sch% &!%d nr"a%%y tae ab!t 1( "in!tes b!t ;a"i%tn didnt arri$e there !nti% 0)0) At the In7!iry D: :apes 9 n ath 9 said there &ere si'htin's #

;a"i%tn@s $an %ea$in' Stir%in' at 0)12 >the ab$e ::T ti"es #r" his ri'ina% state"ent &erei'nred5) .hys5 !sed by ;a"i%tn t i%% hi"se%#) It "ay see" an insi'ni#icant detai% cnsiderin' &hat had

happened b!t i# any # the #acts # that "rnin' ha$e been a%tered then it is reasnab%e t as.hyDai%y Recrd 1( ,arch 165) Itis a "yth that thse &h tae their &n %i#e are c&ards) :&ards tae the %i#e # thers &hi%st

&ishin' t preser$e their &n)/r#essr Da$id :e t%d the in7!iry in Stir%in' GI &!%d spec!%ate that he #r"ed the s!icide

intentin be#re he i%%ed the ther pep%e b!t that is p!re%y spec!%atin based n the #act that he

chan'ed &eapns be#re i%%in' hi"se%#) It see"s rit!a%istic)H And Dr Jhn Baird t%d the in7!iryG;ad his intentin been t en'a'e in s"e srt # i%%in' spree he c!%d ha$e cntin!ed #r %n'er)

There &as n reasn &hen he i%%ed hi"se%# t ha$e dne thatH);a"i%tn &as nt the %ner that Lrd :!%%en and sectins # the press "ade !t) ;e act!a%%y had

"any G#riendsH a%th!'h they pre#erred t describe the"se%$es as ac7!aintances &hen 'i$in'e$idence at the in7!iry in 16) ;is "st re'!%ar $isitrs cntin!ed c"in' ri'ht !nti% the end sayrace and Ji" 'i%$ie ;a"i%tn@s i""ediate nei'hb!rs) Yet near%y a%% thse &h ne& ;a"i%tn

c%ai"ed at the in7!iry that they hadn@t seen hi" #r se$era% "nths) ,r and ,rs 'i%$ie n& #rcertain that the "en &h re'!%ar%y t!rned !p in %ar'e #%ashy cars t $isit ;a"i%tn cntin!ed din'

s &e%% beynd the dates they c%ai"ed) T& ther nei'hb!rs ,rs err and ,r De!chars sa& n

apparent chan'e in ;a"i%tn@s de"ean!r) ;e certain%y did nt see" depressed) M!ite the ppsite),rs err says he &as act!a%%y "re cheer#!% and chatty in thse %ast #e& days)

Did ;a"i%tn p%an t escape< Is that &hy he hired a $an the day be#re and ##ered t pay the #!%%

cst !p#rnt &hen he &as n%y e*pected t pay a depsit< Is that &hy he p!rchased se$era% ne&shirts in the &ees be#rehand< Shirts that &eren@t e$en #!nd in his h!se &hen a search &as dne

n 1 ,arch 16) The n%y ite" # c%thin' #!nd &as a Facet) .ere a%% his %etters t the M!een

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and the press and his ,/ d!rin' that %ast &ee rea%%y a si'na% that he at %ast intended t %ea$e the

s"a%% t&n &here r!"!rs ab!t hi" &ere ri#e< It &as a s!rce # a"a8e"ent t s"e that

;a"i%tn cntin!ed t %i$e in a p%ace &here there &as s "!ch r!"!r and 'ssip ab!t hi") .ashe cnned 9 by an acc"p%ice 9 int be%ie$in' that a#ter carryin' !t his act # re$en'e a'ainst the

pep%e # D!nb%ane that a ne& %i#e becnedand an e"pty &a%%et5) Ar!nd a" n that ,nday he &as seenby his nei'hb!r ;e%en /eters in ent Rad carryin' a &den b*)

n the sa"e day ::T #ta'e # a "an #ittin' the descriptin # ;a"i%tn detai%ed his"$e"ents bet&een 10)1?p" and 10)21p" 'in' #r" secr#t Rad in Stir%in' t the Linden

A$en!e R!ndab!t in Stir%in' pres!"ab%y #r" the train statin t his h"e) By a%% acc!nts he

ran his c%!b as !s!a% that ni'ht at Th"as ,!ir ;i'h Sch% in Bishpbri''s and "!st there#reha$e ret!rned h"e by train)

The ne*t day T!esday 12 ,arch ::T #ta'e # a "an #ittin' the descriptin # ;a"i%tndetai%s his "$e"ents #r" .e%%'reen Stir%in' t B!r'h"!ir Rad Stir%in') This &as bet&een the

ear%y h!rs # 120( and 1210) It is !nc%ear i# this is the $ery ear%y h!rs # ,arch 12th r ,arch

1th) ;e b!'ht a train ticet at 11)((a" n 12 ,arch 9 a ticet that &as iss!ed s"e&herebet&een D!nb%ane and Stir%in') Sh!%d that be 11)((p"< I# he &as seen by a ::T ca"era in the

ear%y h!rs # 1th ,arch that s!''ests he ret!rned #r" s"e&here by train the ni'ht be#re the"assacre) .hy &hen he@d a%ready hired a $an< .h did he $isit&h &as nt ca%%ed t 'i$e e$idence at the

