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Packer's Confession Ignored: Emma Caldwell's Murder

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Emma Caldwells murder in 2005 remained unsolved until 2024, when Iain Packer was convicted. Former detectives from Operation Grail revealed they believed Packer was guilty from the start, but were ordered to drop the case. A public inquiry is now investigating the botched police work, as Police Scotland supports Caldwells family in seeking the truth.

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Packer's Confession Ignored: Emma Caldwell's Murder

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Packer's Confession Ignored: Emma Caldwell's Murder. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 5th, Emma Codwell, a 27-year-old woman, was murdered back in 2005, but it took until 2024 for Ion. Packer to finally get convicted for her killing, plus a bunch of sexual assaults on other women. Earlier this week, former detectives from the original Operation Grail probe spilled on a podcast, saying they and most of the team were dead certain. Packer did it from day 1-1, even called it, 100% sure. Meanwhile, Turkish men got arrested in 2007 for her death, but that whole case fell apart, while Packer walked free for years hurting. More victims along the way. These ex-cops, like Davey Bar and Stuart Hall, shared how Packer straight up admitted taking Codwell to the woods, where her body turned up. Yet, bosses shut down the leads and ordered them to drop it. Now, a public inquiry, led by Lord Scott, is digging into the botched police work, and police Scotland's back in Codwell's family, all the way to get the full truth out.

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