SLAIN BANKER MYSTERY: SON SPEAKS FOR FIRST TIME
SON SPEAKS FOR FIRST TIME ABOUT NOTORIOUS MURDER 16 YEARS AGO Clue appeal in long-running unsolved case
THE SON of slain Nairn banker Alistair Wilson has spoken for the first time about seeing his dead dad lying on the doorstep of their home just moments after being shot.
Andrew Wilson, who was just four years old at the time, said his dad had been reading him a bedtime story just minutes before he was gunned down on S u n d a y, November 28, 2004.
Andrew, now 20, has told of his ordeal as police made a fresh appeal for information in a bid to solve one of Scotland’s longest-running unsolved murders.
He said: “Someone came to our family home on a Sunday evening while my dad was reading my brother and me bedtime stories after our bath. The next thing I know I am looking at my dad lying in our doorway covered in blood.”
It was about 7pm that night when a man called at the Wilson family home on Crescent Road and spoke to Alistair’s wife Veronica, who’d answered the door.
The stranger asked for Alistair, who came downstairs to speak to the man and was handed a blue envelope with the name Paul on it. He went inside briefly and then returned to the door for a second time when he was shot.
Detective Inspector Gary Winter, of the Major Investigation Team, said police “remain committed to ensuring the person responsible for Alistair’s murder is brought to justice so that we can give his family the answers they deserve”.
He added: “Almost 16 years have passed since Alistair was murdered and the case continues to be reviewed and investigated by specialist officers.
“The murderer was described in 2004 as a man aged 30-40 years old, stocky build and approximately 5ft 4in to 5ft7in tall.
“Alistair’s killer would now be approaching his 50s or 60s and has enjoyed a life denied to his victim and his family.
“The handgun used to kill Alistair was a Haenel Suhl pocket pistol from the 30s which has a distinctive H and S letters superimposed on the grip.
“We believe this weapon is likely to have been taken to the UK after World War II as some form of souvenir, however, the ammunition used in the murder is from the 1980s or 90s.” He said they want to hear from people who know someone who had a similar pistol, or who mentioned having firearm souvenirs from World War II.
DI Winter added: “The blue envelope handed to Alistair by the killer which had the name Paul on it may or may not be relevant but we want to hear from anyone it might mean something to in the context of this investigation, or from anyone who knows any other person by the name Alistair Wilson, who may have been the intended target of violence or retribution to any extent.”
Son Andrew said that despite the fact “nothing can bring my dad back”, knowing who murdered him could give the family closure.
He added: “I was four years old when this happened and my dad was only 30.
There would be no more bedtime stories, no more playing football or helping him in the garden.
“My dad and I missed out on so many things together, showing me how to tie a tie, driving lessons and taking me for my first pint.
“I am now a 20-year-old with little answers regarding my dad’s death. For the last 16 years I have been left wondering why I didn’t have a dad like all my friends. Someone out there could have the missing piece of information. Any information could be crucial
to our case.”