In7!iry5)Accrdin' t ::T ca"eras e*a"ined by p%ice &itness raha" :apes >raha" ate at in7!iry5

;a"i%tn@s $an &as seen dri$in' !t # Stir%in' at 0)?? and 0)?6 tra$e%%in' n B!r'h"!ir Rad

headin' nrth &est t&ards B!r'h"!ir R!ndab!t) ;is $ehic%e is seen tra$e%%in' r!nd ther!ndab!t and appearin' t e*it t&ards erse Rad Stir%in') At the in7!iry he said the $an &as

seen at 0)12) .hy &ere these ti"es chan'ed< .hen pressed t say h& %n' it &!%d tae t dri$e#r" Stir%in' t D!nb%ane raha" :apesate rep%ied G1( "in!tesH) This &!%d be ab!t ri'ht)

The ti"es ha$e b$i!s%y been a%tered #r a reasn) It &!%d NT ha$e taen ?( "in!tes #r

;a"i%tn t dri$e #r" Stir%in' t D!nb%ane) S &here did he '< Did he "eet &ith s"ene222225) /%ice &itness :apesate&h had a%ready 'i$en &rn' in#r"atin ab!t the ::T ti"es &as ased Gne # the ite"s

&hich y! at ne sta'e hand%ed in the c!rse # this In7!iry &as an a!di cassette tape recrdin' #

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Da$id Sctt &!%d ha$e been in re%atin t the 'y" and &hether he &!%d ha$e had a c%ear $ie&)

.hy is this detai% "issin'na"e%ess5 re"$e certainite"s #r" ;a"i%tn@s h!se n the a#ternn # 1 ,arch 16< .hy ha$en@t these ite"s been

na"ed< .ere these ite"s the r!nds # a""!nitin that &ere p%aced in the 'y" t create thei"pressin that ;a"i%tn entered the sch% intent n i%%in' e$eryneDay 25 said that Asse"b%y a%ternated #r" &ee t &ee &ith the

y!n'er chi%dren 'in' t Asse"b%y ne .ednesday and the %der chi%dren the ne*t &ee) .as thestate"ent # the by >see be%&5 that &as read !t at the In7!iry intended t 'i$e the i"pressin

that ;a"i%tn@s p%an &as t i%% e$eryne in asse"b%y< The "yth that has n& been estab%ished

ab!t ;a"i%tn intendin' t i%% e$eryne in the sch% is F!st t cn$enient) This "yth &asestab%ished in rder t di"inish the act!a% sca%e # the "assacre) .hat &ere 1 deaths &hen there

c!%d easi%y ha$e been $er 00then a'ed 5

t%d hi" )0a") ;a"i%tn c%ari#ied &ith Ja"ie that the y!n'er chi%dren #r" /ri"ary 1 t ? &ent

t Asse"b%y at a di##erent ti"e #r" /ri"ary ( t ) Ja"ie stated that ;a"i%tn ased &hat ti"e theasse"b%y started and &as t%d )0a") ;a"i%tn ased hi" i# the y!n'er chi%dren %ie the pri"ary

1s t ?s &ent t the asse"b%y at a di##erent ti"e t the pri"ary (s t s) The p!pi% t%d hi" theAsse"b%y &as n a .ednesday "rnin' and that the y!n'er nes &ent a#ter !s)

In his e$idence at the In7!iry head"aster Rn Tay%r said the #%%&in' The asse"b%ies tae

p%ace at the ""ent n a .ednesday "rnin' b!t they are rtatina% beca!se &e cannt 'et a%% thechi%dren int the ha%% at the ne ti"e s &e rtate the") n ne .ednesday there &!%d be the

in#ants+ asse"b%y &hich is /ri"aries 1 2 and ? #%%&ed by a senir asse"b%y /ri"aries ( 6 and) These dates &!%d be rtated in re%atin t &hen &as the best ti"e #r the asse"b%y) n ne

.ednesday there &!%d be the in#ants+ asse"b%y that is /ri"aries 1 2 and then an asse"b%y #r

/ri"aries ? ( and 6 and a senir asse"b%y #r /ri"ary ) These dates &!%d be rtated in re%atint &hen &as the best ti"e #r asse"b%ies) .hen he &as ased %ater i# this had been a senir

asse"b%y &hat ti"e &!%d it nr"a%%y ha$e #inished his rep%y &as It $aried) It &!%d nr"a%%yha$e #inished ab!t )?0)

;a"i%tn h&e$er appeared t be%ie$e Ja"ie : ab!t /ri"ary (s t s ha$in' asse"b%y at)0a" e$ery &ee nt e$ery ther &ee as Rn Tay%r is s!''estin') Ja"ie@s #ather Andre& :a nearby nei'hb!r # "ine at the ti"e stated that his sn Ja"ie attended a bys c%!b # ;a"i%tn@s

that &as he%d at D!nb%ane ;i'h Sch%) This had been 'in' n #r t& years n Th!rsday ni'htsbet&een 6 and p") ,r : 9 ha$in' spen &ith ;a"i%tn a #e& ti"es 9 &as satis#ied that

