A77 road closure misery
on the morning of April 29 – the day after the alleged murder.
Willox is also said to have left voicemails on Emma’s phone ‘ pretending that he believed her still to be alive’.
The indictment states he quizzed officers then investigating the woman’s whereabouts claiming he was ‘ worried’.
Willox further allegedly carried out a number of web searches including about blood and ‘ vehicle tracking by the police’.
The charge claims all this conduct was done to avoid detection as well as ‘ hinder police from conducting a full and proper investigation’
Willox pled not guilty at a hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.
Both his QC Murray Macara and prosecutor Paul Kearney asked for a trial to be fixed.
Lord Turnbull set a trial due to begin in June next year.
The case could last around five
Part of the A77 is set to close for major roadworks.
The refurbishment work between Seamill and New Smyrton, south of Ballantrae, will see a 0.5km resurfacing of the road.
F rom 8pm Fri d ay , Decemeber 13 until 6am Monday, December 16 the trunk road will be closed off.
Lengthy diversions will be in place throughout this weekend’s resurfacing programme.
Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes or allow in excess of 50 minutes extra for their journey.
Dayle Gillespie, Scotland TranServ’s project lead on the resurfacing works said: “To deliver this essential road surface improvement project as safely and efficiently as possible, we will need to close the A77 trunk road in this area. This will mean an extensive diversion. We have been working in consultation with the local authority, emergency services and key stakeholders to carefully plan these works for minimal impact on commuters, freight traffic and tourists using this route.”