emma's killer was this man, iain packer. packerwas emma's killer was this man, iain packer.was described in court as a jekyll and hyde —type character, a violent, excessive use of sex workers. packer admitted indecently assaulting emma in the months before her death. the trial heard from more than 20 women who said they violently were attacked by him. some told how he took them to this isolated woodland and it was here that emma's body was found. 0ne here that emma's body was found. one of those who gave evidence against packer and whose voice has been changed to protect her identity, thinks the concern she and other sex workers had about him were ignored by the police. i don't think i have ever been so angry with the police. i am disgusted with how women were treated back then by the police. it made us fear them rather than see them as safe people we could go to to make reports. police scotland said those who spoke up police scotland said those who spoke up at the time did not get the support they deserved. they praised those who survived packer�* horrific catalogue of offe

emma's killer was this man — iain packer.racter, a violent, obsessive it is the duty of the living to do so for them. margaret caldwell, emma's mother, has more than the feel that duty. emma was a much loved daughter and sister and when her life was cruelly taken away almost 19 years ago, her family's lives were torn apart forever. the moment she went missing, margaret's life changed forever. she has thought about her every moment of every day. emma's father died in 2011 made his wife promise never to give up the fight forjustice. many will ask margaret how she feels following the verdict. she says she feels no joy, following the verdict. she says she feels nojoy, no relation, no closure. the loss of emma shattered her soul but finally the presence of justice allows margaret to breathe again. it is only because of the perseverance of a mother and under many women who so courageously came forward thatjustice is possible today. today, margaret caldwell wishes to honour those women, some of whom were sex workers who spoke up of

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this is iain packer, about to be confronted by me in 2019. i don't believe you've been telling me the truth. we discovered evidence he was a prolific sexual predator, a violent rapist and a killer. did you kill emma? no, i never. emma caldwell�*s killer. ithought, you know, isaid no. —— i can look you in the eye and say no. i had nothing to do with it whatsoever. all lies. this interview was used in court as evidence against him. today, the verdict? guilty. but why did it take so long? the bbc can reveal that information linking iain packer to emma's murder was available to police from the start. detectives who worked on the inquiry in 2005 have broken their silence. the girls were describing this guy who would go up and regularly use prostitutes. he would be particularly rough with them, they would all identify him as someone they knew. that someone was iain packer. police would speak to packer six times between 2005 and 2007. the evidence against him, these officers say, was undeniable. packer admitted to taking women to the woods for sex.

this is iain packer, about to be confronted by me in 2019.elieve you've been telling me the truth. we discovered evidence he was a prolific sexual predator, a violent rapist and a killer. did you kill emma? no, i never. emma caldwell's killer. ithought, you know, isaid no. i had nothing to do with it whatsoever. all lies. this interview was used in court as evidence against him. today, the verdict? guilty. but why did it take so long? the bbc can reveal that information linking iain parker to emma's murder was available to police from the start. detectives who worked on the inquiry in 2005 have broken their silence. the girls were describing this guy who would go up and regularly use prostitutes. he would be particularly rough with them, they'd all identify him as someone they knew. that someone was iain packer. police would speak to packer six times between 2005 and 2007. the evidence against him, these officers say, was undeniable. packer admitted to taking women to the woods for sex. he admitted to taking emma there. he even directed polic

i am told at that point, when you get iain packer - a suspect.told at that point, when you get iain packer and - a suspect. i am told at that point, | when you get iain packer and bring him in, it doesn't matter what he tells you. it doesn't matter what he tells you. it doesn't matter what he tells you, you won't get accused in this case. , ., .,, , ., this case. instead, those senior officers spent — this case. instead, those senior officers spent millions - this case. instead, those senior officers spent millions wrongly | officers spent millions wrongly pursuing four turkish men for her murder. when the case collapsed, the inquiry when cold. we asked police scotland for a statement. they said this... a significant number of women and girls, who showed remarkable courage to speak up at the time, also did not get thejustice to speak up at the time, also did not get the justice and support they needed and deserved from strathclyde police. the trial at the high court in glasgow has found packer to be one of the most prolific sex offenders in scott