;a"i%tn &as capab%e # r!nnin' the c%!b) ;is sn Ja"ie Fined ;a"i%tn@s c%!b in 1? by &hich

ti"e nt n%y the parents # bys in D!nb%ane &ere a%ar"ed ab!t ;a"i%tn b!t "any therparents thr!'h!t :entra% Sct%and &ere t) ,r : had heard r!"!rs and had "ade tentati$e

en7!iries b!t #!nd he c!%d nt c"e !p &ith any speci#ic c"p%aints a'ainst ;a"i%tn) ;e said

he "nitred the c%!b 7!ite c%se%y and &as satis#ied that it &as r!n prper%y)n Th!rsday ,arch 16 Ja"ie : attended ;a"i%tn@s c%!b as !s!a%) There &ere ab!t si*

ther bys present) ;a%#&ay thr!'h p%ayin' #tba%% ;a"i%tn t Ja"ie t ne side and sat hi"

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d&n n a bench t spea t hi") ;e ased hi" the &ay t the 'y" at the /ri"ary Sch% and the

&ay t the ha%%) ;&e$er ;a"i%tn ne& D!nb%ane /ri"ary Sch% thr!'h ha$in' r!n his R$ers

:%!b there in 1) ;e !sed the 'y" #r this c%!b accrdin' t In7!iry .itness arry ,cDna%d);a"i%tn did nt need t as ne # his bys #r directins in the sch%) ;e a%ready ne& the

%ay!t # the sch%)Under a sectin headed /reparatin Lrd :!%%en &rites ab!t Ja"ie :@s e$idence as #%%&s

The In7!iry heard the state"ent # a by # years # a'e &h attended D!nb%ane /ri"ary Sch%

and &as a "e"ber # the D!nb%ane Bys :%!b) ;e stated that n ,arch &hen he had beenp%ayin' #tba%% at the c%!b Th"as ;a"i%tn t hi" !t and sat hi" n a bench in rder t spea

t hi") ;e then cntin!ed G;e ased "e the &ay t the 'y" and the "ain &ay int the sch%) ;eased directins ab!t nce he &as in the "ain ha%% h& t 'et t the 'y" and &here the sta'e &as)

;e ased h& t 'et t the Asse"b%y ;a%% and I t%d hi" t t!rn ri'ht a#ter the "ain entrance) ;e

said &hat day d a%% pep%e ' n the sta'e t d the p%ay) I didn@t n& and he said t as the /st #ind !t) ;e ased i# the y!n'er chi%dren %ie the pri"ary 1s t ?s ' t the asse"b%y at a

di##erent ti"e t the pri"ary (s t s) I t%d hi" that the asse"b%y &as n a .ednesday "rnin'

and that the y!n'er nes &ent a#ter !s) ;e ased "e &hat ti"e did asse"b%y start and 'y" I said)0 #r asse"b%y) I didn@t te%% hi" the ti"e #r 'y"=)) The ther 7!estin &as s"ethin' t d

&ith the 'y" #ire e*it) I thin it &as h& "any #ire e*its there &ere t 'et !t # the 'y") ,r;a"i%tn ased "e these 7!estins e$ery sin'%e &ee) ;e had been asin' "e these 7!estins #r a

%n' ti"e ab!t t& years) ;e didn@t as "e any "re 7!estins and said I c!%d ' bac tp%ayin' #tba%%H) It is hard t a$id the cnc%!sin that this e$idence pints t a de'ree # pre-

p%annin' by ;a"i%tn b!t &hy the di##erence bet&een the ;eadteacher@s state"ent and Ja"ie

:@sa'e nt speci#ied5 in Edinb!r'h@s :a%tn ;i%% area)

I""ediate%y #%%&in' the "assacre 7!antities # c"p!ter s#t&are and pht'raphs # ha%#-

dressed bys &ere said t ha$e been re"$ed #r" ;a"i%tn@s h"e in Stir%in') It &as th!'ht that;a"i%tn had %ins t an internatina% chi%d se* rin') An Internet %in # ;a"i%tn@s &as bein'

in$esti'ated and then the "edia interest died d&n !nti% the In7!iry be'an in ,ay 16) Any %ins

that ;a"i%tn "i'ht ha$e had t an internatina% paedphi%e net&r &ere nt raised by Lrd:!%%en d!rin' the In7!iry)

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G;ere &as a sit!atin &here e$ery sin'%e antenna that in#r"s a c""!nity had si'na%%ed a

&arnin') :hi%dren didn@t %ie hi" b!t c!%dn@t r didn@t &ant t say &hy) %!ntary r'anisatins

e*pe%%ed hi" r re#!sed "e"bership &ith!t 'i$in' reasns) Shps &!%dn@t accept his phts #rde$e%p"ent) /arents &h $isited hi" t re"nstrate &ere threatened &ith the %a&==

In #r"er ti"es r in "re Gpri"iti$eH c""!nities &here h!"an rec'nitin # nat!ra% F!stice hasnt been brain&ashed !t # the citi8en@s psyche4 and &here there are nt a d8en a'encies standin'

ready t "ae e*c!ses #r thse &h "ay be acc!nted Gdist!rbedH it &!%d ne$er ha$e 't this

