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The Renee and Andrew MacRae Case
Highland News & Media
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12/11/2024
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On November 12th, 1976, Renée McRae and her three-year-old son Andrew left their Inverness
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home. Later that night, Renée's burning BMW was discovered in a lay-by near Dalmagary,
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but they were nowhere to be found. As police investigated, they uncovered Renée's secret
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relationship with William McDowell, her estranged husband's accountant and Andrew's biological
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father. Suspicion fell on McDowell, but despite extensive searches, a blood-stained rug in
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the car remained the only clue. In 2019, police revisited Leenich Quarry, where they found
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wheels from a pram, similar to the ones Andrew had. Later that year, William McDowell was
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charged with Renée and Andrew's murders. In September 2022, he was found guilty and
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sentenced to life, but passed away in early 2023 without revealing the body's location.
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Today, detectives continue their search, hoping to finally bring closure to the families involved
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in this haunting mystery.
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