FROM PODCASTER
Click on the following link to go to The Big Light’s site, find and listen to this podcast. An enjoyable presentation of the Moffat Ravine Murders case by Val McDermid in conversation with Janice Forsyth, discussed around Tom Wood’s book ‘Ruxton: The First Modern Murder‘. At just over 50 minutes long, you’ll want to sit back with some refreshments to listen.
EPISODE 1: BUCK RUXTON / BY VAL MCDERMID
Show Notes from The Big Light:
“Val McDermid – celebrated and best-selling Scottish crime writer – kicks off the very first episode of ‘Unspeakable Scotland’ (a new true crime series from The Big Light). Janice Forsyth listens to her tell the story of Buck Ruxton – an Indian-born British physician. The gruesome murder case is recognised for its contribution to forensic science, but some of the details are hard to stomach. Get comfortable, turn up the volume and prepare to be spooked by this unspeakable true life crime.
Val McDermid: www.valmcdermid.com
Tom Wood’s book, ‘Ruxton: The First Modern Murder’: www.waterstones.com/book/ruxton/tom-wood/9781789720723
Additional research from the Glasgow Police Museum: www.policemuseum.org.uk
Episode first published: 7/12/2020“