#arH)And %et !s nt #r'et the in#%!ence Th"as ;a"i%tn had &ith his :nser$ati$e ,e"ber #

/ar%ia"ent ,ichae% Crsyth) As Secretary # State #r Sct%and in the years %eadin' !p t the"assacre in 16 ,ichae% Crsyth &as an i"prtant p%itica% p%ayer 9 a #riend # ,ar'aret

Thatcher@s e$en) Crsyth !r'ed Th"as ;a"i%tn t p!b%icise ha$in' his na"e c%eared by the

"b!ds"an in 1?) In a %etter #r" t ;a"i%tn n 2 N$e"ber 1? Crsyth &rte GThany! #r sendin' "e the :""issiner@s reprt and "ay I cn'rat!%ate y! n y!r s!ccess) I hpe

that y! &i%% tae steps t ens!re this is 'i$en prper p!b%icityH)

T be a%%&ed access t chi%dren #r 60 days &ith!t bein' s!bFected t c!nci% r p%ice checs&as e*act%y &hat Th"as ;a"i%tn needed t r!n his s!""er ca"ps &ith!t inter#erence) ;is

Lch L"nd :a"ps spanned a tta% # &ees each s!""er !s!a%%y thr!'h!t the "nths #J!%y and A!'!st) &ees) That@s (6 days) .hich is F!st !nder 60 days) .hich &!%d ha$e "ade

;a"i%tn e*e"pt #r" checs=;a"i%tn %i$ed !nder the best "st paedphi%e-#riend%y era this c!ntry has e$er n&n and &i%%

e$er n&) Nt n%y did he destry the Qhbby@ that s "any ther "en shared 9 shtin' 9 he

destryed the easy-access t chi%dren that paedphi%es &ere pre$i!s%y 'ranted >#r &hich &e "!stbe than#!%5) The internet has taen $er &ith re'ard t chi%d prn'raphy b!t h& "any "en %ie

;a"i%tn c!%d y! i"a'ine bein' a%%&ed t tae a d8en r "re ( 9 11 year %d chi%dren a&ay ta re"te is%and &here they &!%d ha$e n cntact &ith their parents/A Ne&s 1( A!'!st 20015

A dctr &as tni'ht #acin' the prspect # a Fai% sentence a#ter he &as cn$icted # "%estin' three"a%e patients) Dr A%%an B!chan ?0 #r" D!nb%ane &as #!nd '!i%ty # carryin' !t #i$e se*

assa!%ts n the patients a%% st!dents &hi%e &rin' as a / at Stir%in' Uni$ersity)

B!chan had been char'ed &ith c""ittin' ei'ht se*!a% assa!%ts n si* "en at the Airthrey /ar,edica% :entre and the cc!patina% ;ea%th Unit in the 'r!nds # Stir%in' Uni$ersity bet&een

Jan!ary 1? and Septe"ber 1) ;e &as cn$icted # #i$e # the char'es #!nd nt '!i%ty # ne&ith the t& ther char'es #!nd nt pr$en)

A%% three st!dents &h cannt be na"ed #r %e'a% reasns &ere in their %ate teens r ear%y t&enties

&hen they &ere "%ested by B!chan d!rin' appint"ents &ith the / at Airthrey /ar ,edica%:entre) D!rin' the nine-day tria% ne # the $icti"s t%d h& he had 'ne t see the dctr a#ter

inF!rin' his an%e p%ayin' sprt in ,arch 1) The "an an e*chan'e st!dent at Stir%in' &h is

n& st!dyin' in er"any said a#ter e*a"inin' the Fint B!chan be'an "assa'in' the "!sc%es atthe tp # his %e's and then t!chin' his 'enita%s) ;e t%d the c!rt he &as %e#t Gs!rprised and

st!nnedH by &hat happened)Anther st!dent t%d h& he &as "%ested by B!chan n t& separate ccasins) ;e #irst &ent t

the s!r'ery in N$e"ber 1 t& days a#ter he had been in$%$ed in a car crash s!##erin' #r"&hip%ash inF!ries and a sre nee) ;e a%s had a chest in#ectin) The st!dent said B!chan p!%%ed his

tr!sers d&n std near hi" in Ga se*!a% &ayH then p!%%ed d&n his !nderpants) The dctr then

be'an %i'ht%y br!shin' his 'enita%s)In Septe"ber the #%%&in' year the st!dent &ent bac t the s!r'ery #r treat"ent #r a b&e%

c"p%aint) ;e &as 'i$en an appint"ent &ith B!chan and a%th!'h he insisted he n%y &anted achat the dctr be'an e*a"inin' hi" a'ain) .hi%e e*a"inin' his abd"en the dctr !ndid his

be%t and %&ered his tr!sers be#re startin' t t!ch his 'enita%s) The "an &as s cncerned by

