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True crime cases in Edinburgh

5case filesUpdated Jul 14, 2026

Casepin holds 5 case files in Edinburgh. By legal status, 1 marked unsolved and 4 marked solved.

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1828–2019
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    Thistle Street, New Town, Edinburgh — Pilley's workplace and destination on the morning she disappeared · 2010

    Murder of Suzanne Pilley

    Suzanne Pilley, a 38-year-old Edinburgh bookkeeper, disappeared on 4 May 2010 while travelling to work. Her former partner and colleague David Gilroy was convicted of her murder in 2012 despite her body never being recovered.

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  • Credit: Unknown author; searches have been unable to identify the specific artist. These…Public domainSourceSOLVEDListen

    West Port, Edinburgh, Scotland · 1828

    Burke and Hare murders

    Between late 1827 and October 1828, William Burke and William Hare murdered sixteen people in Edinburgh, selling the bodies to anatomist Robert Knox for dissection. Burke was convicted and hanged; Hare received immunity for testifying; Burke's wife's case was found not proven.

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    Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, Scotland · 2019

    Murder of Fawziyah Javed

    Fawziyah Javed, a pregnant British-Pakistani lawyer, was pushed to her death from Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh in September 2021 by her husband Kashif Anwar, who was convicted of her murder in April 2023.

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Case files in Edinburgh

The files run from 1828 to 2019. The 2010s hold the most, with 2 files. The oldest is Burke and Hare murders, from 1828.

By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (5), serial murder cases (1) and domestic violence cases (1).

1 file of the 5 has coverage attached: 1 video, podcast or documentary from 1 creator.

Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.

This page updates from the published files, so counts and statuses change the day a record does. Open any file for its timeline, its sources and the coverage worth your time, or play it as a narrated case file.

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Every case file in Edinburgh

5 files

  • Burkes House from the Backcourt — Credit: Unknown author; searches have been unable to identify the specific artist. These…Public domainSource
    SOLVED AudioBurke and Hare murdersWest Port, Edinburgh, Scotland · 1828
  • 2-8 High Street, Edinburgh - The World's End, 2025 — Credit: ZeeteCC BY-SA 4.0Source
    SOLVED AudioWorld's End MurdersThe World's End pub, High Street, Edinburgh · 1997
  • Commercial Street (A199), North Leith - geograph.org.uk - 3542270 — Credit: JThomasCC BY-SA 2.0Source
    UNSOLVED AudioKilling of Sheila AndersonGypsy Brae, Edinburgh · 1983
  • SOLVED AudioMurder of Suzanne PilleyThistle Street, New Town, Edinburgh — Pilley's workplace and destination on the morning she disappeared · 2010 · 1 thing to watch or hear
  • SOLVED AudioMurder of Fawziyah JavedArthur's Seat, Edinburgh, Scotland · 2019

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How many case files in Edinburgh are on Casepin?

5. By status: 1 unsolved and 4 solved. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.

What is the oldest of these files?

Burke and Hare murders, from 1828. Open the file

Which case in Edinburgh has the most coverage?

Murder of Suzanne Pilley, with 1 video, podcast or documentary linked from its file. Open the file

Which creators have covered case files in Edinburgh?

Truly Criminal (1 case).

How current is this page?

It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 14, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.

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