Iain Packer was convicted of murdering 27-year-old Emma Caldwell in April 2005.
Iain Packer is to appeal against his conviction and the length of his prison sentence for the murder of Emma Caldwell in remote woods 19 years ago.
He was given a life sentence and ordered to serve a minimum of 36 years before he will be considered for parole. Packer has now launched a bid for freedom after instructing his legal team to challenge his conviction and the length of his sentence. Emma's death had been one of Scotland's most high-profile unsolved murders. He murdered her after driving her 40 miles from Glasgow to Limefield Woods near Biggar, Lanarkshire, where he strangled her and dumped her body.
Police Scotland have apologised for how the original inquiry was handled and for letting down Emma and other victims. Emma's family said she had been failed by police due to a "toxic culture of misogyny and corruption" which left Packer free to rape other women.
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