&hat had happened he reprted B!chan t the centre) ;e said GI #e%t that I had t d s"ethin'ab!t it beca!se I didn@t thin Dr B!chan sh!%d be in a psitin &here he c!%d d that t his

patients)HB!chan &as a%s #!nd '!i%ty # assa!%tin' anther st!dent d!rin' t& appint"ents) The $icti"

t%d the tria% that in ,arch 1( he &ent t the s!r'ery c"p%ainin' # #%! b!t d!rin' his

e*a"inatin the dctr be'an strin' and "assa'in' his penis) Then in Dece"ber the sa"e yearthe "an &ent bac t Airthrey /ar c"p%ainin' # der"atitis n his #t and B!chan t!ched his

penis and testic%es &hi%e e*a"inin' hi")A spes&"an #r Stir%in' Uni$ersity said GThe !ni$ersity treats the &e%#are # its st!dents as a

"atter # the hi'hest pririty) It is deep%y cncerned at the e$idence # ab!se that e"er'ed d!rin'Dr B!chan@s tria%) It has #!%%y cperated &ith the apprpriate a!thrities d!rin' their in$esti'atins# the a%%e'atins and &i%% ##er c!nse%%in' s!pprt t any # its st!dents r #r"er st!dents &h

&ere $icti"s # Dr B!chanH)UNIERSITY / CA:ES JAIL ACTER ,LESTIN /ATIENTS

>Dai%y E*press 16 A!' 20015

Dr A%%an B!chan ?0 #aces !p t three years in prisn #r se*!a%%y assa!%tin' Stir%in' Uni$ersityst!dents at his s!r'ery d!rin' chec-!ps #r cnditins inc%!din' #%! der"atitis and &hip%ash

inF!ries) Stir%in' Sheri## :!rt heard B!chan t!rned int a G'ay predatrH beca!se # his Gdesire t

satis#y his se*!a% !r'esH)The / &h has "re than 1? years e*perience and &as at ne ti"e the c%!b dctr #r Third

Di$isin c%!b East Stir%in'shire C: !ndressed the patients and #rced the" t tae d&n their

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!nder&ear be#re #nd%in' their pri$ate parts) B!chan #r" D!nb%ane &as cn$icted # #i$e

char'es datin' bac t 1( #%%&in' an ei'ht day tria%) n t& thers he &as #!nd nt pr$en

and nt '!i%ty n an ei'hth) The "arried / had a%ready been banned #r" practisin' &ith!t achaperne by the enera% ,edica% :!nci% &hen the a%%e'atins #irst ca"e t %i'ht) ;e n& #aces

bein' str!c ## the "edica% re'ister)/%iticians and st!dent 'r!ps said they &ere Gshced and hrri#iedH by the cata%'!e # ab!se) In

1 the st!dent ne&spaper BRI "et &ith !ni$ersity ##icia%s and threatened t print an e*pse

stry !n%ess actin &as taen) Cr"er st!dents be%ie$e Gd8ens "reH "ay ha$e been assa!%ted andne added GThere &ere s "any pep%e ta%in' ab!t it &h &ere F!st e"barrassed t te%%

##icia%s)HB!chan c%ai"ed he had !nc$ered a p%t t i%% his &i#e and said he be%ie$ed a n!rse at the s!r'ery

had &red &ith Th"as ;a"i%tn t p%an the D!nb%ane "assacre >&riter@s nte I &rte t A%%an

B!chan t as #r #!rther detai%s ab!t this b!t he ne$er respnded t any # "y %etters5)Dep!te #isca% A"anda ,c&an said GDr B!chan !sed his psitin as a dctr t ab!se the

pprt!nity his Fb 'a$e hi" t 'et access t the bdies # y!n' "en and satis#y his &n se*!a%

!r'es) Dctrs are nt ab$e the %a&) It is a %n' &ay #r hi" t #a%% b!t dctrs ha$e t be he%d !pt acc!nt #r their actins)H

/ER Y D: .AS A QAY /REDATR@>Dai%y Star 16 A!'!st 20015

A t&isted / &as yesterday cn$icted # se*!a%%y "%estin' three "a%e st!dents d!rin' r!tine"edica% e*a"inatins) Dr A%%an B!chan ?0 #aces !p t three years in prisn a#ter assa!%tin' the

"en at his s!r'ery d!rin' chec-!ps #r cnditins %ie Q#%! der"atitis and &hip%ash) Stir%in'

Sheri## :!rt heard the dctr t!rned int a Q'ay predatr@ &h preyed n the st!dents t satis#y hisse*!a% !r'es)

A#ter the c!rt case yesterday p%iticians and st!dent 'r!ps said they &ere Qshced and hrri#ied@by the cata%'!e # ab!se) Cr"er st!dents said they be%ie$ed Qd8ens "re@ "ay ha$e been

s!bFected t assa!%ts and ha$e been a#raid t c"e #r&ard) ne said GThere &ere s "any pep%e

ta%in' ab!t it b!t "any &ere F!st t e"barrassed) There &i%% be d8ens "re in the c%set)HDr B!chan a%s a re'istered chi%dren@s / &as cn$icted # #i$e di##erent ##ences a'ainst the "en

at Airthrey /ar ,edica% :entre in Stir%in' Uni$ersity) The c!rt heard the ab!se be'an in 1(d!rin' an e*a"inatin n a st!dent &h c"p%ained # "inr Q#%! sy"pt"s) Dep!te #isca% A"anda

