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Lynda Spence murder accused 'should tell her family where body is'

Posted on March 20, 2013 at 4:00 PM Comments comments (0)


A man accused of murdering a missing financial adviser has been asked to tell her parents where her remains are.

Solicitor general Lesley Thomson QC, the prosecutor in the case, told Philip Wade, 42, to "look into your conscience" and highlighted the distress of L...

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Property auction fails to sell house of gangster Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll

Posted on September 7, 2012 at 5:40 PM Comments comments (0)


THE four-bedroomed detached house, which Carroll bought for £216,000, was seized by prosecutors under proceeds of crime laws and was available at just £165,000.

Kevin CarrolTHE HOME of murdered gangster Kevin “Gerbil” Carroll failed to sell at a proper...

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Hood live in a house like this...

Posted on August 23, 2012 at 1:35 PM Comments comments (0)


THE home of slain gangster Kevin ‘Gerbil’ Carroll is to be sold at auction.The hood’s four-bedroom home was seized by prosecutors under proceeds of crime laws earlier this year.

Carroll bought the house in Lennoxtown, Dunbartonshire, for more t...

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Top ?tec in Gerbil op probe

Posted on July 22, 2012 at 12:35 PM Comments comments (0)

Exclusive By DOUGLAS WALKER

THE top cop who nailed killer David Gilroy is probing the botched investigation into the murder of gangster Kevin ‘Gerbil’ Carroll.Detective Superintendent Gary Flannigan will examine the Strathclyde Police inquiry which saw Ross Monaghan, 30, cleared of shooting Carroll, 29, in 2010.

At the trial at the High Court in G...

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Gerbil wars

Posted on July 1, 2012 at 8:25 AM Comments comments (0)

Published: Today

A WAR has erupted between gangsters in two rival cities over debts left by slain hood Kevin ‘Gerbil’ Carroll.Carroll owed Edinburgh cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson thousands of pounds in drug cash when he was murdered two years ago.

Since then, jailed Richardson has demanded that Glasgow’s feared Daniel crime clan — for whom Carroll was on...

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Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll's Lennoxtown house seized

Posted on May 27, 2012 at 9:15 AM Comments comments (0)

BBC News

A house owned by a notorious gangster who was shot dead in a supermarket car park two years ago has been seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll was executed in a gangland hit as he sat in a car outside the Asda store in Glasgow's Robroyston area in January 2010.

The man accused of shooting him was cleared by a judge earlier this mont...

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Man accused of murdering Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll wore tag during murder trial

Posted on May 13, 2012 at 7:55 PM Comments comments (0)

May 13 2012 Exclusive by Ashlie McAnally

THE suspected killer of Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll is a drug-dealing hood who was wearing an electronic ankle tag during his murder trial.

Lyons crime clan associate Ross Monaghan was last year convicted of selling cocaine and ordered to wear the tag to ensure he stayed at home between 7pm and 7am.

He...

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Mum of slain gangster Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll voices fury after suspect walks free

Posted on May 13, 2012 at 8:00 AM Comments comments (0)

May 13 2012 Exclusive by Russell Findlay, Sunday Mail

THE mother of slain gangster Kevin “Gerbil” Carroll yesterday broke her silence to condemn the trial of the man accused of killing him.

Elizabeth Carroll, 49, said the court case that ended with the acquittal o...

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Murder detectives rapped over cop shop visits

Posted on May 6, 2012 at 1:30 PM Comments comments (0)

May 6 2012 Exclusive by Derek Alexander

Pictured: McLeod after being named best recruit following his training in 1999

Murder detectives rapped over cop shop visits

Detectives leading the hunt for Kevin Carroll’s killers were rapped after speaking to Derek McLeod about giving evidence agains...

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Police officer jailed after helping gangland assassins hunting murdered Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll

Posted on May 6, 2012 at 1:25 PM Comments comments (0)

 

May 6 2012 Exclusive by Derek Alexander


A CORRUPT officer leaked secret police intelligence used by the hit squad hunting K...

