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Books

Burke and Hare: The year of the ghouls by Brian Bailey (Mainstream Publishing, August 2002) £9.99
One of the world's most gruesome and notorious criminal partnerships ran its horrific course in Edinburgh during the year 1828. In this re-investigation the author seeks to set the record straight and present a complete and accurate account of the activities of the two ruthless serial killers and their culpable associates.

When Scotland Ruled the World by Stewart Lamont (HarperCollins, March 2002) £7.99
Scotland's people may be few in number, but their influence and contribution have been enormous. This text takes a look at 200 years between 1750 and 1950 when the inventiveness and genius of the Scots was seen throughout the world.

The Casebook of Forensic Detection by Colin Evans (John Wiley & Sons, 1998)
£13.50
More than two centuries in the development of modern forensic procedures come to vivid life as everything from handwriting analyses and voiceprints to ballistics, DNA testing, and psychological profiles reveal whodunnit.

Scottish Murder Stories by Molly Whittington-Egan (Neil Wilson, 1998) £7.99
This medley of Scottish murders does not deal with the incomprehensible world of serial and psychopathic crimes, but concentrates on the more notable and Gothic whodunnits, some of them well-known, some not.

Websites

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Illicit Distilling in the 1800s
www.glenmorangie.com/distillery_the/d_page17.asp
Potted history of the illegal trade in Scottish whisky in the 19th century.

The Clan Macleod
www.tartans.com/clans/MacLeod/macleod.html
Gives a brief history of the Macleod clan and other Scottish clans, including that of the murdered man, Murdo Grant.

Science in Society
www.channel4.com/science/microsites/S/science/society/
Several Channel 4 articles on forensic science and the history of crime-solving.

National Archives of Scotland
www.nas.gov.uk/
NAS has one of the most varied archive collections in the British Isles. It is the main archive for sources of the history of Scotland as a separate kingdom, its role in the British Isles and the links between Scotland and many other countries over the centuries. The NAS holds records spanning the 12th to the 21st centuries, touching on virtually every aspect of Scottish life.

General Register Office for Scotland
www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/
Department of the devolved Scottish Administration responsible for the registration of births, marriages, deaths, divorces and adoptions in Scotland, and for carrying out periodic censuses of Scotland's population.

National Archives of Scotland
www.nas.gov.uk/miniframe/fact_sheet/crime.pdf
Fact sheet on the history of crime and criminals in Scotland.

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