Episodes

  • Criminal Record 16/7/25 - Scots killer jailed for 23 years | Steven Lyons gets botox | Murder weapon tip off

    Criminal Record 16/7/25 - Scots killer jailed for 23 years | Steven Lyons gets botox | Murder weapon tip off
    Jul 16 2025
    Phoenix Spencer-Horn's killer has been jailed for 23 years. Criminal record discuss the events which led to Ewan Methven murdering Phoenix, 21, at a flat they shared in South Lanarkshire last November. Exiled crime boss Steven Lyons has spent thousands of pounds changing his appearance. Norman Silverster brings us the latest on Operation Portaledge. Detectives investigating the murder of Euan Johnston chase a tip off related to a gun used in the incident - reportedly left near a quarry in Oban nine years after the brutal gangland execution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 mins
  • Criminal Record 10/7/25 - Detective David Swindle who brought serial killer Peter Tobin to justice thinks Bible John case can still be solved

    Criminal Record 10/7/25 - Detective David Swindle who brought serial killer Peter Tobin to justice thinks Bible John case can still be solved
    Jul 10 2025
    Norman Silvester is joined by veteran former detective David Swindle, a police officer with Strathclyde Police between 1977 and 2011 and who rose to the senior rank of Detective Supt. During that time he worked on more than 100 murders and was the man who brought serial killer Peter Tobin to justice and through Operation Anagram linked him to the unsolved murders of two missing women Vicky Hamilton and Dinah Nicol. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • Criminal Record 1/7/25 | Bible John breakthrough? | Spanish police release bodies of murdered Scots | Former top hood caged again after release

    Criminal Record 1/7/25 | Bible John breakthrough? | Spanish police release bodies of murdered Scots | Former top hood caged again after release
    Jul 1 2025
    Ryan Carroll and Norman Silvester pick apart the latest crime stories from across Scotland. The duo explore the latest revelation which could potentially point to the culprit of the infamous 'Bible John' murders in the late 60s in Glasgow, talk to the latest on the shocking double shooting that left two known gang figures dead in Spain and much more. Daily Record Homepage: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ Daily Record Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheScottishDailyRecord Daily Record Instagram: https://instagram.com/scottishdailyrecord Daily Record Sport Instagram: https://instagram.com/dailyrecord_sport Daily Record TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scottishdailyrecord Daily Record Sport TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailyrecord_sport Daily Record Twitter: https://twitter.com/Daily_Record Daily Record Newsletters: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/ Join our WhatsApp communities here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages: DAILY RECORD: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/join-daily-records-whatsapp-community-31116469 RECORD SPORT RANGERS: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/join-record-sports-new-rangers-31111892 RECORD SPORT CELTIC: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/join-record-sports-new-celtic-31111589 You can get all the latest news, sport, showbiz and comment at DailyRecord.co.uk LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE #DailyRecord #crime #scotland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Criminal Record EXCLUSIVE 24/06/25 - Scots gangland lawyer Jimmy Two Guns on drugs, gangs and organised crime

    Criminal Record EXCLUSIVE 24/06/25 - Scots gangland lawyer Jimmy Two Guns on drugs, gangs and organised crime
    Jun 24 2025
    James McIntyre has been described as the real-life Tom Hagen, the fictional "consigliere" or adviser to the Corleone mafia family in The Godfather movies. In a 30 year career as a criminal lawyer the man nicknamed "two guns" represented some of Scotland's most notorious villains and gangland figures. Today on Criminal Record he lifts the lid on a colourful career which included an attempt on his life and a spell behind bars for firearms offences. He also tells how he has used has used his real-life experiences to become a successful script writer for TV shows like EastEnders and River City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • Criminal Record EXCLUSIVE | Scotland's top criminal lawyer Aamer Anwar talks landmark cases, death threats and online abuse

    Criminal Record EXCLUSIVE | Scotland's top criminal lawyer Aamer Anwar talks landmark cases, death threats and online abuse
    Jun 18 2025
    Join the Daily Record's Norman Silvester as he talks with Scotland's top criminal lawyer Aamer Anwar. The duo discuss the lawyers most famous cases, his experiences with the justice system and dealings with online abuse and death threats. The lawyer made a name for himself fighting high-profile cases, notably representing Emma Caldwell's family following her murder at the hands of Iain Packer, Thomas 'TC' Campbell after he was wrongly imprisoned following a shocking multiple murder during Glasgow's 'Ice Cream Wars' and the family of Sheku Bayoh, who are in the midst of an inquiry regarding Sheku's death whilst in police custody in 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Criminal Record 12/06/2025: Former police chief’s knife crime solution | How crime groups operate drugs market

    Criminal Record 12/06/2025: Former police chief’s knife crime solution | How crime groups operate drugs market
    Jun 12 2025
    Norman Silverster is joined by Graeme Pearson, former Director General of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, on this week’s Criminal Record podcast to continue our examination of the long running Lyons and Daniel gangland feud which saw two Lyons family members Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons jnr shot dead last month in a bar owned by Monaghan in Spain. Closer to home police have been investigating a series of targeted fire bombing and other attacks against Daniel family members and associates since March in both Edinburgh and Glasgow. We will also take a look at plans by First Minister John Swinney for an anti youth violence summit to tackle the problem of knife crime among the young. Graeme Pearson is the former Director General of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency formed in 2001 to target organised crime in Scotland. Mr Pearson led the organisation between 2004 and 2007 where a number of major criminals were brought to justice including the notorious Jamie "Iceman" Stevenson. After a distinguished police career Mr Pearson became a Labour MSP and served as the party's justice spokesperson and is now an Honorary Professor at Glasgow University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Criminal Record 09/06/2025 - Gangster Ross McGill's men firebomb vehicles in Edinburgh and latest from Spain double shooting

    Criminal Record 09/06/2025 - Gangster Ross McGill's men firebomb vehicles in Edinburgh and latest from Spain double shooting
    Jun 9 2025
    Molly Finlay is joined by Daily Record crime writer Norman Silvester on this week’s Criminal Record podcast as the foot soldiers of gangster Ross McGill have firebombed a Range Rover and a transit van outside homes belonging to associates of Mark Richardson in Edinburgh.Police Scotland insist that the double shooting of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons junior is not linked to recent gang violence in Scotland. As Spanish locals react to the murders, there are calls for foreign criminals to be deported - as the local mayor says they simply don’t have the resources to keep a lid on the trouble. First Minister John Swinney has vowed to crack down on youth violence, calling for a summit in light of the knife crime related deaths of Scottish teenagers Amen Teklay and Kayden Moy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 mins
  • Criminal Record 04/06/2025 - The Lyons and Daniels gangland feud explained after hoods shot dead by gunman in Spanish bar

    Criminal Record 04/06/2025 - The Lyons and Daniels gangland feud explained after hoods shot dead by gunman in Spanish bar
    Jun 4 2025
    Ryan Carroll and Daily Record crime writer Norman Silvester explain how Scotland’s gangland feud between the Lyons and the Daniels started after two key members of the Lyons crime family hierarchy, Eddie Lyons Jr, and Ross Monaghan, were gunned down in Spain on Saturday evening. If you have a question for the team, you can leave us a comment on Youtube or emailing reporters@dailyrecord.co.uk with the subject line Criminal Record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 mins