Inverkip: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming

Summary: In October 2016, police knocked on the door of a large cottage six miles southwest of Greenock, in the small Clyde Coast village of Inverkip, Scotland. They were looking for Margaret Fleming; a thirty-six year old woman who had been on long-term disability benefits. Only, Margaret’s carers said she had left their care years ago and would drop in when she wanted money. When detectives did some digging however, they would find that no one had seen Margaret for sixteen years. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. SOURCES: http://www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk/8/2233/HMA-v-Edward-Cairney-and-Avril-Jones https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48191108 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/17/margaret-fleming-carers-edward-cairney-avril-jones-jailed-for-life-over-of-vulnerable-woman https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/17/margaret-fleming-carers-edward-cairney-avril-jones-jailed-for-life-over-of-vulnerable-woman https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/margaret-fleming-carers-thought-they-had-got-away-with-murder-1-4947857 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16992972.margaret-fleming-murder-trial-collapses/ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/margaret-fleming-murder-convictions-are-rare-when-victim-s-body-is-never-found-sr5xmt9kr https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48620867 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48191108 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48123959 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-48523897 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-41542875 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/14/margaret-fleming-carers-found-guilty-of-murder https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/margaret-fleming-murder-trial-collapses-after-three-weeks-of-evidence-zd59vscs7 https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/958836/highest-murder-rate-UK-scotland-police-division-renfrewshire https://www.scotland.police.uk/whats-happening/news/news-by-division/renfrewshire-and-inverclyde/ https://www.scotland.police.uk/your-community/renfrewshire-and-inverclyde/inverclyde/  <br><hr><p style="color: grey;">See <a style="color: grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>