,c&an siad Dr B!chan "%ested the st!dents as part # a Qsed!ctin scene@ t #!%#i% his se*!a%

needs)er"an st!dent teacher ,ar!s /issare has been %e#t &ith a deep "istr!st # the "edica%

pr#essin a#ter bein' ab!sed by dis'raced / Dr A%%an B!chan) The een sprts"an &as F!st 2(&hen he $isited Airthrey /ar ,edica% :entre a#ter sprainin' his an%e) N& 2 ,ar!s said

GThis has been a $ery bad e*perience #r "e) ;e has nt har"ed physica%%y b!t I #ee% bad%y "is!sedand %et d&n) I &as br!'ht !p be%ie$in' I c!%d p!t "y tr!st in a dctr b!t that perceptin hasn& 'ne) I n& a%% dctrs are nt %ie that b!t it "aes "e &nder e$ery ti"e I ' int the

s!r'ery n&H)SE S;A,E D: :AU;T BY :/ IDE

UNI BSSES A::USED C :ER-U/

>S!nday ,ai% 16 Sept 20015A Uni$ersity / Fai%ed #r "%estin' "a%e st!dents &as secret%y #i%"ed d!rin' a p%ice prbe int

an ear%ier ca"p!s se* scanda%) Bsses yesterday &ere acc!sed # a c$er-!p) Cr A%%an B!chan &as

a%%&ed t eep his Fb despite bein' ca!'ht n ca"era d!rin' the 1? 'ay se* in7!iry) B!chan #D!nb%ane /erthshire &as Fai%ed #r t&-and-a-ha%# years n .ednesday #r a ca"pai'n # se*!a%

assa!%ts n y!n' "a%e patients datin' bac si* years)

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;e assa!%ted the" by tain' d&n their tr!sers and #nd%in' the" a#ter they cns!%ted hi" #r

prb%e"s as $aried as #%! and der"atitis) The scanda% ca"e t %i'ht in 1 &hen a er"an st!dent

c"p%ained t B!chan@s partners at the N;S-r!n Airthrey /ar "edica% centre n the ca"p!s) B!tthe S!nday ,ai% can re$ea% that Stir%in' Uni$ersity bsses &ere &arned that he and ther "en &ere

in$%$ed in a 'ay se* rin');e &as identi#ied a#ter the !ni$ersity@s sec!rity tea" ca%%ed in p%ice t prbe c"p%aints that

h"se*!a%s &ere !sin' ti%ets in the ,acRbert :entre #r 'ay se*) Ci$e "en &rin' at the

!ni$ersity inc%!din' B!chan and a senir "e"ber # the !ni$ersity sta## &ere reprted t the"ana'e"ent)

An insider said GThe !ni$ersity &ere terri#ied this &!%d c"e !t at his tria%) It s!''ests they hade$idence he &as a pssib%e ris t y!n' pep%e b!t did nthin' ab!t itH) :entra% Sct%and /%ice

cn#ir"ed the in7!iry t p%ace)

This stry &as nt #%%&ed !p by any ther ne&spaper) Isn@t that stran'e< .h &ere the ther ?"en ca!'ht n ca"era in this 'ay se* scanda%( Apri%165 Ian Be%% e*p%ained GSct%and@s "st senir %a& ##icer threatened editrs &ith prceedin's

#r cnte"pt i# they cntin!ed t in$esti'ate the circ!"stances # the D!nb%ane "assacre) As

th!'h t sharpen the pint the :r&n ##ice said the re"ars # Lrd ,acay # Dr!"adn theLrd Ad$cate &ere the"se%$es Gnt #r p!b%icatin r bradcastH) The c!rb n reprtin' is nt t

be reprtedH) S a%% &ent 7!iet #r a #e& "nths !nti% the In7!iry be'an)

At the In7!iry there &as the :r&n representin' the :r&n that is the Lrd Ad$cate The Lrd,acay # Dr!"adn4 Ad$cate Dep!te ,r Ian Bn"y and Ad$cate ,r Lae)

,r :a"pbe%% and ,s D!n%p represented the #a"i%ies # the deceased chi%dren the #a"i%ies # theinF!red chi%dren the chi%dren absent #r" c%ass ,rs ;arri%d and ,rs B%ae)

,r ibb represented ,rs ,ayr >deceased5 and the Ed!catina% Instit!te # Sct%and),r Stephen represented the Assciatin # ;ead Teachers in Sct%and and ,r Rna%d Tay%r)

,r Jnes represented Stir%in' :!nci% and GthersH)

,r Tay%r represented :entra% Sct%and /%ice)The Dean # Cac!%ty and ,r a$ana'h represented indi$id!a% ##icers # the Scttish /%ice

Cederatin and Lthian and Brders /%ice),r ,cEachran represented the Scttish Tar'et Shtin' Cederatin and ,r Sc''ins the British

Shtin' Sprts :!nci%)

