UPDATE - MURDER OF ALISTAIR WILSON - NAIRN - 26.05.2006
PRESS RELEASE
Use: Immediate
Issue Date: 26 May 2006
MURDER OF ALISTAIR WILSON - 18 MONTH ANNIVERSARY
AS we approach the 18 month anniversary of the murder of Nairn banker Alistair Wilson Detective Chief Inspector Peter MacPhee today renewed the appeal for information and has issued an updated fact sheet for the media.
He said: "We continue to work through the vast amount of information we have, which has been gathered from a variety of different sources. This is a meticulous task which takes times.
"There are specific lines of inquiry which we are following in relation to various individuals who have yet to be eliminated.
"Staffing of the inquiry team remains considerable and will remain so considering the large amount of work still to be undertaken."
He added: "As you can see from the fact sheet (below) the inquiry team has increased slightly since the one year anniversary which shows the emphasis the Force places on tracking down Alistair's killer.
"My team remain committed and dedicated to solving this crime and with Veronica's help through her television appearance earlier this week we aim to bring the perpetrator, who left this family devastated, to justice."
Anyone with information regarding the murder of Alistair Wilson is urged to contact the Incident Room on 01463 228593/228594. Alternatively members of the public can contact Crimestoppers 24-7 on 0800 555 111.
FACTS AND FIGURES
26 MAY 2006
* Number of statements taken during inquiry so far: 3262
* Number of people interviewed: 4121
* Number of DNA samples collected: 219
* Number of people checked whose name is Alistair Wilson: 19
* Number of names fed into the system: 8242
* Number of documents recovered during inquiry: 1680
* Number of vehicles checked: 1730
* Number of officers currently working on the inquiry: 19
* Number of officers on the inquiry team at the outset: 63
* Number of actions for officers during the inquiry to date: 7723 (specific enquiries detailed to officers)
* Over 30 computers have been forensically examined and hundreds of peices of computer media have been searched
* Number of productions seized 924