The signed Inquiry statement became the evidence of those witnesses who were not called to give oral evidence at the Inquiry hearings, and the evidence-in-chief of those who were called.
| Witness | Role | Inquiry Statement | Oral evidence |
Legal Representative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLE, Allan | Fingerprint Examiner/Forensic Consultant | FI_0154 | 20 October 2009 | |
| BELL, Henry | Formerly Director of the Scottish Criminal Record Office | FI_0043 and FI_0077 | 3 and 7 July 2009 | |
| BERRY, John | Fingerprint Examiner (retired) | TS_0055 | Not called | David Russell, Towells |
| BLEAY, Dr Stephen | Research Scientist, Fingerprint and Footwear Forensic Group, Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB) | Reports: EA_0067 EA_0068 EA_0069 EA_0088 EA_0089 EA_0090 EA_0091 EA_0164 EA_0165 EA_0171 |
16 November 2009 | |
| BOYD, Colin - Lord Boyd of Duncansby | Solicitor General for Scotland 1997-2000, Lord Advocate 2000-2006 | FI_0057 and FI_0079 | 10 November 2009 | Hugh Donald, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP |
| BROWN, Leslie | Police (retired) | FI_0017 | 18 and 19 June 2009 | |
| BROWN, Raymond | Formerly SCRO Fingerprint Officer | FI_0098 and FI_0184 | Not called | |
| BRUCE, Edward | SCRO (now SPSA) Fingerprint Officer | FI_0015 | 9 and 10 July 2009 | |
| CARLE, Stuart | Strathclyde Police | FI_0014 | Not called | |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Paul | Forensic Scientist, Forensic Science Services | FI_0136 | 18 November 2009 | |
| CHAMPOD, Professor Christophe | Professor of Forensic Science, University of Lausanne | Reports: ED_0003 ED_0004 ED_0005 |
25 November 2009 | |
| CLIMIE, Gillian | Procurator Fiscal Depute, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) | FI_0075 | 1 and 2 July 2009 | |
| CROWE, Sheriff Frank | Formerly Deputy Crown Agent, COPFS | FI_0048 | 2 and 3 July 2009 | |
| DEMPSTER, Gary | Fingerprint Officer | FI_0196 | Not called | Gordon Dalyell, Digby Brown |
| DUNBAR, Alan | Formerly Fingerprint Officer and Quality Assurance Officer, SCRO Fingerprint Bureau | FI_0053 | 6 October 2009 | Stuart Holmes, Turcan Connell |
| ESPIE, Professor Colin | Clinical Psychologist, University of Glasgow | FI_0086 | Not called | |
| FAIRHURST, David | Fingerprint Officer, Surrey Police | FI_0199 | Not called | |
| FERGUSON, David | Scene of Crime Officer (scene examiner) | FI_0010 | 10 June 2009 | |
| FINDLAY, Donald Q.C. | Defence Counsel in HMA v McKie | FI_0200 | Not called | |
| FOLEY, Terence | SCRO (now SPSA) Fingerprint Officer | FI_0051 | 23 and 24 June 2009 | Stuart Holmes, Turcan Connell |
| FRASER, Thomas | Formerly Identification Bureau, Strathclyde Police | FI_0085 | Not called | |
| GEDDES, Alister | SCRO (now SPSA) Fingerprint Officer | FI_0031, FI_0032 and FI_0076 | 26 June and 1 July 2009 | Stuart Holmes, Turcan Connell |
| GIBB, Norman | Formerly Chief Superintendent, Complaints and Discipline Branch, Strathclyde Police | FI_0084 | Not called | |
| GIBBENS, Leslie | Scene of Crime Officer (retired) | FI_0074 | 12 June 2009 | |
| GILCHRIST, Sheriff William | Formerly Regional Procurator Fiscal for North Strathclyde, and then Deputy Crown Agent | FI_0072 | 24 June 2009 | |
| GRAHAM, Malcolm | Fingerprint Examiner (retired) | FI_0089 | 9 July 2009 | |
| GRAY, Gary | Strathclyde Police | FI_0069 | 12 June 2009 | |