.h represented the p!b%ic< .e%% the :r&n # c!rse) .h r'anised the c$er-!p # the tr!th&rds are b%aned !t here====))5 that he #ired int the &a%%s at the

btt" end # the 'y" &here ;a"i%tn had entered the 'y"H) S .; #ired int the &a%%s at thebtt" end # the 'y" &hen ;a"i%tn >re-entered5 the 'y" thr!'h the #ire e*it dr at the s!th

endE$idence5 Act t #ind !t the #!%% tr!th ab!t an e$ent that had ca!sed seri!s

p!b%ic cncern and enr"!s distress)n the day itse%# the berea$ed parents &ere %ced a&ay in a sta##-r" #r !p t #i$e h!rs be#re

bein' t%d their chi%dren &ere dead) :entra% Sct%and /%ice c%ai"ed this &as t ens!re the identity# a%% the chi%dren be#re te%%in' the parents) ;&e$er a%% # the chi%dren bar ne had been identi#ied

by "idday) It is "!ch "re %ie%y that the scene # cri"e &as bein' ta"pered &ith d!rin' thse #i$e

h!rs in rder that the p%ice and the :r&n 't their stry strai'ht ie) that ;a"i%tn had t!rnedthe '!n n hi"se%# a#ter a three "in!te shtin' spree) I# the tr!th ca"e !t that ;a"i%tn had been

sht and i%%ed n scene #ar t "any !nc"#rtab%e 7!estins &!%d ha$e been ased ab!t h&the persn &h i%%ed hi" 't there s #ast) The n%y #easib%e e*p%anatin is that ;a"i%tn &as

!nder s!r$ei%%ance that "rnin') /erhaps the intentin &as t try and apprehend ;a"i%tn BECRE

he sht anyne) :entra% Sct%and /%ice 9 and thers 9 had had en!'h # ;a"i%tn b!t see"ed tha$e %itt%e e$idence a'ainst hi" t 'et a prsec!tin ne$er "ind a cn$ictin) I# he &as #!nd in r

near a sch% &ith '!ns and a""!nitin they had hi") ;e &!%d ha$e had his #irear"s certi#icatere"$ed he &!%d ha$e #aced Fai% and his !nsa$!ry acti$ities &ith bys &!%d ha$e been

#inished) It &as a p%an that &ent tra'ica%%y and hrri#ica%%y &rn')At the In7!iry a pict!re e"er'ed # &h%esa%e inc"petence by :entra% Sct%and /%ice in theirhand%in' # Th"as ;a"i%tn and his #irear"s app%icatins) D:: ,c,!rd t the #%a) A%% the

representati$es da"ned the "a%ad"inistratin # #irear"s prced!res at :entra% Sct%and /%ice).h &!%d dare t "ae #!rther criticis" &hen certain ##icers had a%ready been e*criated&hich b$i!s%y e*p%ains &hy they spent s "!ch ti"e &ith hi"5 s"e e*tre"e%y

insi'ni#icant &itnesses &h testi#ied t train ticets bein' b!'ht and s"e $ita% &itnesses s!ch asthe sta## # D!nb%ane /ri"ary Sch% &h &ere ca!'ht !p in this hrri#ic tra'ic incident) There

&ere certain &itnesses &h &ere ntab%e by their absence #r e*a"p%e the st!dent teacher Da$id

Sctt &hse state"ent &as read !t at the In7!iry by D:S '') And the ##-d!ty p%ice ##icer&h &as #irst n the scene=

S &hat &as happenin' in Th"as ;a"i%tn@s %i#e that ca!sed hi" t enter that sch% that day and

sht thse chi%dren< The tr!th &as s&ept a&ay !nder Lrd :!%%en@s carpet and there it &as "eantt rest in peace) B!t y! can@t d that t the tr!th) It #rces its@ &ay !t any &ay it can) It batt%es n

%in' #r thse &h &i%% be%ie$e it and then 7!iet%y nest%es itse%# inside thse &h d)) B!t %et@s'et s"ethin' strai'ht here "st # !s ne& that the :!%%en In7!iry int the Shtin's at D!nb%ane

/ri"ary Sch% in 16 &as a c$er-!p Fb) !r indi'nant b!t !%ti"ate%y &ea $ices cntin!edprtestin' #r se$era% years a#ter the sh& tria%) Then a%% &as 7!iet #r a &hi%e !nti% the be'innin'

# 200 &hen the c$er-!p started t sh& its@ 'apin' h%es and the #rayed ed'es started t

!nra$e%=I# it hadn@t been #r the persistent and $a%iant e##rts # a retired b!siness"an #r" Nrth Ber&ic

the tr!th ab!t the bac'r!nd t the D!nb%ane ,assacre &!%d prbab%y sti%% be b!ried) .i%%ia"Sctt t it !pn hi"se%# t cha%%en'e the Scttish %e'a% estab%ish"ent ab!t their Qri'ht@ t hide

in#r"atin #r 100 years) A%th!'h I had been incensed t disc$er ab!t this 100 year r!%e 9

&hich n%y ca"e t the attentin # the 'enera% p!b%ic in 1 9 it si"p%y ne$er cc!rred t "e thatit c!%d be cha%%en'ed) .i%%ia" Sctt@s re"arab%e ca"pai'n t 'et ans&ers #r" the :r&n ##ice

ab!t the %e'a%ity # this r!%e e$ent!a%%y paid ## and the 'reatest %ie in Scttish histry &as ab!t t!n#%d)

