Episode 112: James 'Jimmy' Hassard<br /><br />This week Joannagh tells us about the case of James 'Jimmy' Hassard, who was found dead in the village of Caol, near Fort William, on 18 February 1989.<br />Joannagh tells us how, although Jimmy had suffered injuries consistent with an assault, there was no apparent motive for the crime.<br />We hear of the long investigations spanning many decades and the appeals made by tthe Police through the years.<br />Joannagh also tells of the lines of inquiry the police still wish to follow in the hope of finally solving this crime.<br /><br />Case research by Joannagh Shanks<br />Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks<br />Editing by Joannagh Shanks<br />Music by Tribe of Noise<br />Murder She Spoke Youtube Page - https://www.youtube.com/@MurderSheSpokePod<br /><br />Sources of research:<br /><br /><b><a href="https://visitfortwilliam.co.uk/pages/the-village-of-caol-in-fort-william-075a44c2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://visitfortwilliam.co.uk/pages/the-village-of-caol-in-fort-william-075a44c2</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005085/19900118/239/0002" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005085/19900118/239/0002</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003741/19890410/005/0005" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003741/19890410/005/0005</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.ambaile.org.uk/asset/18077/#:~:text=The%20first%20houses%20in%20Caol,be%20seen%20in%20the%20background" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.ambaile.org.uk/asset/18077/#:~:text=The%20first%20houses%20in%20Caol,be%20seen%20in%20the%20background</a>.</b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000578%2F19890220&page=5&article=094&stringtohighlight=james+hassard+caol" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000578%2F19890220&page=5&article=094&stringtohighlight=james+hassard+caol</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13146115.police-still-baffled-1989-murder-highlands/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13146115.police-still-baffled-1989-murder-highlands/</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/3965208/jimmy-hassard-highlands-murder/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/3965208/jimmy-hassard-highlands-murder/</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.scotsman.com/news/police-to-re-open-james-hassard-murder-files-1704722" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scotsman.com/news/police-to-re-open-james-hassard-murder-files-1704722</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11451559" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11451559</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11396668" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11396668</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11283902" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11283902</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19910218/041/0003" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19910218/041/0003</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19890221/031/0002" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19890221/031/0002</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000564%2F19890220&page=7&article=081&stringtohighlight=james+hassard+caol" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000564%2F19890220&page=7&article=081&stringtohighlight=james+hassard+caol</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2017/03/30/former-caol-bar-set-to-be-turned-into-flats/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2017/03/30/former-caol-bar-set-to-be-turned-into-flats/</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003741%2F19920323&page=21&article=021&stringtohighlight=james+hassard+caol" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003741%2F19920323&page=21&article=021&stringtohighlight=james+hassard+caol</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005085%2F19920326&page=4&article=050&stringtohighlight=james+hassard+caol" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005085%2F19920326&page=4&article=050&stringtohighlight=james+hassard+caol</a></b><br /><b><br /><a href="https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000540%2F19990219&page=7&article=066&stringtohighlight=james+hassard+caol" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000540%2F19990219&page=7&article=066&stringtohighlight=james+hassard+caol</a></b>
