The HITMAN Who STALKED His Cousin: Scotland Gang Unravels | True Crime Part 2

The HITMAN Who STALKED His Cousin: Scotland Gang Unravels | True Crime Part 2 An SAS-trained soldier. A family. Death threats from prison. This is how Scotland's most dangerous criminal network finally fell apart. In This Episode: • Martyn Fitzsimmons' disturbing obsession with his own cousin • The high-speed chase that nearly let Mark Richardson escape • Why a crime boss risked everything for a Toyota Yaris • The SECRET CAR COMPARTMENT that exposed the entire operation • Bullets fired into a family home while children got ready for school • Scotland's biggest organised crime trial THE STALKING SOLDIER: While serving 12 years for stealing military explosives, Martyn Fitzsimmons began writing letters to his cousin. At first they seemed normal. Then they turned dark. "You better not be in a relationship when I get out." "I want to father your baby." "I'll put a bullet in the back of the head of any man you've been with." For 19 months the letters continued. Each one more disturbing than the last. He threatened to set her romantic partners on fire. His fingerprints on every envelope. His obsession growing with each page. This SAS-trained soldier who'd served in Bosnia, who'd worked alongside elite special forces, who knew advanced surveillance techniques - was stalking his own cousin with death threats. And when he was released? He'd only get 300 hours community service. THE DESPERATE CHASE: Late 2016 - Mark Richardson, Scotland's most wanted drug boss, is spotted by police. A helicopter is deployed. He jumps into a black Mini and leads officers on a high-speed chase, weaving through traffic on the wrong side of a dual carriageway before abandoning the vehicle at a petrol station. He escapes. But not for long. THE TOYOTA YARIS MYSTERY: January 2017 - Police arrest three men connected to Mark Richardson's drug network. A recovery truck arrives to tow away their silver Toyota Yaris. Suddenly, a group of men appears, trying to pull the car onto the truck. Among them? Mark Richardson - Scotland's most wanted fugitive. Police rugby tackle him to the ground. The keys to the Yaris are in his pocket. But why? Why would a millionaire drug boss risk arrest over a basic Toyota Yaris? An officer examines the key fob. It doesn't activate the car's security system. Confused, he passes it through his fingers and clicks it... A secret compartment in the boot springs open. Inside? Everything that would connect years of violence, torture, kidnappings, and attempted murder. THE FAMILY HOME ATTACK: September 21st, 2016, 6 AM - Robert Kelbie is getting his two children ready for school in their Ratho cottage. His wife, mother, and sister are also in the house. CRACK. CRACK. Two gunshots shatter the morning. Bullets smash through the bedroom window and the porch. The family hits the floor. Robert's mother activates the panic alarm. Two men had been hiding in the garden, waiting. Watching. If the attack had happened 10 minutes later, Robert's children would have been outside... This wasn't Robert's first brush with death. In 2010 he'd been shot in the back outside a health club. The shooter? Never charged. But everyone knew who ordered it: Mark Richardson. From love letters turned death threats to secret compartments that solved everything, this is the conclusion of Scotland's most complex organized crime case. Nine men. Multiple trials. One question: Was justice served? ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of stalking, attempted murder, violence against families, and obsessive behavior. 📽️ MISSED PART 1? Watch it here:    • HITMEN Posing as POLICE: The Alien Abducti...   FOLLOW US: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton. Video editing by Emily G. Thompson. Audio originally published on Thursday, October 18th, 2018, under ‘Season 3 - Episode 17’ of They Walk Among Us. More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com MUSIC: Time Perception by Purple Planet Music Deep Roots by Purple Planet Music Diabolus by Purple Planet Music Immuration by Purple Planet Music Space Harmony by Purple Planet Music Botanic by Purple Planet Music Midnight Bell by Purple Planet Music Creepy Hollow by Purple Planet Music Redemption by Purple Planet Music Shadowlands by Purple Planet Music Music sourced from http://www.purple-planet.com/ - used under an Attri #TrueCrime #Stalking #Scotland #OrganizedCrime #MartynFitzsimmons #MarkRichardson #HitmanStalker #TrueCrimeDocumentary #ScottishCrime #GanglandCrime