| GREAVES, Denise | Principal Procurator Fiscal Depute, COPFS, Glasgow | FI_0038 and CO_4429 | 1 July 2009 | |
| GRIGG, Geoffrey | Fingerprint Training Instructor, National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) (formerly National Training Centre for Scientific Support to Crime Investigation (the NTC)) | FI_0081 | 29 and 30 September 2009 | |
| HALL, Lisa | Fingerprint Operations Manager, Metropolitan Police | MP_0008 | 24 November 2009 | |
| HALLIDAY, David | Strathclyde Police, SCRO Fingerprint Officer (retired) | FI_0011 | Not called | Stuart Holmes, Turcan Connell |
| HEATH, Stephen | Strathclyde Police (retired) - as Detective Chief Inspector led investigation into Miss Ross's murder | FI_0013 | 9 June 2009 | Robert Vaughan, Vaughan and Co. |
| HOGG, Ian | Formerly Head of the Identification Bureau, Strathclyde Police | FI_0034 | 17 June 2009 | |
| HUNTER, Graham | Scene of Crime Officer (scene examiner) |
FI_0042 | 10 June 2009 | |
| INNES, Ewan | Formerly Head of the Scottish Fingerprint Service | FI_2410 and FI_0185 | Not called | |
| KENT, Terence | Research Scientist (HOSDB - retired) | FI_0052 | 7 July 2009 | |
| KERR, James | Strathclyde Police | FI_0044 | 17 and 18 June 2009 | |
| LEADBETTER, Martin | Fingerprint Examiner | FI_0148 | 23 October 2009 | David Russell, Towells |
| LEES, Mark | Strathclyde Police | FI_0012 | 18 June 2009 | |
| LOGAN, Jeffrey | Head of Fingerprint Bureau, Police Service of Northern Ireland | Reports: NI_0002 NI_0003 NI_0005 NI_0007 NI_0008 |
16 November 2009 | |
| LUCKRAFT, Richard | Fingerprint Officer | FI_0113 | 20 October 2009 | |
| MACKENZIE, Robert | Formerly Fingerprint Officer and Deputy Head of SCRO Fingerprint Bureau | FI_0046 and FI_0047 | 30 September 1-2 October, 6 October and 10-11 November 2009 |
Stuart Holmes, Turcan Connell |
| MACLEOD, Alexander | Strathclyde Police, SCRO Fingerprint Officer (retired) | FI_0119 | Not called | |
| MACLEOD, John | Fingerprint Consultant | none | 9 October 2009 | |
| MACNEIL, Robert | Scene of Crime Officer (scene examiner) | FI_0018 | 11 and 12 June 2009 | |
| MACPHERSON, Hugh | Formerly SCRO Fingerprint Officer | FI_0055 FI_0056 | 27-29 October and 03 November 2009 | Stuart Holmes, Turcan Connell |
| MCALLISTER, Alexander | Strathclyde Police | FI_0068 | 12 and 16 June 2009 | |
| MCBRIDE, Fiona | Formerly SCRO Fingerprint Officer | FI_0039 and FI_0040 | 6 and 11 November 2009 | Stuart Holmes, Turcan Connell |
| MCCLURE, Jean | SCRO (now SPSA) Fingerprint Officer | FI_0016 | Not called | |
| MCGINNIES, Alex | Training Officer, SPSA | FI_0193 | 3 and 4 November 2009 | |
| MCGREGOR, John | Fingerprint/scene of crime officer Grampian Police, now Fingerprint Unit Manager, SPSA, Aberdeen | FI_0112 | Not called | |
| MCINTYRE, Graeme | Strathclyde Police | FI_0041 | 18 June 2009 | |
| MCKAY, Collette | Fingerprint Officer, SPSA | FI_0009 | 17 June 2009 | |
| MCKENNA, Anthony | Formerly SCRO Fingerprint Officer | FI_0054 | 06 November 2009 | Stuart Holmes, Turcan Connell |
| MCKIE, Iain | Father of Shirley McKie, Strathclyde Police (retired) | FI_0181 and FI_0186 | 15 October 2009 | Gordon Dalyell, Digby Brown |
| MCKIE, Shirley | Formerly Strathclyde Police | FI_0071 | Excused on medical grounds | Gordon Dalyell, Digby Brown |
| MCKINLAY, Archibald | Scene of Crime Officer (scene examiner) |
FI_0035 | Not called | |
| MCKINLAY, Gordon | Golf Professional | 23 June 2009 | ||
