Dunblane Unburied

Somehow a copy of a book called "Dunblane Unburied" by Sandra Uttley found its way into my hands a few weeks ago.

I remember thinking at the time of the Cullen enquiry that - on the basis of what was reported in the press at the time - there were too many discrepancies in evidence combined with some odd unsubstantiated statements which seemed to slip past unchallenged. Strange - when you think how nit-picky lawyers and judges can be when it suits them. This book details many of the discrepancies and you really have to wonder how on earth they slipped past like ships in the night. Then there are the implications of those discrepancies.

I also found it strange that the evidence was to be kept from the public domain for 100 years (that's now been found to be illegal thanks to some guy from North Berwick) - only the very most sensitive, almost earth-shattering information has ever had the 100-year rule applied to it ! What on earth is so important about the events in Dunblane (presumably prior to the shootings viz. Thomas Hamilton's links with various people) that so much needs to be hidden away ? I heard recently that Hamilton had a rifle for deer stalking - whose estate gave him permission ? He also had full-bore pistols despite only ever having been a member of a small-bore club apparently - why when the police always knew the difference ?

This book examines and questions the evidence so it's well worth reading. It certainly made me think. Could evidence have been withheld from Lord Cullen ? I was in a hotel in Stirling two years after Dunblane when the conversation at the table turned to the topic. One of the locals heard the conversation and said quite openly that what was reported about the shootings in the gym was not the real story but that the truth would never be allowed to come out. He also said there were connections to Loch Lomond and paedophiles. True or not ? I don't know.

If even a fraction of this book is correct - and most if not all of it seems to have the ring of truth - then there are serious questions to be asked. I'm no great believer in conspiracy theories (although Elvis really did work in our village chip shop for several years, honestly) but I could be persuaded that there are wheels within wheels in this case and this is well worth a read. It's available from Amazon and it's not expensive.