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Criminal Record

Criminal Record

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 Welcome to Criminal Record - a new, weekly podcast brought to you by the team at the Daily Record. Mad, bad and dangerous to know ... tales from the Scottish criminal underworld. Every week, we bring you a comprehensive look at unfolding crime events nationwide and globally. Expect updates on current gang conflicts, significant court proceedings, and pressing community matters shaping today's news landscape.Copyright Reach Podcasts Social Sciences True Crime
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  • Criminal Record EXCLUSIVE | Scotland's top criminal lawyer Aamer Anwar talks landmark cases, death threats and online abuse

    Criminal Record EXCLUSIVE | Scotland's top criminal lawyer Aamer Anwar talks landmark cases, death threats and online abuse
    Jun 18 2025
    Join the Daily Record's Norman Silvester as he talks with Scotland's top criminal lawyer Aamer Anwar. The duo discuss the lawyers most famous cases, his experiences with the justice system and dealings with online abuse and death threats. The lawyer made a name for himself fighting high-profile cases, notably representing Emma Caldwell's family following her murder at the hands of Iain Packer, Thomas 'TC' Campbell after he was wrongly imprisoned following a shocking multiple murder during Glasgow's 'Ice Cream Wars' and the family of Sheku Bayoh, who are in the midst of an inquiry regarding Sheku's death whilst in police custody in 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Criminal Record 12/06/2025: Former police chief’s knife crime solution | How crime groups operate drugs market

    Criminal Record 12/06/2025: Former police chief’s knife crime solution | How crime groups operate drugs market
    Jun 12 2025
    Norman Silverster is joined by Graeme Pearson, former Director General of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, on this week’s Criminal Record podcast to continue our examination of the long running Lyons and Daniel gangland feud which saw two Lyons family members Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons jnr shot dead last month in a bar owned by Monaghan in Spain. Closer to home police have been investigating a series of targeted fire bombing and other attacks against Daniel family members and associates since March in both Edinburgh and Glasgow. We will also take a look at plans by First Minister John Swinney for an anti youth violence summit to tackle the problem of knife crime among the young. Graeme Pearson is the former Director General of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency formed in 2001 to target organised crime in Scotland. Mr Pearson led the organisation between 2004 and 2007 where a number of major criminals were brought to justice including the notorious Jamie "Iceman" Stevenson. After a distinguished police career Mr Pearson became a Labour MSP and served as the party's justice spokesperson and is now an Honorary Professor at Glasgow University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Criminal Record 09/06/2025 - Gangster Ross McGill's men firebomb vehicles in Edinburgh and latest from Spain double shooting

    Criminal Record 09/06/2025 - Gangster Ross McGill's men firebomb vehicles in Edinburgh and latest from Spain double shooting
    Jun 9 2025
    Molly Finlay is joined by Daily Record crime writer Norman Silvester on this week’s Criminal Record podcast as the foot soldiers of gangster Ross McGill have firebombed a Range Rover and a transit van outside homes belonging to associates of Mark Richardson in Edinburgh.Police Scotland insist that the double shooting of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons junior is not linked to recent gang violence in Scotland. As Spanish locals react to the murders, there are calls for foreign criminals to be deported - as the local mayor says they simply don’t have the resources to keep a lid on the trouble. First Minister John Swinney has vowed to crack down on youth violence, calling for a summit in light of the knife crime related deaths of Scottish teenagers Amen Teklay and Kayden Moy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 mins
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