Catching Worms: A Hong Kong True Crime Podcast

John MacLennan was found dead in the Ho Man Tin government quarters. A note beside him making just one request - his dying wish. This episode is published with special thanks to... Nigel Collett, author of 'A Death In Hong Kong' Detective Norrie MacKillop And Detective Iain Grant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The press had begun to theorise all sorts of ways this man could have been murdered. But more headline-grabbing than the method was the motive. Why would anyone want John MacLennan dead? What secrets did they want to silence? This episode is published with special thanks to... Nigel Collett, author of 'A Death In Hong Kong' Detective Norrie MacKillop And Detective Iain Grant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just after 11.30 on the morning of the 15th January 1980, John MacLennan, a 29-year-old police officer from the highlands of Scotland was found dead on the floor of his police flat in downtown Kowloon. What the police first interpreted as a clear case of suicide soon become a media-inspired murder hunt. With special thanks to… Dr Robert Green - OBE - Forensic Specialist Eclipse and the team at Gun Range Zero Nigel Collett - Author of A Death in Hong Kong Detective Norrie MacKillop And Detective Iain Grant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On January 15th 1980, John MacLennan requested an early call. He woke and then walked the 10 - 15 minute stroll to the station. What was he thinking? What did he need the gun for? What happened next? This episode is published with special thanks to... Nigel Collett, author of 'A Death In Hong Kong' Detective Norrie MacKillop And Detective Iain Grant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The SIU have a prime suspect. They spent 1979 trying to gather evidence. Now they are ready to make an arrest. This episode is published with special thanks to... Nigel Collett, author of 'A Death In Hong Kong' Detective Norrie MacKillop And Detective Iain Grant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.