What happened to Robert Higgins? Suspicious small-town murder that has never been solved
18.10.2022 - 22:49
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
The murder case of Robert Higgins, who was brutally killed in 1995, has been re-examined by experts in a new BBC Scotland series.
His body was found dumped in an unused quarry in Kirkliston, near Edinburgh, a couple of days after he failed to return home from a night out at the pub.
His killer still remains a mystery - and the cold case is the topic of an episode of David Wilson's Crime Files: Cold Cases which airs tonight at 10pm on BBC Scotland.
In the episode, David speaks to forensic scientist Dr Helen Meadows about his injuries and potential murder weapon.
And crime reporter Jane Hamilton, who previously worked for the Daily Record and covered the case when it happened, talked to David about how "one murder in a small town, with several suspicious aspects to it, still leaves questions to this day".
Despite being relatively well known where Robert lived in Dalmeny, as well as Kirkliston and South Queensferry, nobody could explain where he was or who he was with in the three days leading up to his death on May 1 1995.
And nearly 30 years later, his death remains a mystery - even in the tight-knit community he was a part of.
Known as "Higgy" amongst his friends, Robert Higgins was a hardworking poultry farm worker who lived with his elderly mother in the village of Dalmeny.
He was described as a "creature of habit" - every week he would go out to work Monday to Thursday, then spend his weekends drinking in the pubs around Kirkliston and South Queensferry with his friends.
But no matter where he went, he always returned home to his mother's house - until Thursday, April 7, 1995, when he left his set-in-stone routine behind and never came home from Kirkliston.
Talking about the case, David Wilson said: "Starting off with