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The day of the Gerbil

Posted on May 5, 2012 at 9:15 AM Comments comments (0)

By IRINA NELSON, Crime Reporter Published:


Kevin ‘Gerbil’ Carroll had summoned Steven Glen to a meeting at the Asda superstore in Robroyston, Glasgow.

But less than an hour after leaving home, Carroll would be blasted to death i...

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Gerbil judge: I smell a rat

Posted on May 5, 2012 at 9:05 AM Comments comments (0)

 

By IRINA NELSON, Crime Reporter, and WILMA RILEY Published: Today at 05:18


 

A JUDGE yesterday aimed a scathing attack at cops who probed the shooting of gangster Kevin ‘Gerbil’ Carroll after a murder trial spectacularly collapsed.Ross Monaghan, 30, was cleared of blasting the feared hood to death in an Asda car park as Lord Brailsford ruled there was no case to answer.

The judge branded evidence linked to the discovery of gun resid...

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Fugitive linked to crime clan hunted after Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll murder trial collapses

Posted on May 5, 2012 at 9:00 AM Comments comments (0)

May 5 2012 By David Taylor and Paul O'Hare

william paterson, steven lyons, ross monaghan Image 4

WILIAM Paterson is now Scotland’s most wanted man following the dramatic collapse of the “Gerbil” murder case yesterday.

Paterson, 32, is the prime suspec...

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Scottish Police Service Authority to investigate 'Gerbil' case forensics

Posted on May 5, 2012 at 9:00 AM Comments comments (0)

BBC Website

An independent investigation is to be carried out into the Scottish Police Service Authority's (SPSA) handling of forensic evidence during a high-profile murder trial.

On Thursday Ross Monaghan was acquitted of gunning down gangland figure Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll in an Asda car park.

Judge Lord Brailsford ruled there was insufficient evidence to convict h...

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Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll murder trial: Ross Monaghan cleared due to insufficient evidence

Posted on May 4, 2012 at 3:15 PM Comments comments (0)

The Daily Record

A MAN accused of gunning down a gangland figure in a supermarket car park walked free from court today after the case against him collapsed.

Ross Monaghan was on trial accused of murdering Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll outside Asda in Robroyston, Glasgow, on January 13 2010.

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Gangland shooting accused goes free

Posted on May 4, 2012 at 3:00 PM Comments comments (0)

May 4 2012 The Hamilton Advertiser

A man accused of gunning down a gangland figure in a supermarket car park has walked free from court after the case against him collapsed.

Ross Monaghan was on trial accused of murdering Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll outside Asda in Robroyston, Glasgow, on January 13 2010.

At the High Court ...

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Gangland murder accused cleared of Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll shooting

Posted on May 4, 2012 at 2:30 PM Comments comments (0)

STV Website

The man accused of gunning down gangland figure Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll at an Asda car park has been cleared.

Ross Monaghan had been on trial for the murder at the supermarket in Robroyston in Glasgow.

The 30-year-old denied shooting dead the gangland figure on January 13, 2010.

On Friday the accused was cleared after the cas...

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Ross Monaghan acquitted of murdering Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll

Posted on May 4, 2012 at 2:00 PM Comments comments (0)

BBC Website


A man has been acquitted of murdering gangland figure Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll after a judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to convict him.

Ross Monaghan, 30, denied shooting Mr Carroll, 29, in the Asda car park in Robroyston, Glasgow, in January 2010.

He was cleared at the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday. The Crown lodged an intention...

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Ross Monaghan acquitted in 'Gerbil' case

Posted on May 4, 2012 at 2:00 PM Comments comments (0)

BBC Website

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4 May 2012Last updated at 16:36 Help A 30-year-old man accused of gunning down a gangland figure in a supermarket car park in Glasgow has been acquitted after the case against him c...

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Judge to rule on legal arguments at Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll murder trial

Posted on May 2, 2012 at 12:45 PM Comments comments (0)

BBC Website

The judge in the Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll murder trial has told the jury he will rule on legal submissions about sufficiency of evidence on Thursday.

Ross Monaghan, 30, denies murdering Mr Carroll by shooting him dead at the Asda car park in Robroyston, Glasgow, on 13 January 2010.

He has lodged a special defence blaming eight men for the shooting.

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