The &rds # .i%%ia" . Sctt

,y interest in the :!%%en In7!iry int the D!nb%ane Tra'edy be'an in N$e"ber 1 &hen I read

that Lrd B!rtn had re7!ested that a reprt t the In7!iry by a Ser'eant ;!'hes be p%aced in the;!se # Lrds %ibrary) ;e &as in#r"ed by Lrd Se&e%% that this &as nt pssib%e d!e t it bein'

s!bFect t a 100 year c%s!re rder) This e*chan'e is recrded in ;ansard) The Lrd Ad$cate at theti"e &arned Lrd B!rtn nt t "ae any #!rther en7!iries)I th!'ht that 100 years &as rather a %n' ti"e since :abinet papers are n%y sea%ed #r 0 s I

&rte t "y ,/ &h at that ti"e &as ,r Jhn ;"e Rbertsn) A#ter de$%!tin and the creatin# the Scttish /ar%ia"ent he beca"e ,S/ #r the cnstit!ency # East Lthian) ;e &rte t the

Lrd Ad$cate n "y beha%#) A#ter #i$e "nths and repeated re"inders the Lrd Ad$cate

in#r"ed ,r Rbertsn that the c%s!re &as i"psed t prtect the identity # chi%dren) ;e acceptedthis e*p%anatin b!t I c!%d nt see &hy a #e%t tipped pen c!%d nt ha$e been !sed t b%an !t the

na"es # chi%dren "entined in the reprt as &as the case &ith the La&rence In7!iry and the

.aterh!se In7!iry GLst in :areH) The Lrd Ad$cate in the sa"e %etter cate'rica%%y stated thatthe c%s!re &as prpsed by the Scttish Recrd ##ice and that ther dc!"ents &ere a%s s!bFect

t the 100 year c%s!re)

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I ased "y ,/ &h &as respnsib%e #r the c%s!re since Lrd Se&e%% c%ai"ed it &as Lrd :!%%en

and the Lrd Ad$cate said it &as the Scttish Recrd ##ice) I #!rther ased since the p%!ra% &as

!sed h& "any ther papers &ere inc%!ded in the c%s!re and &hy &as it nt pssib%e t !se a #e%ttipped pen t b%an !t the na"es # chi%dren) The #act that Th"as ;a"i%tn %e'a%%y he%d a #irear"

certi#icate a%s tr!b%ed "e s I &rte the #%%&in' t ,r Rbertsn G,r Th"as ;a"i%tn he%da #irear" certi#icate at the ti"e # the Tra'edy a%th!'h #r" press reprts a#ter the shtin' it

&!%d appear "any pep%e cnsidered hi" t be an !nstab%e character !ns!itab%e t h%d s!ch a

certi#icate) There &as a%s be%ie$ed t be a p%ice reprt cn#ir"in' that he &as indeed !ns!itab%e)Is it p!b%ic n&%ed'e &h si'ned the dc!"ents t a%%& Th"as ;a"i%tn t %e'a%%y &n

hand'!ns r is that in#r"atin c$ered by the 100 year c%s!re< S!re%y the "atter # h& anapp%icatin #r a #irear" certi#icate #r" s!ch a persn as Th"as ;a"i%tn &as s!ccess#!% "!st

ha$e been p!t be#re Lrd :!%%en and cnsiderin' the "a'nit!de # the "isF!d'e"ent it see"s n%y

ri'ht and prper that the p!b%ic sh!%d n& the #acts)H I cnc%!ded by asin' i# he &!%d pre#erthat I &rte t the :r&n ##ice direct)

,r Rbertsn i'nred a%% "y 7!estins and rep%ied that he !nderstd the #!nda"enta% reasn #r

the 100 year restrictin &as t prtect the identity # chi%dren) ;e added that I sh!%d #ee% #ree t&rite t the :r&n ##ice) I &rte t the Lrd Ad$cate p!ttin' the sa"e 7!estins as I had t "y

,/) ;e rep%ied &ith %e'a% Far'n t cn#!se the "atter # Ser'eant ;!'hes@ reprt b!t &ase"phatic that it &as the Scttish Recrd ##ice that prpsed the 100 year c%s!re)

C!rther crrespndence prd!ced the address # the Natina% Archi$es # Sct%and >#r"er%y theScttish Recrd ##ice5 and cntin!ed insistence that the c%s!re &as t prtect the identity #

chi%dren)

,y ne*t "$e &as t c""!nicate &ith the eeper # Recrds at the Natina% Archi$es #Sct%and re'ardin' his i"psin' # the 100 year c%s!re) ;is rep%y %e#t n r" #r

"is!nderstandin') ;e in#r"ed "e that he had n respnsibi%ity &hatse$er #r the i"psitin #c%s!re perids and that it &as entire%y a "atter #r the bdy respnsib%e #r the creatin # the

recrds) ;e #!rther &ent n t e*p%ain that there is n stat!try basis #r the c%s!re # recrds

created by Scttish p!b%ic bdies) The /!b%ic Recrds Act 1( speci#ica%%y e*c%!des any bdy&hich is &h%%y r "ain%y cncerned &ith Scttish a##airs r &am

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