Crown Office turned Alex’s murder into a cold case.. now we want to know why
Family say they ignored DNA clues
THE brother of a murder victim has called for his case to be reopened 20 years after his death.
Alexander Blue, 41, was found in the drive of his luxury home in the west end of Glasgow with horrific head injuries on June 25, 2002.
He died two days later but no one has been arrested for the taxi firm owner’s murder.
Older brother Billy, 64, wants justice for their sick mother Kathy Blue, 89.
He claims prosecutors pulled the plug on the investigation in 2015 despite new DNA evidence.
Billy says detectives told him they had found seven “partial” matches using new technology. He added: “The investigation was kicked into the long grass despite progress with DNA evidence. Why, I do not know.
“The Crown Office effectively made a live case, a cold case. The police told me they were astonished
when it was pulled. I would also like to see an independent investigation of the Crown Offices’s handling of my brother’s murder.”
Billy believes three men carried out the early-morning attack in Dundonald Road.
He has given detectives the
name of a fourth man he believes sanctioned the hit.
Billy added: “You would think that the police would be doing something given that it is the 20th anniversary. They should be publicising it, but there has been nothing.”
Police believed the murder was related to Alex’s financial and business affairs.
He part-owned The Taxi Centre in Glasgow, which sold cars to the private hire trade and had a £7million turnover.
Alex was due a majority shareholding in the business after the expiry of a personal bankruptcy. In the hours before his murder, Alex was said to be carrying a briefcase containing £30,000 as a “sweetener” towards a house purchase.
Neither the money nor briefcase were found.
Billy added: “Our mother is not in the best of health and is being denied justice. She does not understand why there has been no progress in the last 20 years.”
Billy, from Robroyston, Glasgow, is convinced Alex knew his killers.
He added: ”My brother was a trained kick boxer, who could
look after himself. Only someone he trusted would have taken him off guard.”
The Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service said: “We are committed to reviewing such cases to examine if there are any new developments, including advances in forensic techniques, which could bring a perpetrator to justice..
“The family will continue to be kept informed should any significant developments come to light.”
Detective Chief Inspector Brian Geddes said: “Police Scotland never considers cases closed and the passage of time is no barrier to the investigation of homicide cases. Where appropriate, we will continue to update the families.”