Scotland, RadWaste lawyer Killed

Event to mark 40th anniversary of mysterious death of Willie McRae. AN EVENT is to be held in the Highlands to mark the anniversary of the mysterious death of Willie McRae. In 1980, McRae – a top lawyer and senior SNP member – made headlines after representing a group opposed to dumping nuclear waste in the Ayrshire hills at a public inquiry. He won, and the victory proved a major setback in plans for having nuclear waste buried across the UK. But on the evening of Good Friday, April 5, 1985, McRae set off from his flat in Glasgow’s southside for his holiday cottage close to Dornie in Wester Ross. He never arrived. Instead, on April 6, his car was found by the side of the road. He was in the front seat with a bullet through his right temple.