today, iain packer, who's 51, was found guilty of her murder and jailed for life with a minimum of 36as more emma caldwell, a vulnerable young woman who was murdered in terrifying circumstances. her killer was this man, iain packer, who for a quarter of a century carried out a campaign of sexual violence. you would look for vulnerability and exploit it. you also abused women who were not necessarily vulnerable but were in a vulnerable position. your conduct has caused extreme and enduring suffering for so many women and their families. emma had a happy upbringing but when her sister died from cancer, in her grief, she turned to drugs and then prostitution. she'll always be in our thoughts. she'll always be there. she'll always be my emma. the trial heard of her mother's anguish, of how she and her late husband scoured the streets of glasgow searching for emma in the weeks after their daughter went missing. packer was a jekyll and hyde character, a violent, obsessive user of sex workers. i don't think i'll ever stop being angry at the police. i'm disgusted with how women were treated b

- opposite iain packer and interviewing him? opposite iain packer and interviewin: him?the _ killed emma caldwell and then i came across the most overwhelming evidence — across the most overwhelming evidence that he was a violent sexual— evidence that he was a violent sexual predator and had raped multiple — sexual predator and had raped multiple women, sexually assaulted numerous _ multiple women, sexually assaulted numerous women and had a history of domestic— numerous women and had a history of domestic violence, physical violence, domestic violence and i believe _ violence, domestic violence and i believe he — violence, domestic violence and i believe he had killed emma caldwell so to realise this man i had spent so to realise this man i had spent so much — so to realise this man i had spent so much time with and meeting was actually— so much time with and meeting was actually the man i was hunting was an incredible moment. what actually the man i was hunting was an incredible moment.— actually the man i was hunting was an incredible moment. what was the moment like

today, iain packer, who's 51, was found guilty of her murder and jailed for life with a minimum of 36dwell, a vulnerable young woman who was murdered in terrifying circumstances. her killer was this man, iain packer, who for a quarter of a century carried out a campaign of sexual violence. you would look for vulnerability and exploit it. you also abused women who were not necessarily vulnerable but were in a vulnerable position. your conduct has caused extreme and enduring suffering for so many women and theirfamilies. emma had a happy upbringing but when her sister died from cancer, in her grief, she turned to drugs and then prostitution. she'll always be in our thoughts. she'll always be there. she'll always be my emma. the trial heard of her mother's anguish, of how she and her late husband scoured the streets of glasgow searching for emma in the weeks after their daughter went missing. packer was a jekyll and hyde character, a violent, obsessive user of sex workers. i don't think i'll ever stop being angry at the police. i'm disgusted with how women were treated back then by the p

iain packer was found guilty of her murder but the trial judge, lord beckett�*s, has in the last fewt of south lanarkshire in may 2005, five weeks after she disappeared. this afternoon a jury at glasgow high court found iain packer guilty of her murder, along with 32 other charges against a total of 22 women. just a reminder that that breaking news that has just come into is, that the trialjudge, lord beckett, is jailed iain packerfor life and ordered his serves a minimum of 36 years. the bbc has found that a power company which has received £6 billion in uk green subsidies has been burning wood from some of the world's most precious forests. documents obtained by bbc panorama show that the drax power plant — a converted coal plant which burns wood pellets — took timber from rare forests in canada that it had claimed were "no go areas" drax says its wood pellets are "sustainable and legally harvested". we can go straight tojoe crowley. tell us more of what we found out. tracks is about 5% of uk electricity. it receives huge sums of money because burning wood pellets is classed as ren

iain packer was found guilty of a total of 33 charges of physical and sexual violence against 22 womenrs in the constituency of rochdale go to the polls later to elect a new mp. the by—election was called after the death of labour mp, sir tony lloyd. 11 candidates are standing in the seat, with results expected early on friday morning. parents in england will face biggerfines from september if their children miss school without permission. most fines are issued for term—time holidays and the headteachers union, the ascl, said the sanction helped signal that they were unacceptable and led to chaos in schools. those are some of the top stories here. you're live with bbc news. south korea's government has threatened to arrest thousands of striking doctors if they don't return to work by the end of thursday. it also says it will suspend their medical licenses. the doctors have been protesting against the government's plans to increase the number of people admitted to medical school each year. 0ur correspondent jean mackenzie sent this update from seoul. this is a spectacular showdown betwe

