Emma Caldwell’s killer likely murdered others before her, former detective says

A detective in the case revealed he thinks Packer likely killed others before Emma Caldwell (Picture: PA)

The murder of Emma Caldwell was likely not the first killing carried out by Iain Packer, according to a former detective.

Retired detective constable Stuart Hall told a podcast he believes ‘there’s going to be more found out in the future’ about Packer’s offending.

Ms Caldwell, 27, was killed in 2005, but it wasn’t until 2024 that Packer was convicted of her murder, along with a string of sexual offences against other women.

Police had questioned Packer in the weeks after the death of Ms Caldwell, but instead a group of Turkish men were charged in relation to her death in 2007. The case against them later collapsed.

Mr Hall spoke to a podcast series which is examining the deaths of several women involved in prostitution around Glasgow in the 1990s and early 2000s.