| MCMENEMY, John | Senior Procurator Fiscal Depute, COPFS, Kilmarnock (retired) | FI_0073 | 11 June 2009 | |
| MCNALLY (Formerly NICOL), Lynne | Strathclyde Police | FI_0107 | Not called | |
| MCQUEEN, Lorna | Formerly SCRO Fingerprint Officer | FI_0097 | Not called | |
| MITCHELL, John | Strathclyde Police | FI_0001 FI_0002 | Not called | |
| MOFFAT, Michael | Scene of Crime Officer (scene examiner) | FI_0003 | 10 and 11 June 2009 | |
| MORGAN, Alistair | Strathclyde Police | FI_0030 | 17 June 2009 | |
| MURPHY, Sheriff Sean | Formerly (as Q.C.) Advocate Depute, COPFS - trial Advocate Depute in HMA v McKie | FI_0070 and AJ_0002 | 25 June 2009 | |
| NELSON, Tom | Director of Forensic Services, SPSA | FI_0153 | 13 November 2009 | |
| NICOLSON, Ruaraidh | Strathclyde Police | FI_0004 | Not called | |
| NOBLE, Anne | Formerly SCRO Fingerprint Officer | FI_0096 | Not called | |
| O'NEILL, William | Strathclyde Police (retired) formerly Head of SCRO Fingerprint Bureau | FI_0120 | Not called | Lynn Richmond, Turcan Connell |
| ORR, Colette | SCRO (now SPSA) Fingerprint Officer | FI_0194 | Not called | |
| PADDEN, Greg | SCRO (now SPSA) Fingerprint Officer | FI_0008 | 19 and 23 June 2009 | |
| PATTISON, Scott | Director of Operations, COPFS | FI_0114 and FI_0195 | 13 and 17 November 2009 | |
| PUGH, Gary | Director of Forensic Services, Metropolitan Police | MP_0008 | 24 November 2009 | |
| RAE, Sir William | Formerly Chief Constable Dumfries and Galloway then Chief Constable Strathclyde Police (retired) | FI_0050 | Not called | |
| REDGEWELL, June | Fingerprint Services Manager, Directorate of Forensic Services, Metropolitan Police | None | 24 November 2009 | |
| REID, Kerr | Strathclyde Police (retired) | FI_0045 | 9 June 2009 | |
| RENNISON, Andrew | Forensic Science Regulator | EB_0001 | 8 July 2009 | |
| SCOTT, Marion | Journalist | none | 23 June 2009 | |
| SHEPPARD, Geoffrey | Fingerprint Examiner (retired), until 2005 Head of Fingerprint Training at the NTC | FI_0082 and FI_0206 | 7 and 8 July 2009 | |
| SHIELDS, William | Strathclyde Police | FI_0080 | 09 July 2009 | |
| SMILLIE, Graeme | SCRO (now SPSA) Fingerprint Officer | FI_0007 | Not called | |
| SMITH, Christie | Deputy Director Police Division, Police and Community Safety Directorate, Scottish Government | FI_0116 | Not called | |
| STEVENS, Alan | Strathclyde Police | FI_0033 | 18 June 2009 | |
| STEWART, Charles | Formerly SCRO Fingerprint Officer | FI_0036 | 05 November 2009 | Stuart Holmes, Turcan Connell |
| SWANN, Peter | Fingerprint Examiner | FI_0149 | 21-22 October and 27 November 2009 | David Russell, Towells |
| THOMPSON, Michael | Head of National Fingerprint Training at the NPIA | FI_0207 | Not called | |
| THURLEY, David | Scene of Crime Officer (retired) | FI_0037 | 10 June 2009 | |
| TIERNEY, Joanne | Fingerprint Unit Manager, SPSA Edinburgh | FI_0152 and FI_0197 | 12 November 2009 | |
| WERTHEIM, Pat | Fingerprint Examiner | FI_0118 | 22-24 September and 23 November 2009 | Andrew Smith Q.C. instructed by Gordon Dalyell, Digby Brown |
| WILSON, Laurence | Strathclyde Police (retired) | FI_0078 | Not called | |
| WILSON, Stuart | Scene of Crime Officer (scene examiner) | FI_0019 | 17 June 2009 | |
| ZEELENBERG, Arie | Fingerprint Examiner | FI_0115, FI_0201 and FI_0203 | 7 and 8 October 2009 |
1 The information as to role is as understood by the Inquiry at June 2009 when the Inquiry hearings commenced.