iain packer was asked about an incident involving the sex worker in glasgow eight months before her deathut he denies killing her. more than 100 families looking after severely—disabled adults and children outside hospital have told the bbc that the nhs is failing to provide enough vital support. the health service says help is based on individual needs, and guidelines ensure consistency across england and wales. but some families describe the system as adversarial. violence and abuse against shop workers rose to 1,300 incidents a day last year, according to a leading trade body. incidents against staff were up by 50% in the year to september 2023 — up from 870 incidents a day the year before. you're live with bbc news. ukraine's military says it's destroyed a russian warship that was in its territorial waters off occupied crimea. these are the pictures released by ukraine's military, showing the moment the warship was hit. moscow has not commented on the incident — although it did say that its forces had shot down six aerial drones over the black sea, as well as another three over russia

iain packer was asked about an incident involving the sex worker in glasgow eight months before her death asked him to stop. but he denies killing her. more than a hundred families looking after severely disabled adults and children outside hospital have told the bbc that the nhs is failing to provide enough vital support. the health service says help is based on individual needs and guidelines ensure consistency across england and wales. but some families describe the system as adversarial. you're live with bbc news. ukraine's military says it's destroyed a russian warship that was in its territorial waters off occupied crimea. these are the pictures released by ukraine's military showing the moment the warship was hit. moscow has not commented on the incident, although it did say that its forces had shot down six aerial drones over the black sea, as well as another three over russia. olga robinson at bbc verify has been looking in more detail at the video. ukrainian military intelligence has released this video that purportedly shows the moment the russian landing ship was sunk off the

iain packer is finally convicted of the murder of emma caldwell.ing money out of their pensions early. but doing that can come at a cost. i'll have the details. dann's the man, as liverpool keep their quadruple dream alive. teenagerjayden danns helps liverpool sweep past southampton to set up an fa cup quarter—final with manchester united. good morning. for england and wales today, fairly cloudy with rain in the south and east. for scotland and northern ireland, sunshine and showers with gales in the north west and all of us will feel colder than yesterday.

iain packer strangled the 27—year—old in april 2005 and left her naked body in remote woods in southn automatic life sentence. ministers are consulting backbench tory mps on watering down planned protections for renters in england. the bbc has seen a series of draught government amendments to a bill which aims to ban landlords from evicting tenants without a reason. the proposed changes come from mps who had concerns about no—fault evictions and wanted to increase rights for landlords. the rapperja rule says he has been denied entry into the united kingdom just days before his tour was due to start in cardiff. the us musician was due to kick off the british leg of his latest tour in the welsh capital on friday. you're live with bbc news. french maritime authorities have confirmed that a rescue operation to assist about 180 people attempting to cross the channel was carried out today. it's happened off cap gris nez near calais. those being rescued told the french emergency services that three people had fallen overboard. two are missing, presumed dead. and one person was recovered fro

iain packer strangled the 27—year—old in april 2005 and left her naked body in remote woods in southat drax took timber from rare forests in canada it had claimed were "no—go areas". drax says its wood pellets are "sustainable and legally harvested". the rapperja rule says he has been denied entry into the united kingdom just days before his tour was due to start in cardiff. the us musician was due to kick off the british leg of his latest tour in the welsh capital on friday. he says his criminal record was the reason for the refusal. you're live with bbc news. it is the rematch 70% of americans don't want. but it is almost certain presidentjoe biden and the former president donald trump will go again in november. they both won their respective primaries in michigan last night, but warning signs for both men in the final results. biden took 81% of the turnout, but look at the size of the protest vote. we told you last night the president was facing significant resistance from arab and muslim americans, angry at his handling of israel's war against hamas. in the end 100,000 voted unco

. - we look at why it took so long to arrest iain packer, and how this bbc interview, helped convictalking about those recent protests, what is right, what is wrong and what does it mean to be british? there's a full assessment of last week's first moon landing of a spacecraft built by a private company. and in the fa cup, chelsea leave it late to beat leeds at stamford bridge, to reach the quarterfinals.