A fresh set of detectives re-examined the case in 2015 and began to close in on Packer, who has now been found guilty of Emma Caldwell's murder. But it's emerged that other sex workers at the time raised concerns he was violent years before Emma was killed.
The family of a murdered sex worker have said police 'have blood on their hands' after a man was finally brought to justice despite earlier major investigation failings. Former sign fitter Iain Packer, 51, was found guilty of what the jury heard was the 'execution' of Emma Caldwell.
One survivor was even arrested for prostitution after reporting Packer had attacked her. They too say police have 'blood on their hands' and could have halted Packer in his tracks, blocking him from killing Ms Caldwell. Asked if she agreed that the former sex workers had come to the right conclusion about the police's handling of the case, Margaret Caldwell said: 'If it's true that they know about Iain Packer and didn't arrest him and didn't deal with him, then yes.
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