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Revisiting two high-profile cases, this episode focuses on the trial of a man accused of the murder of a well-known gangland figure and a family鈥檚 18-year fight for justice.

Through testimony, interviews and archive footage, this series examines high-profile court cases that have shocked Scotland.

This episode features a family鈥檚 18-year fight for justice following the 1998 murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar in Overtown. There is also the 2015 trial of William Paterson at the High Court in Glasgow. Paterson stood accused of shooting to death a well-known gangland figure in a busy supermarket car park five years earlier.

28 minutes

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Wed 8 Jan 2025 23:00

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Executive Producer Mick McAvoy
Producer Kirsty MacFarlane
Director David McKinlay

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