MUS-2026-0173
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MUS-2026-0173
Homicide
- Incident
- 2004
- Indexed
- Oct 10, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Police Scotland
- Location
- Nairn UK
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Alistair Wilson, 30, a banker, answered his door in Nairn, Scotland, on November 28, 2004, to a stranger who handed him an empty envelope marked Paul and shot him three times. He died in hospital that evening. The weapon, a 1930s Haenel pocket pistol, was found in a nearby drain ten days later. A 2023 statement suggested two people were likely involved. Scotland's Lord Advocate ordered a full cold-case reinvestigation in September 2024. No arrests have been made.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2004
Alistair Wilson, 30, is shot on his Nairn doorstep on November 28 and dies that evening.
- 2004
The weapon, a 1930s Haenel pocket pistol, is found in a nearby drain ten days later.
- 2024
The Lord Advocate orders a full cold-case reinvestigation.
- 2026
No arrests have been made and the case remains unsolved.
Key people
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30, of Nairn, Scotland. Shot on his doorstep on November 28, 2004.
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