The murder of Emma Caldwell (pictured) in 2005 became one of Scotland s longest cold cases, with 19 years between when Iain Packer was first interviewed by police and when he was convicted.
Serial rapist Iain Packer was yesterday jailed for a minimum of 36 years after being found guilty of strangling Emma Caldwell in a remote area of Scottish woodland in 2005.
Retired Gerry Gallacher has slammed his former colleagues who failed to nail Emma Caldwell's murder in 2005, despite the case against her killer, Iain Packer, being "on a plate"
The anonymous 37-year-old, who lived with Emma in a hostel in Glasgow in 2005, recounted horror at discovering she had been taken to the exact area in Biggar where Emma s was body was later discovered.